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Saints v Clyde Tomorrow

Last updated : 12 September 2003 By Richard Jones
With the exception of the media excitement of Saints turning to the local fields to harvest talent (our berry picking visitor), all had gone quiet in the world of St.Johnstone. Instead, the spotlight was firmly on the national squad.

After beating the Faroes 3-1, Scotland travlled to Dortmund with the media now touting them for a victory over the Germans. The bookies, were cautious too, offering 1-3 for Germany to win. 2-1, the end result and the match aftermath included Christian Dailly determined to involve himself in the after match interview. Although, the matter is not going to be taken any further, and no disciplinary action is unlikely.

Back in Perth, Saints were preparing for the next league examination. Clyde, are next up to challenge the Saints side. Thankfully, considerable improvement had been made since the defensive blunders inflicted wounds on the Saints score card against Brechin and ICT.

Tomorrow's contest represents an excellent opportunity for the Saints to convince all that they are a title winning team, and that the teething problems were no more than a lapse. The 1-0 victory was a tight match, but it would be fair to say that Saints did have the iniative in the end. With, Falkirk playing County tomorrow, the top of the league is bound to change substantially, with the early results proving patternless.

Malone Committed Against Clyde
Perthshire Picture Agecy


Clyde had a good start by beating Ayr 3-0, but since their loss to Saints, have faultered. They lost to St.Mirren 2-1, although this could be due to their lack of cover in defence due to injury. They squeezed through with an injury time sickener against Brechin and drew all square with ICT.

Overall clues for tomorrow are few and far between. For sure, like the St. Mirren game it will be very tight again. The odds for Saints are 6-4, 7-5 for Clyde and 9-4 for a draw.

On the injury front, McLaughlin completed his first full 90 minutes on Tuesday night in the reserve match 3-1 victory over East Fife. It included two goals and an assist for Mark Ferry. He is expected to play some part tomorrow, probably on the bench.

MacDonald will be back to full training on Monday, but Hay is still a few weeks away. Falkirk suffered a blow this week, with Kevin James breaking his jaw in three places in a bounce game. He is due to be out for six weeks