Morton are set to sign former Dundee defender Barry Smith (pictured).Smith has been training with the club and according to a story that first appeared in yesterday's Daily Record Jim McInally is hoping to sign the 33 year old who can play in at centre half and right back.
Name: Barry Smith
Age: 33 (d.o.b. - 19/02/1974)
Position: Defender (Right back or centre back), can also play midfield.
Nationality: Scottish
Height: 5' 10"
Former Clubs: Celtic, Dundee, Valur (Iceland), Partick Thistle (loan)
The story looks to have been susbtantiated today as it has appeared in both the Greenock Telegraph and the Scottish Sun.
In the Tele' Chris Fitzgerald quotes McInally as saying: "Barry is a player I like and he’ll do a job for us. I’ve played alongside Barry and always thought him underrated. He brings so much to other players’ games with his experience and desire — he’s got Premier League experience and that is what we need just now."
http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/article.php?sec=2&id=18469
Wikipedia profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Smith_%28footballer%29
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