Threave Rovers have made a dream begin to life within the West of Scotland League.
They thumped Glenvale 5-1 on Saturday of their first recreation since shifting from the South of Scotland over the summer time.
Dean Brotherston scored 4 of the objectives with Lewis Todd getting the opposite because the Fort Douglas facet romped to victory in Paisley.
Assistant supervisor Kevin Somerville stated: “All people concerned with the membership has been working in direction of ensuring we had been able to go within the West, although there had been some criticism from different individuals for shifting leagues.
“All people needs to be actually happy with what occurred, from the chairman to the teaching employees, and there was a great following of supporters who had made the trouble as effectively which the gamers actually appreciated.
“Our physio Catriona Clark had managed to get Scott Milligan and Dean Brotherston on the pitch which was a doubt all week. It confirmed it was a large effort from everyone.
“Glenvale began effectively. They’re an honest facet and got here after us within the first 10 or quarter-hour and the blokes did effectively to stay to their game-plan. We stored attempting to get the ball shifting and that paid off. We performed via them a couple of instances within the opening minutes.
“We suffered a blow when Hugh Cameron needed to come off injured however credit score to Adam Uphill who was disenchanted to not begin. He went in at centre-back which in all probability isn’t his strongest place and he settled us down.
“Dean Brotherston will in all probability get the plaudits, and rightly so, however everyone spherical about him performed effectively. We managed the center of the park. The again 4 defended effectively in opposition to their risk. We made a wee mistake to present them their aim however the guys reacted effectively and it was a wonderful efficiency.
“The one draw back is if you beat somebody pretty closely away from house within the first recreation it makes everybody else realise we’re an honest staff so it places a goal on our again however guys like Lewis Sloan, Danny Dunglinson and Dean Brotherston are used to that.”
It was Brotherston who bagged Threave’s first aim of their new league when he scored from Ryan Coates’ cross, Todd including the second simply earlier than the break.
Darren Taylor pulled one again early within the second half however Brotherston restored the lead earlier than finishing his hat-trick quarter-hour from time.
And the previous Dalbeattie Star man scored the fourth late on to finish a high-quality afternoon – a efficiency made all of the extra exceptional by his health woes.
Somerville stated: “He didn’t practice on Monday, he was on the physio. He went to see a chiropractor to get some specialist therapy and he did a bit of coaching on Wednesday.
“He had constructed as much as taking part in within the first recreation and wasn’t going to overlook it. If I’d left him out I dread to assume what the response would have been!
“It reveals his high quality, he made certain he was prepared. He in all probability solely touched the ball 20 instances and scored 4 objectives.”
Threave play their first house recreation of the season on Saturday once they face Campbeltown Pupils – who can be making a round-trip of practically 500 miles to play at Meadow Park.
Somerville added: “That they had a win on the weekend so can be coming down as assured as we're.
“We’re anticipating an honest turnout for our first house recreation within the West.”