Liam Gordon: Last News

St Johnstone maintained their impressive McDiarmid Park league record against Hearts on Wednesday night.

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Get the latest news from Record Sport with our daily newsletterCentre-half Hayden Muller is ready to step up and be a leader - despite his young years.St Johnstone will be without familiar faces Liam Gordon through injury and Jamie McCart due to suspension tomorrow afternoon.And with former skipper Jason Kerr already departed, others will need to step up to the defensive plate for the visit of Tayside rivals Dundee.Muller, just 19, has impressed for Saints since arriving on loan from Millwall and is keen to play a starring role.“This is why a squad is needed because there will be times through a season where two or three of the big-hitters aren’t available,” Muller told the PA.“It’s now time for some of the younger guys to step up and show

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Get the latest news from Record Sport with our daily newsletterHe labelled it the game of a lifetime.But Liam Gordon insists St Johnstone are not travelling to Istanbul this week to make up the numbers.Dreaming Perth players jet out to Turkey tomorrow morning ahead of their glamour Europa League third qualifying round tie against Galatasaray the following day.Saints are huge underdogs to advance in the two-legged tie but this is a Fair City club that is not unfamiliar with upsetting the odds.Proud centre-half Gordon said: “It is the game of a lifetime and we’re all raring to go.“We know they are a world class team and are renowned for being one of the biggest clubs in Europe.“But we’re also more than aware of what threats we can pose and

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Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.He has risen to the top and this year won the cup double with his hometown team St Johnstone.Now Liam Gordon is giving the next generation a big helping hand after setting up an exciting new business venture.The former Perth High pupil has joined forces with team-mate Liam Craig to launch Be The Best Football Academy.With a focus on bringing a new dimension to coaching young people across Perth and Kinross, the successful Saints pair are keen to help local kids realise their dreams.Explaining how Be The Best Football Academy came about, centre-half Gordon said: “I was on a Zoom call about life after professional sport.“I’d said that I would love to start a football

St Johnstone is surreal. “But what an experience and a great opportunity for us to put ourselves out there on such a big platform in European competition.“We’ll have no fear.

St Johnstone boss was basking in the afterglow of an historic weekend that saw his side become only the fourth club to win the Scottish and League Cups in the same season. He knows success may come at a price, however.

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.It’s a case of one round at a time.But Liam Gordon has made clear that, any tournament you enter, you need to believe you can go all the way.The central defender played his part on Saturday as St Johnstone booked a Scottish Cup fourth round ticket by knocking Dundee out of the competition.That victory handed the Perth club a home tie with Clyde and the winners will face Rangers or Celtic away in the quarter-final.Having already secured the League Cup this season, there is perhaps even greater reason to believe that more silverware can be collected.“We enter every competition wanting to win it,” Gordon

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Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson hailed Guy Melamed’s “unbelievable” late touch and finish to salvage a point on Wednesday.The Israeli striker cushioned a long Liam Gordon pass inside the box and immediately stroked beyond Hamilton goalkeeper Ryan Fulton.It was a touch of pure class with 87 minutes on the clock.Davidson said: “I was again really pleased with his performance and how he put himself about to link the play.“It was a great through ball by Liam and a brilliant touch by Guy. It’s something we know he can do.“You could see all game that he is a danger in the box.

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.The full-time whistle sounded and Liam Gordon sunk to his knees.St Johnstone Football Club had just, for the first time in their history, won the Scottish League Cup.Gordon had just won a national trophy with the team he grew up supporting and always dreamed of playing for.Add in a Hampden clean sheet and this was an afternoon that the former Perth High School student will not be forgetting. Ever.“I dropped to my knees at full-time,” said an emotional Gordon.