Ex-Nottingham Forest and Everton midfielder Scott Gemmill, pictured here tussling with Mark Viduka, has signed with the New Zealand Knights.
Capped 27 times by Scotland, the 35 year-old recently became a certified coach and is the son of 1978 World Cup legend Archie Gemmill. Clearly he's not short of experience nor the football intelligence that comes with playing almost 400 matches in England. The pairing of Gemmill's creative flair with Richard Johnson's hardnosed grit in the heart of the Knights lineup seems like a good combination on paper. But with many overseas veterans struggling to cope with the skill and pace of the A-League last season, it remains to be seen if Gemmill's signing indicates a turn for the better for the Knights.
Incidentally, it seems that new coach Paul Nevin rather than John Adshead was instrumental in bringing this signing to fruition.
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