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Theo Bair: With a bit of faith I could have done well at St Johnstone

The Motherwell striker scored against his old club at the weekend.

Theo Bair celebrates a goal at McDiarmid Park.
Theo Bair celebrates a goal at McDiarmid Park. Image: SNS.

Theo Bair is feeling the love at Motherwell.

And the Canadian international believes he could have been a St Johnstone success story had the same been the case at McDiarmid Park.

The 24-year-old scored the Fir Park side’s equaliser against his old club on Saturday.

His six goals and regular game-time are a stark contract to the impact Bair made with Saints over 18 months after a big money move from Vancouver Whitecaps.

The powerful forward acknowledges that circumstances played a part in him not hitting the ground running in Perth and subsequently being released last summer.

But he also identified management “faith” as a key factor.

“It was unfortunate the way things ended with the club here,” said Bair.

“I wish I’d played a bit more but I guess that’s football, isn’t it.

Theo Bair at St Johnstone.
Theo Bair at St Johnstone. Image: SNS.

“It did feel good to score.

“I showed up every day. I wasn’t injured. I trained very hard and I was available all the time.

“Anybody who saw training would have seen that.

“It was a bit of an unfortunate situation that I didn’t get playing time. It’s as simple as that, I think.”

‘A bit of faith’

On Kettlewell’s role in his improvement with Motherwell, Bair added: “He had many conversations with me and basically told me what I was good at – which was exactly what I thought as well.

“To have his confidence – and a staff who really believed in me, wanted to push me and see me do well – was definitely a big part of me moving to Motherwell.

Motherwell's Theo Bair celebrates with his team-mates.
Motherwell’s Theo Bair celebrates with his team-mates. Image: SNS.

“I’m reaping the benefits of them believing in me.

“At times (with Saints) it was difficult because of the spells the team were going through, which I understood.

“But I do think that maybe with a bit of faith I could have done well.”

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