CARGILL WILL KEEP HIS HAIR ON FOR RODGERS REMATCH

PARTICK THISTLE new boy Baily Cargill is adamant his next meeting with Brendan Rodgers will not prove as much of a hairraising experience as his last. When Bournemouth took on Rodgers’ Liverpool in the Capital One Cup quarter-final in December 2014, there was ‘hell toupee’ for the young defender when television footage appeared to show his wig falling off midway through the match. The supposed hairpiece in question was actually a black bandage, but the odd mix-up saw Cargill go viral on the internet until his club issued a public clarification. The 22-year-old is set to make his Thistle debut against Celtic in tonight’s Premiership clash at the Energy Check Stadium, subject to paperwork being finalised. In possession of a CV that includes facing up to some of the world’s top stars — including Steven Gerrard, Philippe Coutinho, Raheem Sterling, Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic — Cargill will not be intimidated by the prospect of facing the Scottish champions. ‘That was a strange night against Liverpool,’ said Cargill of a match that Bournemouth lost 3-1. ‘They had Gerrard, Sterling and Coutinho playing — and Brendan Rodgers was the Liverpool manager at the time. ‘I’d just had five stitches put in a head wound and I was wearing a black bandage on it. ‘Halfway through the game, I tried to play a pass and the bandage fell off the back of my head. People thought it was a wig and it was all over Twitter and there were little Vine videos posted on the internet. There was even a newspaper article that said I was wearing a wig! ‘I just thought: “Wow — that’s taken it too far”. ‘I can take the banter about it being a wig but the newspaper article was too much. But I didn’t take it to heart. ‘I made my English Premier League debut for Bournemouth against Manchester United at Old Trafford. I was up against Ibrahimovic and Pogba. I had a few tussles with Zlatan and it was really enjoyable. ‘Everyone wants to play in the biggest games they can, so if I can play against Celtic, it would be a big one.’ Cargill (right) sought advice about Scottish football from Bournemouth team-mate and former Aberdeen winger Ryan Fraser. After temporary spells at clubs such as Coventry, Gillingham and Fleetwood Town, Cargill is hoping his latest loan can help him nail down a first-team place at the Vitality Stadium when he heads back down south in the summer. ‘One of my good friends is Ryan Fraser, who only says good things about Scottish football,’ he said. ‘This is my seventh loan spell. Going out on loan so often can be frustrating but it’s also a good experience.’