A testing opener for new-look Highland
By Stephen Kasiewicz

Published: 29/08/2008

HIGHLAND coach Hugh Mackintosh reckons it will be a testing season in National League Division 2.

The Inverness-based team begins its league campaign away at Glasgow Accies tomorrow and Mackintosh feels that Highland could not have been given a tougher opener.

He said: �It is a new season and we have a totally new team.

�Glasgow Accies have a new coach and have brought in a couple of imported players as well as getting a couple of guys from Glasgow Hawks, so they will be looking to be promoted.

�We don�t play well in Glasgow and I don�t think there will be any easy games this year. Although we will be the underdogs, we will be very positive going into the game.

�A lot of teams have strengthened and invested in players � it will be a difficult league this year, certainly more difficult than last year.

�We certainly will miss Patrick Boyer, Craig Findlater, Craig Little and Angus Milton, who were all starters last season.

�Kenny Cameron will also be available due to injury and work commitments.

�Gareth High is our new captain and it will be a big ask for him to carry through a young team.�

This article was posted on 30-Aug-2008, 07:31 by Hugh Barrow.