Cup double-winning captain Jason Kerr shares Murray Davidson testimonial delight

St Johnstone’s cup-double winning captain Jason Kerr is delighted club legend Murray Davidson is finally celebrating his testimonial year.

The long-serving midfielder signed for the Perth club way back in 2009 and was meant to be honoured a couple of years ago, before Covid-19 hit.

After being put on hold, plans are now well under way and a testimonial dinner scheduled for Saturday, November 12 at the Ex Servicemen’s Club – guest speakers are Craig Brown and Mark Hateley – is already sold out.

Kerr, now of Wigan Athletic, says that former team-mate Davidson deserves all the praise that comes his way.

“It was 2014 when I first came in and, of course, Murray was there,” Kerr recalls.

“He has been ever-present since and is a massive character in the changing room. And he has a lot of influence on the younger players.

“He jokes around a lot but when it comes to the pitch or training ground, he takes it very seriously. Murray hates losing and if we put in a bad performance you would know about it. He has a lot of passion.

“And he has footballing ability too. In training, when you watched him closely, he never gave the ball away.

“I know he is known for tackling, winning the ball and headers. But his ability with the ball is up there too. He is just an all-round good player.

“It’s a massive achievement to play 10 years. St Johnstone were able to hold onto a lot of successful players through the years. Muzz really deserves this.”

Davidson had missed Saints’ 2014 Scottish Cup success through injury and was again sidelined for the League Cup triumph in 2021, the latter of which Kerr made sure he was part of the celebrations.

Kerr told the PA: “Unfortunately he was injured for the cup final in 2014. Maybe he thought there wasn’t