SCOTT Cuthbert believes a season-long loan move to St Mirren is perfect at this stage of his career.
The Celtic and Scotland Under-21 defender has joined the Paisley outfit for the whole campaign and is set to make his debut today against Kilmarnock.
He is confident the experience gained at Love Street will stand him in good stead for his return
to Celtic. Cuthbert recently agreed a two-year deal with the Scottish Premier League champions but knows his first-team chances will be limited at Celtic and did not hesitate to go out on loan.
He said: "I'm absolutely delighted with the move. I signed my new contract with Celtic a couple of days ago then was lucky enough to get this deal.
"The great thing about this move is it gives me a year in the SPL before I go back to prove I'm good enough for Celtic. If you're not in the manager's plans and are not going to play then going out on loan is the right thing to do, especially for me as I have not had a lot of first-team experience."
Cuthbert has been impressed by St Mirren manager Gus MacPherson's plans. He said: "I liked the way the manager talked and the way they played football. Also the way the likes of Stephen McGinn talked about the players, he said I'd get on with them fine and they're a great bunch of guys.
Cuthbert looks set to start today as Will Haining is suspended following his red card against Celtic.
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