Peers relishing season opener
GAVIN Peers is looking forward to get back out on the pitch for Rovers having put pen to paper to remain at The Showgrounds for 2016.
It will be an 11th season with the club as he brings his experience of success to the dressing room.
Peers said he wanted take his time before deciding what to do for this season.
“I have been speaking to the club and Dave all along.
“I had a few other calls as well with some clubs. But I just wanted to take my time. I had the chance to go over to America and look at doing some player- coach roles over there.
“But that didn’t really work out and I still want to continue playing for another few years.
“I still think I have a few good years left in me, as a centre half I should be coming into my prime now.
“I just want to get back out on to the pitch and let my football do the talking.”
The style of football of new manager Dave Robertson has left a good impression on Rovers fans so far in pre- season and Peers is glad to see that continue.
“It’s the way it has always been here really in my time.
“So I would be glad for that to continue again this year. Hopefully with that we can have a successful season.”
Peers has been doing coaching badges for the last few years which is something he feels is help- ing him and his fellow players: “I enjoy helping the younger players.
“The fact that I am doing my coaching badges as well helps with that. But I have found as well that some of the work I am doing to get my coaching badges is helping me on the pitch.
“I am always glad to help the younger players in whatever way I can.”
The Bit o’Red begin the new season against Shamrock Rovers in what promises to be an exciting night in The Showgrounds. “I’d love to be able to be involved against Shamrock Rovers but having missed pre- season it will be tough.
“It’s up to me now to get fit. I just need to get a bit sharper and get back to the intensity of training, I’ll just need a week or so to catch up.
“For me my mentality has just been to try and go out and try and win every game and see where that takes us, hopefully we can finish as high as possible. “I think that is the mentality that you need to have and is what we will be trying to get across to the youngsters. We’ll see at the end of the season where we end up but we will be trying to push as high up the table as possible and go as far as possible in the cups.”
Gavin has been a familiar face at The Showgrounds for many seasons and will be a good leader for the younger players coming through in Robertson’s new- look squad.