Mowbray pins hopes on Robson return

TONY MOWBRAY looked to Barry Robson’s return to Premier League action for some comfort after Saturday’s goalless draw against Motherwell at Parkhead left his side a point behind Old Firm rivals Rangers at the top of the table.

A Co-operative Insurance Cup tie against Falkirk and a substitute appearance against Rapid Vienna in the Europa League was the sum total of the midfielder’s season before Mowbray handed him an SPL start against the Fir Park side.

The Parkhead fans moaned and groaned their way through an afternoon of missed chances but the former Dundee United midfielder, battling back to full fitness from a groin injury which had kept him out for seven months, escaped most of the flak before fatigue saw him substituted by Zheng Zhi with just over 20 minutes remaining.