He's gone the long way around to make it in the game - and Conrad Balatoni admits he couldn't see Kevin Nisbet's rise from Partick Thistle disappointment to Scotland star coming.The 30-year-old featured with the Hibs striker at Thistle and then again at Ayr United, as Nisbet struggled to make a name for himself.It was time for the forward to knuckle down after his release from Firhill and he's managed just that.
After form at Raith Rovers, he's moved to Dunfermline, now Hibs, and he's a fully-fledged Scotland international. Balatoni witnessed Nisbet struggle at Firhill and - speaking on the fourth episode of the Lanarkshire Live Sport Podcast - the Clyde defender says his Thistle departure was a turning point.
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