A good run towards the end of the season<\/a> saw them finish second bottom of the 12-team division.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDavidson, currently a clerk of works for Openreach, is taking up a new post with SSE at the start of July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMoving into a new job I\u2019m just not going to be able to give 100 per cent that I would want to give,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s obviously a lot of time constraints between organising training and then organising for a game on a Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to be learning a new trade and I\u2019m probably not going to have the same time on my hands as I previously did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnother positive is that I\u2019m going to be able to spend more time with my family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He pointed out: \u201cIt is a big commitment and a big tie to be involved with a winter football team. Your weekends are pretty much given up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLast year didn\u2019t really turn out the way that I was hoping for. There were plenty of positives throughout the year and there were some decent results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHopefully I\u2019ve created a core group of guys there that are going to stick together and hopefully the club can get someone installed into the management position pretty sharpish so that it gives them the best chance to try and get the club back to where I believe it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe finished second bottom, which is nowhere near where the club should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am wishing the club well going forward. Whoever it is that takes over the reins, hopefully they have a good stint at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI messaged the boys to let them know that I\u2019d made the tough decision about stepping down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI got a lot of well wishes from everyone and got the consensus that most folk are going to be sticking around. Hopefully they can try to kick on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe had a good few positive results at the end of last season, so hopefully they can build on from that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI spoke with Gary Leonard, the chairman, and he was fully supportive. He said \u2018you need to do what\u2019s right for yourself\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to be doing something if I\u2019m not going to be 100 per cent committed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added: \u201cI\u2019ll miss it to some extent \u2013 my wife said that to me. I enjoyed doing it, although there were a lot of challenging times throughout the season this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nScott Davidson is taking up a new career next month and says he is ‘just not going to be able to give 100 per cent’ to managing Thurso. Picture: Alan Hendry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cMaybe a break away from it for a few years will give me a bit of hunger to come back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s probably five or six years that I\u2019ve been involved with Thurso, either being on the coaching staff or manager. There are plenty of positives to take from it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Davidson has been part of Pentland United\u2019s playing squad in the county league this year following an approach from the Dunnet club\u2019s co-manager Michael Gray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMichael had contacted me at the start of the season just to help them out because they had a few injuries,\u201d Davidson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am now there most weeks and I\u2019m enjoying being back involved with a summer team and getting a bit of game time as well. I\u2019ve always had a lot of time and respect for Michael as a manager.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first knockout trophy of the county season will be at stake this Saturday when Pentland United take on Wick Groats in the Colin Macleod Memorial Cup final at Castletown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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