It’s one of those glum autumn days when the sun is having a lie-in and the curtains remain pulled across the West Lothian sky. The inclement weather, however, has not dulled the ambitions of 47 boys gathered on a training pitch to the rear of Livingston’s Tony Macaroni stadium.
The youngsters – born in 2009 and 2010 and selected from more than 3000 kids in the Coerver Coaching programme that also encompasses 30 partner clubs across the country – have been chosen to represent Scotland at the Coerver Cup (November 12-14) in Helsingborg, Sweden, a tournament that will feature teams from the host country, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Iceland.
