Seeing the players I'd phoned was like rehab

IAN BARACLOUGH admits being able to clap eyes on players he'd helped sign over the phone was "part of his rehab".

- BY ALAN ROBERTSON

The former Northern Ireland boss only became Partick Thistle’s first sporting director in April, before his accident at the start of the summer window.

Baraclough said: “I've wanted to be a success in whatever role I've gone into. I knew it was going to be a difficult role and we've got to get it right.