‘Dons don’t matter – you only have to keep me happy’ Wright tells May

STEVIE May will f ace old club Aberdeen tomorrow night and Perth boss Tommy Wright has no doubts over his frontman’s ability to perform against his ex-employers.

Wright said: “I always say to a player when going back to a club that I’m their manager now and they’ve only got to keep me happy. I pick the team.

“He doesn’t have anything to prove.

“Some may use it as motivation personally but it’s not something I ask my players to do. I think that can add pressure. It didn’t work out for him for varioous reasons at Aberdeen.

“The one thing Derek McInnes will tell you is that SStevie worked extremely hard for him. I do think he is now a better all-round player.”

Meanwhile, Liam Gordon has an “outside chance” of being fit for Saturday’s Scottish Cup tie at Ayr but certainly won’t be considered for Pittodrie.

“There was no damage to his neck or head,” Wright reported.

“But he was concussed. We will follow the protocol for concussion. He could make Saturday if he meets it.

“The first stage is a day without any symptoms. There are daily tests.

“It’s something as a manager that I’ve always been aware of.

“It is a sickening thing and we watched it back. I could only watch it once.

“He got released from hospital on Saturday evening but he is definitely out for tomorrow.

“There is an outside chance he will make the Ayr game. The likelihood is he will be fit for Motherwell.”

It will be a case of wait and see regarding a few others.

“Drey Wright will, hopefully, do some light training. We’ve got Liam Gordon out, Murray Davidson out and Liam Craig is ill but that can change in 24 hours.”