Super Mario investment saved Sons

OUR ROCK Lapointe with Sons legend Murdo MacLeod at yesterday's friendly

- BY FRASER WILSON

STEVIE FARRELL reckons new owner Mario Lapointe has single-handedly saved Dumbarton.

Now he says it's down to the staff on the ground to ensure they thrive in the future.

Canadian electronics mogul Lapointe succeeded at the third time of trying to purchase the Sons, who exited administration as a new company last week.

It comes less than two months after a rescue package, headed by Oxford-based Gareth Williams, fell through at the 11th hour.

Lapointe was in Scotland to meet fans last week, with boss Farrell having been won over by the new owner's honesty and refusal to make false promises.