SUNDAY can't come quick enough for footballer Max Thompson.

That will be the day the Nyah-Nyah West United premiership forward will take the next step in his footballing journey, with Thompson set to make his Coates Talent League debut with the Bendigo Pioneers.

That Thompson will do so in front of family and friends in his own home town will make it all the more special.

The 16-year-old is ahe...