The Greenock native is buzzing with his new role after seeing what his local club is doing for the community.
Greenock boy and Aberdeen legend John McMaster has come on board as an ambassador and is helping breathe new life into the club. The Gothenburg great has been there and done it in the game, lifting six trophies as a key member of Sir Alex Ferguson’s all-conquering Dons side of the 1980s.
“I asked what they wanted me to do that was ambassadorial and it was just 'Come up, see the fans and get a blether with the players'. But I asked ‘What’s your script? What have you got here?’ What they have is 400 kids a week and 68 coaches coming into the club from Monday to Friday. That blew me away.
“But at 69 I’m still coaching and that was just right up my street. Sixty-eight coaches is massive. I said 'Wow, but you don’t promote yourselves enough'. “The council own it but the costs of maintenance etc, they’re asking if Port Glasgow want to buy it if they can get some funding and grants. I’m into this, but I’m more into getting through to the kids and the coaches. Some of the coaches will be mums and dads, others just guys who have come through the ranks and they all do it for nothing, which is brilliant.”
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