![]() ![]() The type who can be heard venting their spleens on the Cappielow terraces on match-day. ‘You have your phone glued to your ear, getting in touch with everyone and anyone to see if they can help you with signing some players.’Įvery page of his contacts book was scoured and it speaks volumes for his ability as a manager that Duffy was able to assemble a squad to win League One in 2015 and secure promotion back to the Championship at the first time of asking.īut there are some fans who remain unconvinced. ‘When you come into a job like that, you rely on having good contacts. ‘We only had four players on the books when I arrived,’ he recalls. Relegated from the Championship and thumped 10-2 by Hamilton on the final day of the previous season, they had become a laughing stock. When Duffy took the job in the summer of 2014, Morton was a club on its knees. That’s the beauty of football, that sense of unpredictability where anything can happen.’ He is under no illusions that Aberdeen will begin today’s match as strong favourites, but adds: ‘Upsets can – and do – happen. Duffy laughs that locating said baw would not have been an issue when he was coaching at Chelsea in the late 1990s. These are the gritty economics of football. ‘Hawl! Jai (Quitongo), Tam (O’Ware), there’s a baw missin’,’ he barks at two players shuffling towards the changing rooms. Duffy on the touchline during the first round match against Kilmarnock in July The tone of his voice indicates there is a problem. Cones and bibs are scattered across the Cappielow turf after an intense final training session.Ĭarefully, he counts the number of balls that have been returned. Prior to speaking to Sportsmail yesterday, Duffy is in his element. The two eldest players in the current squad are goalkeepers Andy McNeil and Derek Gaston (both 29), meaning that none of the current crop were even born the last time the club had the chance to savour this kind of occasion. The Greenock side have not contested a national semi-final since 1981, nor have they played at Hampden since 1979. It really has been a lifetime in the making. This really is a once-in-a-generation match for Morton. Martyn Waghorn hopes to find his form as Rangers get set to take on rivals Celtic in BetFred Cup semi-final.Brendan Rodgers urges Celtic and Rangers to show 'respect' ahead of Old Firm derby in League Cup.Brendan Rodgers refuses to blame Celtic defender Kolo Toure after Champions League horror show.Rangers suffer blow as Niko Kranjcar is ruled out for the rest of the season after ligament injury during training.
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