Fit-again Partick Thistle defender Callum Booth ready to hot ground running
Partick Thistle defender Callum Booth hopes his injury worries are now firmly behind him after getting his season off to a belated start.
The former Hibernian left-back has enjoyed a clean bill of health throughout much of his career.
But a string of niggles during the second half of last season often left him a frustrated spectator as the Jags recorded their best league finish in 36 years.
Booth was then left to curse his luck again as another knock ruled him out of Thistle's Betfred Cup opener against Livingston last week.
However, he was back in Alan Archibald's team as the Firhill men smashed St Mirren 5-0 on Saturday and admits he is looking to avoid the treatment room from now on.
Booth told JagsZone: It's good to be back. I was so frustrated and upset when I got a small thigh strain a couple of weeks ago.
"It was difficult at the end of last season as I was picking up a few niggles for the first time in my career really.
"I came back to pre-season looking to put all that behind me and was feeling good and feeling fit.
"We went down to England and I got a few games under my belt but then on the first day training back up here I felt my thigh go a little bit, so that was pretty gutting.
"I was disappointed to miss the Livingston game but now I'm feeling good again and hopefully it stays that way."
Booth's return is a big boost for Archibald, who has seen his League Cup plans hampered by a string of injuries.
However, they bounced back from losing their opening game with Livingston on penalties by thrashing Saints and will hope to book a slot in the last eight with victory over Airdrie and Stranraer.
Speaking ahead of Tuesday's trip to the Excelsior Stadium, he said: "On paper we should win the next two games but football is never like that. We need to turn up and be professional and then get the results that hopefully should be enough to get us through.