Scottish Football: Ferguson to miss out
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Your support makes all the difference.ANDY ROXBURGH the Scotland coach will resist the temptation to include the most expensive player in Scottish football when he names his squad today for the World Cup tie against Switzerland on Wednesday week, writes David McKinney.
His reasoning is that Duncan Ferguson of Rangers, a pounds 4m signing from Dundee United, needs more time to settle in at Ibrox and he said: 'It might be better to look at him in a couple of months' time.'
Roxburgh will however name the Aberdeen striking duo of Eoin Jess and Scott Booth for the match which will be played in front of a capacity audience at their home ground Pittodrie and there should be a place for the improving young Celtic defender Mark McNally. Jonathan Gould the Coventry goalkeeper may also win a place in the squad after being watched by Roxburgh against Manchester City on Friday night.
Ferguson and McNally experienced contrasting fortunes on Saturday, the former being substituted against Kilmarnock, the latter scoring his side's winning goal against Partick Thistle. Ferguson watched from the dug-out as a goal in injury time by Bobby Williamson, a former Rangers, player gave newly promoted Kilmarnock their first win at Ibrox for 33 years and Rangers their first home defeat for 17 months.
However, while the champions faltered there appears to be a reluctance to fill their place at the top of the table where Motherwell are the unlikely incumbents. They extended their lead to two points with a 4-1 over Raith Rovers at Fir Park helped by a masterful display by 37-year-old Davie Cooper, who supplied the set-piece ammunition for three of the goals.
Celtic secured their first League win of the season thanks to McNally's close-range shot, but Aberdeen, their fellow pretenders to Rangers' crown, could only draw 0-0 against an injury-hit St Johnstone and Willie Miller their manager will look for an improvement in Wednesday's League Cup quarter-final against Rangers at Ibrox.
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