Former Inverness youth Maley aims to be regular at Rutherglen Glencairn after years in Highland League

Midfielder Jack Maley climbed off the bench to make his Rutherglen debut on Saturday and he's determined to become a regular for Glencairn after a seven-year spell in the Highlands.

The 25-year-old has returned to his native Glasgow due to work commitments but arrives at the Hamish B Allan Stadium with a wealth of experience, having started out at Inverness Caledonian Thistle as a teenager and featuring for a host of clubs in the Highland League.

A few years at both Strathspey and Rothes were followed by a short stint at Forres Mechanics at the end of last year.

But now Maley is eager to get his teeth into the West of Scotland League Premier Division after his full debut in Saturday's 4-1 defeat to Hurlford.

Maley, who had been playing as trialist for Glens gaffer Willie Harvey, said: "I'm glad I've done enough to impress the gaffer and sign until the end of the season.

"It allows us both to have a look at each other and we can take it from there.

"I'm 25 and I should be approaching my peak years so I want to establish myself at this level.

"I've not played at this level before but from what I've seen so far the standard is pretty similar to the Highland League.

"I just want to establish myself and try to get into the starting 11 now.

"That's the big aim for me; get myself into the team and make sure I become one of the first names on the team sheet.

"I feel I've got good experience. I moved up to Inverness a number of years ago and came through the academy up there at pro youth level.

"I dropped into the Highland League when I was about 17 and I played predominantly with Rothes after a spell at Strathspey, then Forres more recently.

"The gaffer wanted to sign me at the start of December but I hadn't played a lot of