Webster On Transfer List

Romanov, who is laying the blame for this mess on the player's agent, said:

'My opinion is that the club should not work any more with agents like this because they start winding up the players. It does not benefit the club or the players.

'For the club it means that our only option is to put him on the transfer list.

'I am sad that this all emerged so late in the season. If that was the agent's intention why wasn't this made clear before the January transfer window and we could then have had a fair and open discussion?

'No-one would have stood in Webster's way if that was his choice. Instead, it feels like an unfair game with the club and I am saddened by this.'

Romanov has taken a fair amount of stick from some fans and the press for his apparent interference in first team matters (and rightly so), but on this occasion he could genuinely have a point. Players' agents are just looking for their next big pay day and I wouldn't be surprised if Webster's name has been getting touted to the Old Firm and Premiership clubs all season behind the club's back. Still, it is a great shame as he's developed into a cracking centre-half, unquestionably the best that Scotland have.

When asked about the bizarre team selection for the match at Easter Road, Romanov answered:

'About the players who missed the Hibs game, I was told by the coach Ivanauskas that Pressley, Goncalves, Fyssas and Jankauskas were all injured.'

What about Brellier, Vladimir?!