Cambuslang Rangers co-boss Billy Campbell reckons Scott Williamson’s scoring debut for Queen’s Park will be just the start of a fruitful future in the game for the Lang academy product.
Williamson, who last month signed a three-and-a-half year deal with Spiders and was immediately loaned back to Camby, featured for his new club in a behind-closed-doors clash against Celtic B in the Glasgow Cup last Tuesday.
And he had a day to remember after scoring one and setting up the other two in a 3-3 draw.
His week only got better when he netted a double in Camby’s 5-1 win over Kello Rovers in a West of Scotland Conference B clash on Saturday, which took his goals tally to 45 in 29 games this term.
And his current gaffer is backing the Fernhill forward to make a big impact when he gets let loose on the SPFL with Queen’s Park – currently playing in League one – next season.
Campbell said: “I expect Scott to go into the SPFL and score goals, I really do, because the boy is a natural goalscorer.
“I hope he kicks on at Queen’s Park and we’ll see where it takes him.
“He scored one and assisted the other two for them last week and that’s great.
“I had a wee word with him on Saturday and I said to him boys will be wondering who is, where has he come from?
“But he’s gone in there straight away at Queen’s Park and got a goal and two assists. And I said that’s all you need to do.
“By far, the best time in your life is playing football so go and make the most of it.
“He’s a very level-headed boy, he’s quite quiet, he just likes to play football. Obviously he was nervous but he was really keen to get involved and we’re delighted for him.
“It’s nothing to do with what Paul [McColl, the other co-boss] and I have done. We might have given him opportunities, but he’s the one scoring the goals, he’s the talent and I really hope he goes and does really well there next season.”
It will be a huge step up for Williamson, who was playing for Cambuslang’s under-21s before being handed his first-team chance at the start of this season.
The 21-year-old has been a huge factor in Camby’s march towards the league title and their first in five years with his goals return, and Campbell knows when the Spiders get the chance to work with him on a regular basis, he only sees that going one way.
He added: “The calibre of league he’s going into should be higher, however that is not to take anything away from Scott or the defences he’s been playing against this season.
“To score 45 goals at this level is a phenomenal return and the presumption is that he can go to the next level and perform there as well.
“You’ve got to bear in mind we’ve only got him two hours on a Monday and two hours on a Wednesday. Apart from a game, the rest of that time he is working.
“So going to Queen’s Park can only set him up even better to perform at that level, when the guys can work on shape, work on his movement. He’ll start forming relationships.
“His attitude is exemplary, but when he goes full-time with Queen’s Park they’ll obviously be spending much more time on him because he is an asset for them.
“They need a goalscorer and Scott can score goals, so they’ll do everything they can in their power to get him in a better place.”
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