YOUNG Scot Gordon Greer plans to be ready and waiting for his first-team break at Ewood Park.

The 20-year-old defender has made the step up from Scottish First Division club Clyde following a £200,000 swoop by Blackburn boss Graeme Souness earlier this summer.

And while he will start the season learning his trade behind the likes of Craig Short, Henning Berg, Martin Taylor and another likely newcomer to the Rovers back-line, Greer intends to keep his name in the frame.

He said: "Obviously you don't come down with the intention of never playing first-team football. We've got a strong defence but you don't know what could happen. So if anything does happen I'm looking to do as well as I can.

"I have got some time time. I'm 20 years old so I've got plenty of time to keep working hard and learning off other players."

And Souness insists that age will be no barrier if Greer measures up.

"His age would suggest he's one for the future but if he's good enough he will be given his chance. He came down last year and trained with us. He did very well, we've seen him in games and we felt he was worth taking a chance on for the money we had to pay. And you can never have enough Scotsmen in your dressing room," said the boss.

Souness made his move after watching Greer in action last season and a successful trial spell at Brockhall.

And the big centre-half admitted that he jumped at the chance of shooting into the Premiership with Rovers.

He added: "I'm looking forward to it because it's every boy's dream to play at the highest level he can. I'm no different to anybody else and, hopefully, given a wee bit of time, because I've got a strong defence in front of me, I'll maybe do well.

"I always thought I would be coming down to England because it's a better standard and the leagues are better. I always thought I would come down eventually, it's just happened so quickly for me."