I’M GLAD TO BE BACK SAYS JAGS CAPTAIN

PARTICK Thistle captain Abdul Osman is delighted to be back in action after a lengthy and “very stressful” spell on the sidelines.

The 30-year-old midfielder returned in a 2-1 William Hill Scottish Cup win against Queen of the South on January 20 following his recovery from an operation on a shoulder injur y picked up last August.

And while he i s still “getting up to speed”, the Ghanaian is happy to be training and playing again.

Ahead of t he visit of Rangers in the Premiership tonight, he said: “It was unbelievable. I was out for a long time and it was very stressful.

“Lots of hard work behind the scenes and, obviously, I missed playing. As a footballer, when you don’t play it is probably your worst time ever.

“I haven’t really had big injuries t hroughout my career and it was the first time I have been out for a long period and it was very difficult. So I’m glad I’m back.”

Par tick boss Alan Archibald meanwhile admitted Rangers’ 2-1 defeat by Hibs at Ibrox on Saturday will “probably not” help the Jags’ cause.

He said: “Generally when the Old Firm get beat they are usually out to prove a point.

“Graeme (Murty) might make changes off the back of that but we have to just worry about ourselves.

“We have ran them close and we need that one step more.”