Nevison keen to head back to the Fort for further action

Robert Nevison is keen to remain a constant in what could be a new-look Fort William team next season.

Fort took in a batch of nine players on loan from Caley Thistle at the start of last term and although goalkeeper Martin Mackinnon and midfielder Jack Brown departed, they were subsequently replaced by Daniel Hoban and Lewis Hyde.

All loanees have now returned to the Championship club after the campaign was ended early and it remains to be seen whether a similar arrangement will be put in place next term.

Midfielder Nevison stood in as Fort’s skipper for most of the season due to the injury absence of John Treasurer, but is out of contract this summer.

The Edinburgh-born player, who serves with The Black Watch regiment at Fort George, is keen to remain at Claggan Park and he said: “We were due to have discussions about my contract, which we arranged the week before lockdown.

“I’m not signed up for next season yet, but I’m confident I will be playing next season.

“I’d be keen to sign up again, without a doubt. It’s a great wee club.

“They have been in constant contact with not just myself, but my family, who are based in Edinburgh.

“It’s little things like that which go a long way in deciding what will happen next season.”

Fort had been bottom of the table when the season was ended due to coronavirus. However, Calum MacLean’s men still had 12 matches remaining.

Despite recording just three league wins, Fort ended a two-year wait for a victory when they defeated Nairn County in the North of Scotland Cup last August and also took League 2 side Albion Rovers to a replay in the Scottish Cup.

Nevison reflects on an enjoyable campaign, adding: “We got some good results and some not-so-good.

“To get to the semi-finals of the North of Scotland would not be much of a success for bigger teams and what we did in the Scottish Cup was pretty massive for us.

“There have been a lot of special moments throughout the season. The timing of the first win, the night after the documentary about the club came out was a bit surreal.

“The most disappointing thing about it was that we had the opportunity to push on and have a good season and push up the table, compared to the last five or 10 years.”