Paton snubs Wacker opportunity
Scottish striker Michael Paton will not join Austrian Bundesliga club Wacker Innsbruck, according to reports from today (Thurs).Press and newspaper claims that the 21-year-old decided to battle for his place in the starting eleven of Scottish Premier League (SPL) side Aberdeen FC despite having spent a week-long trial at Wacker earlier this month.The daily Aberdeen-based newspaper reports that Paton considered his chances of staying at his club have risen due to the recent change in management from Mark McGhee to Craig Brown. Aberdeen FC finished the 18-team SPL in ninth last season.Wacker, who are managed by former Austrian national team defender Walter Kogler, are currently sixth in the 10-team Bundesliga after having led the table for several weeks early into the season. Matches in Austrias top-flight competition will continue in February.The Austrian Bundesliga table after 19 rounds:SV Ried, 37 pointsSturm Graz, 33Red Bull Salzburg, 33Austria Vienna, 32Rapid Vienna, 30Magna Wiener Neustadt, 28Wacker Innsbruck, 26Kapfenberg, 23SV Mattersburg, 12LASK Linz, 10