Ross County defender Connor Randall ready to return for St Johnstone's Dingwall visit after the FIFA World Cup after fracture suffered in Jota clash in August against Celtic
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Connor Randall is set to hand Ross County an early Christmas present by returning to action after the World Cup.
The former Liverpool youth declared himself ready for selection in the home game against St Johnstone on December 17.
Randall hasn’t featured since suffering a fractured bone in his leg in a challenge with Celtic’s Jota during the 3-1 defeat in Dingwall on August 6.
County head off for a Spanish training trip on Sunday, with Malky Mackay set to put them through their paces at the Pinatar Arena training base near Cartagena on the southern coast.
Randall said: “Spain will be massive for me because, while you work hard here, going over there with the facilities and the hotel will be a chance to get a really solid week’s work in.
“It’s the perfect timing for me, so I’m looking forward to it.
“I am looking to drop into training properly this week and then take it from there.
“Hopefully, if everything goes to plan, I’ll be ready for the St Johnstone game after the World Cup.
“I have to get the fitness up but the next few weeks will be helpful with that and I want to make sure I’m available for selection when the league starts up again.”
Randall has been a reluctant spectator since the summer, but has been able to chart County’s steady improvement as the league campaign has progressed.
The 27-year-old said: “The hot weather will be good for us, but it will be tough to work in as well so that’s a positive.
“It’s a chance for everyone to go out there, put the work in and come back better for it.
“Being injured is always frustrating, when you’re not playing there’s nothing worse.
“Watching from the stands is difficult but, especially at this club, you are always made to feel part of things.
“The other players, the staff have been great.
“I have watched enough games this season so have seen how the team has been coming along.
“There has definitely been progress. We had a difficult start not picking up points, but we had that last year as well.
“The manager believes in us so we always knew it would come.
“The two wins before we played Celtic were massive for us and the performance against them was also very good.
“I thought that was probably one of the best performances in a long time and it meant we finished on a bit of a high, even though it was a defeat.
“We have the teams in front of us within touching distance of us so we believe we can get right back into it in the games ahead of us.”
