Comrie not the only young Perth prospect: Wright

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“The medical team will keep an eye on him until he is ready to return to training but we have given the players a few days off this week before we begin preparing for the next match against Hibs,” said Wright.

Wright was full of praise for Comrie, after he made a successful first start for the club.

The 20-year-old isn’t the only young prospect who the Perth boss has high hopes for.

“Aaron had a very good debut,” he said. “It was his first start but remember he played for most of a game coming off the bench at Hamilton.

“We talked about it with him earlier in the week and going in at Celtic Park shows how highly we rate him. He took it in his stride and certainly wasn’t daunted by the prospect.

“He was released by Celtic so it was nice for him to go back.

“Aaron had a very good pre-season, including a game against Rangers, and he will push Richard Foster all the way this season.

“We have a number of young defenders who are all progressing very well. They are more than capable of stepping in. We know we can rely on them this year.”

Wright admitted that he couldn’t have asked for any more from his team’s start to the new Premiership season.

“It’s great to get to 10 points and hopefully we can get the next 10 as quickly,” he said.

“I think everyone was saying the best we could get was nine points because we were playing Celtic. We nearly got 12 but I am pleased with the start we have made to the season.

“You always like to go into the international breaks on the back of a good result.”