FORMER Sons midfielder Fergus Tiernan is in demand from his old school team since his release from the Rock last week.

The one-time Aberdeen starlet parted company with his home town club during the January transfer window.

And he had barely hung up his boots before the St Patrick’s FPs had enquired about his availability.

But Tiernan had to politely decline the offer from the Central Scottish amateur side as he turns his focus to his full-time job as a fireman.

The 27-year-old said: “I know a few of the guys who play just from living in Dumbarton really and they asked me to come along, but to be honest I don’t know if I would get a game.

“I would certainly need to get a few training sessions under my belt before even considering it.

“Right now, I need to get used to my new shift pattern at work and settle into a routine. If I miss playing football then I will think about getting back involved.

“I thought I was going back to Dumbarton after my work training to give it another go, but the manager wanted to release me to get someone else in which is fair enough.

“By the time I would have been match fit it would be near the end of the season.”

Tiernan joined Dumbarton from Ross County in 2007 and quickly made an impact as a box-to-box midfielder.

But as he gears up for his first full-time placement with the Cowcaddens Fire Service in Glasgow, the local lad admits his own flames for football have now become merely burning embers.

He added: “Since I’ve been doing my fire service training I’ve not really missed it to be honest.

“I knew when I moved from full-time to part-time that I was on a downwards slope and I started to lose interest.

“If I don’t have the enthusiasm and the motivation then I am a totally different player.

“I’ve never really played that well for Dumbarton as I lost my enthusiasm for the game.

“Still, I am sure the guys will do well for the club and they should finish in the top three. They could win it and I am sure they have a great chance of getting promotion.”

Story by David Christie

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