Williams And Weatherson NOT On The Way Out, Apparently

In an impressively prompt interview with InverclydeNow, Morton boss Jim McInally has scotched the rumours that Alex Williams and Peter Weatherson were set to depart the Greenock club. Possibly whilst wearing an "I LOVE STRIKERS" t-shirt, McInally groaned that Weatherson was still definitley in his plans, but was slightly more cagey when it came to Williams. Jim pointed out that Williams still has 18 months left to go on his contract (contrary to earlier reports that he only had 21 seconds to go) and that the jug-eared ex-wunderkind would have to start fighting for his first team place. Hardly a ringing endorsement, but perhaps the realisation that the number 9 jersey is not his by default is just what Alex needs to motivate him into recapturing his once-blistering form. Or, perhaps, by not explicitly stating how Williams fits into his plans, McInally might be playing it safe by keeping the door open for the youngster to fit back into the Morton team should he not be subject to enquiry in January.

In other news, the SFA retroactively punished Morton for following their rules by changing them. Having Alan Mahood released from his contract before signing for Morton, despite being a really, really obvious thing to do, now counts as a "Joker" signing, since apparently "everyone would be doing it." Why, exactly, the SFA didn't make this clear when they instituted the rule is unclear (actually, it's as clear as crystal: they are incompetent fools), but now Morton cannot sign another contracted SFA player before the transfer window opens in January. It'll be "interesting" to see how our defence lines up against Forfar on Saturday, with Stewart Greacen out injured and Stuart McCluskey in the sin-bin for saying naughty words against Brechin. It is rumoured that these foul oaths included the words "flange" and "dingleberry."