SAUCHIE star Callum Robertson says he turned down the chance to rejoin Linlithgow Rose in order to sign up for Fraser Duncan’s Beechwood Park revolution.
The ex-Raith Rovers striker has played a crucial role in the Wee County side’s unbeaten start to 2016, and he is delighted to have the chance to play regular first-team football, writes Jamie Hall.
Robertson told Advertiser Sport: “Sauchie have been interested in me for a good few years now, even when I was at Raith they wanted to bring me in on loan.
“I could have gone back to Linlithgow but I would have been sitting on the bench there.
“I had a few good games for Linlithgow and going up to Wick in the Scottish Cup was a good experience, but it was always going to be difficult with players like Tommy Coyne and Colin Strickland there.
“I’ve got more of a chance to play football here at Sauchie.”
The 19-year-old revealed it was a Sauchie stalwart who convinced him to join the club and sold him on the team spirit which, according to Robertson, inspired last week’s comeback against Broughty.
He said: “Gary McCulloch found out I was coming and he was telling me all about the club.
“He told me how it is like a big family in the changing room and it’s been exactly like that. I’ve fitted in perfectly.
“We have been putting in some great team performances, especially against Broughty when we came back from 2-1 down.
“We always knew that we deserved to come back and win the game because they didn’t play as well as us.”
Sauchie travel to bottom club Tayport on Saturday hopeful of picking up another three points in their quest to climb the table, but Robertson says they can’t be complacent if they are to continue their good run.
He added: “We need to be cautious because in this league anybody can beat anybody. When I was at Linlithgow everybody raised their game against us so it just depends what kind of day they are having.
“It would be ideal if we could get the three points again. The boys are really confident at the moment.”
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