Peevemor
24-01-2017, 10:58 AM
Every penny is a prisoner for Rod
Terry Christie, the Stenhousemuir manager, knew that having Miller available – he had already made his mark in the league for the club – could be crucial to progressing for the ultimate pay day, against a star-studded team including Stephen Guivarc’h, who’d played for France in a World Cup final a few months earlier.
Cue a scene where a headmaster – Christie was in charge of Musselburgh Grammar school as well as Stenny – haggled with Rod Petrie, then Hibs chief executive. Petrie, as per, drove a hard bargain, meaning Stenhousemuir, for the first and likely last time, were effectively paying around £14,000 for a player to make a single appearance for them. It turned out to be a good deal, though, since Miller’s two second-half goals earned them a £100,000 share of the gate receipts from Ibrox.
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/stenhousemuir/alan-pattullo-memories-of-rangers-kenny-miller-as-a-youngster-1-4346939
Terry Christie, the Stenhousemuir manager, knew that having Miller available – he had already made his mark in the league for the club – could be crucial to progressing for the ultimate pay day, against a star-studded team including Stephen Guivarc’h, who’d played for France in a World Cup final a few months earlier.
Cue a scene where a headmaster – Christie was in charge of Musselburgh Grammar school as well as Stenny – haggled with Rod Petrie, then Hibs chief executive. Petrie, as per, drove a hard bargain, meaning Stenhousemuir, for the first and likely last time, were effectively paying around £14,000 for a player to make a single appearance for them. It turned out to be a good deal, though, since Miller’s two second-half goals earned them a £100,000 share of the gate receipts from Ibrox.
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/stenhousemuir/alan-pattullo-memories-of-rangers-kenny-miller-as-a-youngster-1-4346939