With preseason beginning this Monday, the Montrose Magpies have only a few days left to announce their starting line-up for the year. While still not complete, and most likely will not be until the earliest Monday morning, a major position has been filled.
Today the Magpies announced the signing of Adrian Mattias, formerly of Puddlemere United, who filling in the role Beater and Captain for the team in the upcoming season.
"It's a great honor," Mattias spoke as the press conference in Montrose earlier this morning.
When asked about how he feels concerning his arrival to Montrose, he simply responded, "I was born in Montrose, and I have been living here for a couple of years now with my wife and children. So I am very honored to be asked home again and hope I will be able uphold the Magpies' tradition of excellence set before me."
Mattias will have big shoes to fill, as both his father and sister, Hamish and Odette MacFarlan, lead the team to championship titles while at the teams' helm themselves.
You can expect to see Mattias and the rest of the Magpies this June at the beginning of the season!
