Ain’t no kick in the head for Wullie
Queen’s Park goalkeeper William Muir says proving the doubters wrong has spurred his team on this season.
The 23-year-old saved Liam Buchanan’s penalty to ensure The Spiders did the double over League One leaders Livingston on Saturday.
He took a knock to the head as he smothered the striker’s second attempt but said the blow was worth the three points.
And if the win wasn’t enough for Muir to get his teeth stuck into ahead of Christmas dinner the following day, he said getting one over the critics was what Queen’s thrive on.
“I don’t think anybody expected us to be as high up the league as we are now,” he said. “So every week we go out and prove people wrong.
“They think just because you’re at Queen’s Park you just get your expenses and you’re rubbish and they’ll turn up and beat you. It’s brilliant, that’s what you need.”
The Spiders have now gone on an unbeaten run of eight games and carried on their incredible form with a 2-1 victory at Livingston.
Buchanan finally broke the
deadlock for The Lions just before the interval to reward them for their domination. Two goals after the break from Jamie McKernon and Adam Cummins in the space of three minutes looked to have given Queen’s an early Christmas present.
But is was Muir who had the final say as he gathered a poor penalty kick into his arms before taking a blow to the skull from the follow-through.
Muir, who put the win down to goalkeeping coach James Evans, said: “My head is fine, it was worth it. You will take a kick in the head for the win.
“I couldn’t tell you what happened when he went in to follow up, all I cared about was getting the ball.
“The goalie coach James told me Buchanan would take a slow run-up and put it to the left.
“I don’t think he hit it as well as he wanted although I thought the ball was going to spin into the net after it hit me, but I got it before him.
“James studies penalties on the internet before games and tells you about the takers for those teams. He tells you who will probably take the penalty and where they will go.
“It’s his advice that got us the win, so fair play to him.”
His manager Gus MacPherson spoke highly of the young shot-stopper after the game.
He said:“He’s been an excellent addition for us. He made the decision to go to East Fife after the promotion last season and for whatever reason it didn’t work out there.
“But he’s come back and he’s given us a wee bit of presence in goal. He’s a very good‘keeper and I’m delighted for him.”