Complex sentence: It was however not all plain sailing, with just 3 points from the first 6 games, all was not looking good at the start of the campaign, but a single defeat in the next 14 games put Dumbarton back on track.
Split into simpler sentences: It was however not all plain sailing, with just 3 points from the first 6 games, all was not looking good at the start of the campaign. However a single defeat in the next 14 games put Dumbarton back on track.