Scott McDonald has revealed how Barry Robson and Willo Flood knew that he would be joining them at Middlesbrough.
Flood and Robson joined up with Gordon Strachan earlier in the month along with Chris Killen and expected to be reunited with McDonald.
Stephen McManus joined the Celtic colony at ‘Boro on loan last week before Skippy arrived on transfer deadline day as Tony Mowbray brought in Robbie Keane and Diomansy Kamara on loan.
McDonald admitted: “Barry and Willo just wouldn’t leave me alone.
“They were saying that I would be the next one to join Middlesbrough in the transfer window. We had a bit of banter about it.
“They told me all about the club and how much I would fit in and enjoy it but I had to wait and see what happened.
“I didn’t know which way it was going to go, it was not until Monday that I was told that the move was on.”
McDonald will miss out on Saturday’s trip to face former Celt Roy Keane’s Ipswich as he recovers from a hernia operation while Strachan tries to drag Middlesbrough back into contention for a play-off spot.
Newcastle, West Brom and Nottingham Forest look like deciding the two automatic promotion places with more than half of the division carrying play-off hopes.
Thirteen teams are within ten points of a play-off place with Strachan hoping that his new bhoys can hit the ground running and get ‘Boro back into contention for a play-off slot.
Getting McDonald fit and scoring would be a major boost for Middlesbrough’s promotion hopes and justify the £3.5m spent on the striker.
