Porter Formalities Complete

He'll have a few days to get to know his new team mates before the pre season jaunt to Austria next week. Mark McGhee had a grin on his face when he said, "We were able to - I think the best expression is - exploit the rules, which enabled us to bring Chris here."

There is absolutely no reason for Motherwell to take a coy position over the mechanics of this deal and the description of the move as 'exploiting a loophole' is hardly fair. All clubs operate according to the regulations in force at the time. Any perceived injustice can be laid at the door of the governing bodies and not at those who use the rules to their advantage. It's a tough world out there!

There has also been some activity in relation to a couple of former Motherwell regulars. Billy Davies has signed a one year extension to his manager's contract at Derby and Stevie Woods has been rewarded for his good works in training goalkeepers at several clubs with an appointment to Celtic's new training facility at Lennoxtown.