Tommy insists ‘things will fall into place’ as he bids for new blood

ST JOHNSTONE boss Tommy Wright insists there i s “no divide” at the club as he bids to bolster his squad in the January transfer window.

Last week Wright voiced his frustration over the P e r t h c l u b ’s lack of transfer activity but, speaking yesterday, he said he is confident things will “fall into place” this week after meeting the chairman.

“People that know me know that I have a wee rant every now and then,” he said. “I’ve had a positive meeting with the chairman. There i s no divide. Everything will, hopefully, fall into place in the next few days.”

The Saints manager is hoping to bring in Jamie McCart from I nverness t h i s mo n t h a f t e r the defender signed a pre-contract with the club.

Wright said there were also discussions going on elsewhere but admitted he did not know whether new faces would arrive in time for tomorrow’s visit of champions Celtic.

He added: “We’re i n talks with Inverness to try and get Jamie’s pre-contract turned into a permanent one now.

“There are discussions going with other clubs at the minute. I i magine something will happen later in the week.

“If it’s in time for the Celtic game that will be all the better but if not, we’ve got enough in terms of the starting XI and the subs to put a strong squad out.

“The January window is probably the window that most managers dislike.

“It seems to be the one that everything is done late in as well because everybody is waiting for things to drop in, and with it being only a short period of time – obviously, the summer window’s a lot longer.”

Murray Davidson and Drey Wright remain sidelined for the meeting with Celtic, while Anthony Ralston is not eligible to face his parent club.

St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright.