St Mirren have brought in former Celtic winger Ross Wallace to help ease their injury woes.
The Buddies ran the rule over the Scotland international in November as the ex-Sunderland and Burnley player looked to get back into football north of the border.
And following season-ending injuries to Kyle Magennis and Ryan Flynn, manager Jim Goodwin has snapped up the the 34-year-old on a deal until the end of the season.
Goodwin said: "Ross is a fantastic, experienced player who has played at a high level.
"Just having someone with his experience around is great and also the fact he can play in midfield and at left-back.
"When Ross came up in November it was purely for training, it wasn’t a trial period. At that moment in time we didn’t need anybody but then obviously losing Magennis and Flynny, along with Ross still being available, convinced us to get him in.
"It’s vital that we have enough to get us through the season. Obviously fitness wise he isn’t going to be where we want him to be at the moment but we will work with him over the next few weeks."
Dundee-born Wallace departed Celtic in August 2006 to join Roy Keane's Sunderland AFC and spent the rest of his career down south having spells with Preston North End, Burnley, Sheffield Wednesday and, most recently, Fleetwood Town.
