Until he was 19 years old, Maik Taylor had never played a game in goal. Until he was 24, he had not been a professional footballer, but a lance corporal in the British Army. Until he was 27, when he appeared for their under-21 side as an overage player, he had never even set foot in Northern Ireland. Yet, when all was said and done, with assistance from the likes of Ray Clemence, Graeme Souness
Right-back Colby Donovan, 18, has no fear of an extended run in the Celtic first-team. (Sun), external Jimmy Thelin tells Aberdeen quartet Kenan Bilalovic, Alfie Dorrington, Mitchel Frame and Kjartan Mar Kjartansson, who have been left out of the Dons' Conference League squad, that they still have a bit part to play this season. (Record), external Rangers midfielder Nicolas Raskin, 24, was an unused substitute as Belgium beat hosts Liechtenstein 6-0 in Thursday's World Cup qualifying opener.