Long-awaited win is Bair necessity for Perth bosspublished at 17:36 19 October 2023
Steven MacLean hopes Theo Bair doesn't come back to haunt St Johnstone on Saturday as the Perth men look to finally claim a first Premiership win of the season.
Canadian striker Bair was released by Saints in the summer after scoring once in 38 games and has since been a regular starter for Motherwell, including a goal on his debut.
"I have done it myself, gone back to my old clubs and you are always looking forward to the occasion," said Saints boss MacLean.
"Theo is a good lad and we will wish him well after Saturday but hopefully we will deal with him well."
Perth striker Nicky Clark, out since February with an ankle injury, is in line to make his comeback after stepping up his fitness during the international break.
"It's great to have him back," MacLean said. "He's a top striker. We are hoping, if he plays, he can bring us goals. It just depends if we think he is fit enough to start or come off the bench."
Motherwell have lost four in a row and McLean hopes to prolong their "sticky spell" to kickstart his side's seaosn.
“We're seeing good signs but we need to start winning games now,” he said.
“We've got a good run of fixtures coming up in the league, but it’s so tight and it's just small margins in games.
"Motherwell will probably be saying that they just need a bit of luck, they're a good side but we know where we can hurt them."
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