Prison governor picks himself for lags' team

FURIOUS cons want to give their governor the red card - as he keeps picking HIMSELF to play star striker in their prison footie team.

The Castle Huntly cons slog it out in training twice a week to claim a prized starting spot in the Lags XI, just like Vinnie Jones in the hit film Mean Machine.

But they are raging that jail boss Mike Inglis SKIPS the arduous regime - yet still waltzes into the side in the glory role on a Saturday.

One insider at the open jail, near Dundee, said: "The boys have had their noses put out of joint a bit.

"The governor is a decent player but he just turns up on a Saturday and plays while they have to train twice a week.

"If they don't come up to scratch in the week before any game they aren't selected. But the governor simply strolls into the starting line-up."

The cons - who play in a local amateur league - are also getting stick from fellow lags for their on-field antics with Inglis. Our insider added: "They get ear-ache from other prisoners for high-fives and team huddles with the governor.

"He thinks he's like Man Utd's old 'Guv'nor' - Paul Ince."

The Scottish Prison Service said: "It's not unusual for staff to play. It is an important part of growing the relationship between staff and prisoners."

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