Payout will stop job cuts
Sunday Mail happier. He said: “The move has been great for me. It feels different.
“After coming back from injury it was in my mind to not break down and try to be solid in my comeback.
“And after a few games I just wanted to score as many goals as I could.
“My confidence picked up and it has just kept on going. Now I really feel like I’m at my best.
“I’m really settled here and it feels like I’ve found a home. That’s what players look for.
“From the moment I arrived at St Mirren, the gaffer talked about it. He’s a really good man-manager.
“He made me feel so comfortable from the minute I walked in.
“The result of that is that you just want to reward him every time you step on the pitch.
“It’s difficult to feel that when you’re moving around clubs.
“Wherever I went, usually on loan, I was always welcomed in but you never really feel settled, it’s just temporary for a set period. You never feel like you’re at home.
“At St Mirren I just got a good feeling about the place right away.
“I feel like one of the main players in this team and it has been a while since I felt like that in my career.
“I’m happy with that responsibility, I love that sort of pressure.
“I’m proud of my old Spurs team-mates but I also want to kick on and do more in the game.
“I’ve always been a late starter. This is the fittest I’ve ever felt in my career and the goals will get people talking about me again.
“I believe in what I can do but ultimately I have to show it on the pitch.” 67
Minister Johnson and chancel lor Rishi Sunak responded to the growing health crisis on Friday by revealing they would pay 80 per cent of salaries for staff unable to work.
That covers wages of up to £2500 a month and would be a huge boost to cashstrapped Scottish clubs.
MailSport understands PFA Scotland are confident most clubs will be eligible because they f it the criteria of wanting to retain staff but are unable to pay them during the outbreak.
Raith were forced to set up a crowdfunding page last week, which has so far raised £ 34,000. With uncertainty over when the SPFL season will restart, Mill admits job losses are possible.
But he’s praying the government intervention could help keep players and staff in work.
The fan representative on the Rovers board said: “If clubs qualify for the 80 per cent, it could well prevent job losses at the Raith.
“If we have that backing from the government as a fall back, perhaps it will prevent us from taking drastic action like people losing their jobs.”
But Hibs supremo Dempster fears red tape between the Parliaments could delay the funds from arriving and has lobbied the SPFL to take action.
She told the BBC: “It is welcome for everyone, football included. The issue I have is that declarations from London at the moment are taking their time to filter through because the Scottish Government needs a process.
“We are all just assuming rates relief is there as well as some of the other measures. But until we get that in totality from Edinburgh, I can’t bank on it.
“I’ve made this known in the strongest terms and the SPFL is now taking action.”
Mill admitted time was an issue and said: “At the moment there are no plans to lay staff off. But there has been talk that should this continue for a certain length of time that, w ithout applying 50 per cent cuts, we might have to consider something similar.”