Former St.Johnstone striker Sam Parkin has signed for Queens on a deal that runs until the end of the current season after leaving the Perth side by mutual consent.
Parkin,who will be 30 next month,played 28 times for St.Johnstone after being signed by then manager Derek McInnes from Walsall, and he scored 5 goals in an impressive start to his SPL career. However in February of 2011 he suffered a broken ankle that kept him out of the game for over 10 months. After recovering from the set-back, he has only made 2 appearances this season most recently against Aberdeen last December.
After begining his career at Chelsea, where unfortunately for him he failed to make an impact, Parkin eventually found his way to Swindon where he became a ‘cult hero’ scoring 73 goals in a spell that lasted for over 140 games.That form attracted attention from several clubs, and Parkin then signed for Ipswich Town before another injury kept him on the sidelines. After more time out of action,and after battling back from the injury another move saw him join Luton Town in an effort to regain his fitness and form. During his spell at Luton he scored 10 goals for the Hatters, however during this time Luton suffered 3 successive relegations and ended up in the Conference, and with severe financial restrictions threatening them, Parkin, as one of the club’s ‘top’ earners was forced to leave, and after a short period at Walsall, he moved North to Perth to join St.Johnstone. His 5 SPL goals came against Hearts(his first),St.Mirren,Hamilton Accies,Celtic and his last was also against St.Mirren back in December of 2010. Hopefully it won’t be too long before Sam hits the net again-a goal this coming Saturday would be just fine!!!
