Simon Murray isn’t a great believer in fairytales - even if he’s been in a dressing room where sorcery and magic spells were very real. The Queen’s Park striker currently finds himself in the middle of one of Scottish football’s modern day romances.
Despite defeat at Cove Rangers on Friday, the Spiders are looking to weave their magic in a Premiership promotion push. And their leading man insists there’s nothing make-believe about their intentions just three years after shedding amateur status.
Murray’s own footballing story, which saw him rack up his 250th professional appearance on Friday night, wouldn’t look out of place among some of the best sellers on the book shelves. Especially the chapter on his spell with Bidvest Wits in Johannesburg three years ago. The 30-year-old tells the story as if it’s the most normal thing in football. But then, having experienced the wild ups and downs of the football rollercoaster from the Tayside Juniors to Scottish Premiership, he’s bound to have seen some crazy sights.
