PARTICK Thistle will put a #500,000 value on goalkeeper Craig Nelson

if he moves south. The out-of-contract player has been training with

Crystal Palace and yesterday Partick manager John Lambie gave them the

go-ahead to play him today as a trialist.

Said Lambie: ''I have told them he can play, as long as they insure

him. He is under freedom of contract, but it is time the SFA and the

Scottish League got together to sort out the situation.

''We have not yet talked cash with Crystal Palace as they have not yet

said if they want to sign Nelson. But I notice that a reserve keeper in

England was sold recently for #300,000. Nelson is only 22, and has the

potential to go right at the top.''

Partick tonight open a three match tour in Ireland and l9-year-old

Kevin Budd will be in goal.

Thistle also announced yesterday that their main sponsors, Texstyle

World, are involved in an improved l2-month agreement of #l00,000, plus

other incentives. Two other sponsorship deals are expected to be

clinched early in the season, and the new 6250 seated stand at Firhill

will be opened on October 8 against Hearts.

* FALKIRK have joined the chase for striker John Henry, of Clydebank,

who has spent the past week training in England with Bradford.

* MEADOWBANK Thistle and Arbroath yesterday carried out a player swap,

with striker Stuart Sorbie moving to the Edinburgh club in exchange for

Malcolm Murray.

* TWO experienced Clyde defenders are quitting the game. Ross

McFarlane and Steve Tennent are both giving up because of pressure of

business.

* DUNFERMLINE'S 31-year-old midfielder Craig Robertson yesterday

signed a new two-year contract with the East End Park club.

* FORMER Scottish youth captain Scott Anderson is joining Ipswich for

trials next week.

Anderson, 19, had spells with Rangers and St Johnstone but his career

was hampered by injuries. The youngster will guest for Deveronvale

against Hibs today.

* GERMAN striker Jurgen Klinsmann became Tottenham's second glamour

signing of the week when he was snapped up yesterday for #2m from

Monaco.

Klinsmann, 30, suffered the disappointment of a World Cup

quarter-final defeat by Bulgaria but four years earlier he helped his

country lift the World Cup.

Tottenham had earlier signed Ilie Dumitrescu from Steaua Bucharest for

#2.6m.