CAPTAIN’S VIEW —

I would like to begin by wishing my long-term teammate and best friend Jamie Masson all the best with his move to Australia.

Me and Mass go back years, as we knew each other from our time in the Youth Academy at Aberdeen. Moving to Australia is something he has been talking about for a few years now, he has always fancied giving it a shot, and he has decided now is the time to do it.

It will be strange not seeing him every other day. Everyone who has met Jamie will know how great a lad he is. He was always up for having a laugh and a bit of banter with the boys and staff, which is something every team needs. It is fair to say the changing room will be a lot quieter now!

He has been a big part of Cove for many years, and he will definitely be missed by all at the club.

Football is an ever-revolving game, however, and faces come and go. We have actually been lucky at Cove that we have had a core group of boys for numerous years that have stayed at the club. But as the years go on and people get older they tend to move on, and new boys come in who are aiming to improve the squad.

In recent weeks, we have seen both Scott Fox and Tony Weston arrive at the club, as well as more recently, Miko Virtanen. They are all hungry to come in and impress, with the hope of winning their place in the starting eleven, and it is good to have the competition for places again. Hopefully they can help us have a successful second half of the season.

It was disappointing that last week’s Scottish Cup game was postponed, as we were looking forward to it, especially coming into it off the back of Morgyn’s late goal against Raith the week before. We managed to get an extra training session in at the Aberdeen Sports Village on Saturday morning, which was beneficial as it allowed Tony a chance to meet the boys and train with us for the first time, and it also gave the gaffer an extra session to work with us and get his ideas across.

We are up against a very good Ayr side this evening, but we have to take positives from the game we played down at Somerset Park in late October. There was nothing between the two sides that day, and the result probably could have gone either way. Being at home, we have to look to go one better and pick up maximum points from the game.

With the game being on TV, it adds an extra incentive to the match too. There will be people watching from afar who perhaps don’t watch Cove regularly, so we are determined to go out there and prove how good a team we are.

COYCR!

Mitch Megginson