Former Inverness Caley Thistle youth Millar Gamble wants to prove he can be a leader in Highland League with Nairn County after signing from Brora Rangers
Millar Gamble says he wants to become a leader at Nairn County after leaving Brora Rangers for Station Park.
The Inverness Caledonian Thistle youth graduate left the Cattachs after four and-a-half years in Brora, joining Ross Tokely’s side on a deal until the summer of 2027.
At 22 years old, Gamble has plenty of experience in the Highland League from his time at Dudgeon Park, with multiple cup wins to his name too.
Now, he is hoping to bring that winning mentality to Nairn and take on more responsibility to keep developing as a player.
“When you’re a bit younger, you probably are a little bit more within yourself,” he reasoned.
“I feel as though four and-a-half years at Brora, which is a club where you need to be winning games and trophies, has taught me there’s no hiding place.
“I’ve built up a real winning mentality over the last few years, and I want to drive that on at Nairn as well and help bring as much success to them as I can.
“The loan spell I had at Clach probably helped me with that as well. It brought more character out in me that I felt showed a different side of me.
“The experiences I’ve had at Brora are going to be massive for me going into a new environment, and hopefully I’ll be able to stamp my own authority on things as well.
“I’ve played with some top players at Brora, and I’ve learned so much from them. Now it’s about trying to bring that into the changing room at Nairn. We have so many good players, it’s just about trying to find that consistency.
“Coming to Nairn, I think I can become more of a leader as well, and that’s what I’m really looking forward to.”
Gamble has already been thrown into the action with Nairn, making his debut just 24 hours after his signing was announced in the 4-1 win over Rothes.
He will hope that result was a sign of things to come as the Wee County look to push into the top half of the Highland League table before the end of the campaign.
“For me it’s just about trying to drive standards, and it all comes from training,” Gamble explained.
“You don’t want to accept losing, and I hate it in everything – whether that is possession drills in training or mini-games, I hate losing.
“If you can make sure everything is crisp and done properly, and there’s a tempo in everything you do, it will follow on a matchday.
“That’s what’s important, and that’s what I’ve been accustomed to at Brora over the last few years because there is that hunger to win and be successful.
“There are a lot of boys at Nairn who have that already, so hopefully we can continue to drive those standards and push up the league table.
“It’s just about trying to put together a string of results that, for whatever reason, haven’t quite been there so far this season.
“Being a defender, we’ve got so many talented attacking players that if we can reduce the number of goals we’re conceding, we’ll win more games than we lose.
“For me it’s about coming in and doing whatever I can defensively to help reduce the number of goals we’re conceding, and that will give us the best opportunity to go and win football matches which is the most important thing.”
