Threave manager Danny Dunglinson cannot hide his admiration for his player.

“It’s horrific what him and his family are going through,” Dunglinson said of the midfielder. “He’s only 19, so trying to get your head round what he’s going through is very hard.

“Seeing him on the pitch, you can’t quite believe he is experiencing what he’s experiencing. I don’t think he’s missed a training session.

“During games, he’s never once looked out of place or looked like he’s struggling. If anything, he looks like he’s getting better, which is staggering.”

Watson considers himself “lucky” to have scored in the first-round win, having promised Dunglinson that he would.

“The reaction when he scored was brilliant,” Dunglinson said. “The cheer was that extra bit louder, even though it was the last goal in a 6-1 win in the last minute.

“I think it meant a lot to his team-mates as well.”

Watson’s mother Amanda Woods said “there’s just no words” for the ordeal her son and their family are enduring.

“He’s an amazing human being and he copes with it all very well,” she said. “Which means I’ll cope with it well too.

“He is still playing his football. He’s a very driven and strong-minded young man and always has been.

“I would swap places in a heartbeat. There’s no question about it. We’ve got to keep each other going.

“Charlie’s never failed to make us proud of him. We’re so proud of him for everything and Friday’s just yet another.”

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