His support continues into youth football and can be seen through the backing he provides to Invergordon's youth set up and also his title sponsorship of the "SWL" Ross-Shire Youth Leagues.

There is no question Mr Stephen, an uncompromising centre-half in his day, has a passion to see that the Highland's continues to develop talented footballers, which is why his backing of the Ross County Match Day Club was such a nice fit for him.

Match Day Club

He first saw the fantastic work being carried out by County in the Community when he took his grand-son Jamie to a session. Each match day over forty children are given ninety minutes of the best possible coaching from SFA qualified coaches prior to taking to the stands to see "The Staggies" play in the Irn-Bru First Division.

Mr Stephen commented "To see such an enthusiastic group of coaches that between them hold every possible SFA qualification, passing on their knowledge to these youngsters is fantastic, the kids that attend are getting taught by some of the most qualified coaches about, they really don't know how fortunate they are".

"This is what developing talent is all about, capturing them at a young age and giving them the best possible chance; Ross County have a track record in doing that and for that reason I am delighted to be a part of it"

Steven Ferguson, former Ross County stalwart and now Head of Community at the Club said; "To have SWL on board is fantastic, Dave has been a generous supporter of the Club for a number of years now, by extending his support to the Matchday Club it gives us the opportunity to further develop the courses we are offering, which is great news for the budding young footballers of the Highlands".

Match Day Club