Motherwell boss confident Saints 'flop' striker will prove doubters wrong

Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell hopes to prove doubters wrong by signing Theo Bair despite the striker having a less than stellar season at St Johnstone.

Kettlewell says he’s not finished adding to his squad, and reiterated that he might need to bring people in who have a point ro prove.

Bair, 23, scored just once in 31 appearances for the Perth Saints last term, and will be viewed as a surprise signing – but Kettlewell says he sees enough to be confident the Canadian’s quality.

And he compared him to Ross Stewart, who went from sitting on the bench at St Mirren to signing for Sunderland after Kettlewell brought him to Ross County.

He said: “I’ve always been somebody that looks for the people that need a second chance, who have room for growth.

“When I was at Ross County we signed Ross Stewart from St Mirren, he hadn’t kicked a ball and wasn’t really a pick or somebody they thought about playing at the time.

“I understand that people might doubt the fact that Theo has had one goal in his time at St Johnstone, and maybe limited game-time, but I see, and the staff see, something in Theo that we think is going to connect with how we play.

“You’ve got to hang your hat on something, and I’ve got to hang my hat on Theo Bair – I think there’s loads of room for growth.

“It’s kind of a development signing, if you like, in the sense that we know he’s not sitting here as the finished article.

“Theo will have a bit of frustration himself in his time at St Johnstone, but it’s now my job – and Theo’s job – to try and prove, essentially, doubters wrong.

“I’ll take that all day long, and I’m sure he will as well, and one thing I enjoy doing is proving people wrong.

“If there’s a doubt in that signing, if there’s a doubt in the