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Football / HUGHES HAILS THEOBOLD
« on: December 23, 2005, 08:52:36 AM »
Falkirk head coach John Hughes believes new signing Denzil Theobold can have the same impact in Scotland as Rangers defender Marvin Andrews.
The Trinidad and Tobago international, who plays for Caledonia AIA Fire in his homeland, has agreed to join the Bairns in January after impressing on trial earlier in the season.
The 22-year-old will be heading to the World Cup in Germany next summer with Andrews, Bairns player-coach Russell Latapy, Jason Scotland and Kelvin Jack.
And Hughes is predicting the midfielder will make the same progress as former Livingston defender Andrews has made at Ibrox.
He said: "Denzil can use both feet and is a natural football player.
"He is a young lad, is a non-stop talker with a smile like Dwight Yorke and wants to play football.
"Hopefully, he has that desire to go and do something for himself now.
"We are giving him the platform and, if he can go to the World Cup and have a great tournament, it will be great for Falkirk.
"He'll definitely come in January and Russell tells me he is better than what we have - so that's real competition for places.
"If he is every bit as successful as the likes of Russell and Marvin Andrews have been in Scotland, then we have found an ace in the pack."
Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon is hoping the team can return to form when the Bairns visit of Tynecastle.
The Jambos have won just once in their last five SPL games to slip four points behind leaders Celtic.
But, after the defeat at Rangers last week, the Scotland international insists the time has come for a reversal of fortune for the Edinburgh club.
Gordon told the club's official website, "We simply have to get it right this week because we desperately need the three points to kick-start our challenge.
"We let Rangers dictate the play from the very start and gave ourselves no chance of winning the game.
"We got exactly what we deserved from the contest. Absolutely nothing.
"In fact we can count ourselves fortunate not to have been on the receiving end of a more emphatic defeat.
The Trinidad and Tobago international, who plays for Caledonia AIA Fire in his homeland, has agreed to join the Bairns in January after impressing on trial earlier in the season.
The 22-year-old will be heading to the World Cup in Germany next summer with Andrews, Bairns player-coach Russell Latapy, Jason Scotland and Kelvin Jack.
And Hughes is predicting the midfielder will make the same progress as former Livingston defender Andrews has made at Ibrox.
He said: "Denzil can use both feet and is a natural football player.
"He is a young lad, is a non-stop talker with a smile like Dwight Yorke and wants to play football.
"Hopefully, he has that desire to go and do something for himself now.
"We are giving him the platform and, if he can go to the World Cup and have a great tournament, it will be great for Falkirk.
"He'll definitely come in January and Russell tells me he is better than what we have - so that's real competition for places.
"If he is every bit as successful as the likes of Russell and Marvin Andrews have been in Scotland, then we have found an ace in the pack."
Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon is hoping the team can return to form when the Bairns visit of Tynecastle.
The Jambos have won just once in their last five SPL games to slip four points behind leaders Celtic.
But, after the defeat at Rangers last week, the Scotland international insists the time has come for a reversal of fortune for the Edinburgh club.
Gordon told the club's official website, "We simply have to get it right this week because we desperately need the three points to kick-start our challenge.
"We let Rangers dictate the play from the very start and gave ourselves no chance of winning the game.
"We got exactly what we deserved from the contest. Absolutely nothing.
"In fact we can count ourselves fortunate not to have been on the receiving end of a more emphatic defeat.
