News Archive

05 March 2010
'WELL VISIT IS DEL'S 100TH IN CHARGE

Manager Derek McInnes will take charge of the team for the 100th time tomorrow when Motherwell visit Perth.

It was the first day of December 2007 that Del took the reins for the first time and he watched his side battle back from 2-0 down with only injury time to play to grab a 2-2 draw at Firhill thanks to injury time goals from Paul Sheerin and Kenny Deuchar.

Twenty seven months on and both these players could well be involved in tomorrow’s game against an in-form Motherwell side who are going well under Craig Brown and Archie Knox.

On the subject of his 100th game Derek says, “It’s gone pretty quickly to be honest. You go week to week and it’s non-stop, even in the close season when it is all about getting players in. You just work week to week but when it is fast and furious the time does fly in.

“One thing’s for sure, I wouldn’t swap it - I absolutely love the job. I’m at a club where the conditions are good and I’m fortunate to deal with a lot of good players who have the right attitude and application.”

An full interview with Derek on his landmark match will appear in the match programme for tomorrow’s game.

The Manager is determined to emerge from the busy March month with plenty of points and for tomorrow’s game has more or less the same pool which was available to him for the game at Hibs last weekend.

Graham Gartland has taken time to get over the infection which floored him 90 minutes before the Easter Road encounter but is well enough to be considered, Cillian Sheridan has returned from Under 21 duty with the Republic of Ireland unscathed and Kenny Deuchar’s ankle injury is unlikely to keep him out.

Murray Davidson faces a late decision on his niggling groin strain but midfield colleague Kevin Moon should be fit.


TOMORROW’S GAME:

KICK OFF
3.00pm

GETTING TO THE GAME
Perth-based fans are reminded of the major road works at the junction of Dunkeld Road and Crieff Road – allow extra time for your journey or find an alternative route.

Tayside Safety Camera Partnership (TSCP) enforces the speed limit on roads in Tayside with a history of casualties and excessive speed.

When travelling to and from the game this weekend, supporters should remember that TSCP will be using fixed and mobile safety cameras to enforce the speed limits on the following roads:

A9 Between Perth and Inverness
B961 Drumgeith Road
A92 Greendykes Road
and on other sites on the A9 and A90.
Tayside Safety Camera Partnership would like to wish all supporters a safe journey.

ADMISSION
It’s cash at the turnstiles. Saints fans are in the East Stand (£20 adults, £10 Senior citizens and 16-18 year olds and £7 under 16s) and West Stand (£21 adults, £12 senior citizens and under 16s)

Motherwell fans will be accommodated in the North Stand only

REFEREE
Craig Thomson

CAN'T GET TO THE GAME?
Live commentary of the game is available in the UK on the BBC Radio Scotland website. The St Johnstone Official Website will have text commentary throughout the game.

BBC website Highlights of the latest games are available from 6pm on Sunday

Sky Sports 2 have a 30-minute SPL round-up highlights show at 6.30pm and 11.30pm on Monday with the best bits from the weekend and Sportscene on BBC1 on Monday at 11.35pm will have highlights of the weekend games in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.


THE LAST TIME:
Motherwell were the first SPL visitors to perth this season and fully played their part in a highly entertaining 2-2 draw. Graham Gartland and Murray Davidson were on target for Saints.

Saints: Main, Grainger, Morris, McCaffrey, Milne, Craig, Mackay, Deuchar (Hardie), Gartland, Davidson, Morais (Samuel).
Subs not used: McLean, Irvine, Sheerin, Reynolds, Heagney

Motherwell: Ruddy, Hammell, Reynolds, Craigan (Humphrey), Coke, Sutton (McHugh), Murphy, O’Brien, Forbes, Hutchinson, Slane.
Subs not used: Fraser, Jennings, McGarry, Hateley, Saunders

THIS WEEKEND'S OTHER SPL GAMES:
Hamilton v Aberdeen
Hibernian v Kilmarnock
Rangers v St Mirren
St Johnstone v Motherwell
Sunday
Dundee Utd v Hearts
Falkirk v Celtic