Burton O’Brien and David McNamee never quite made the grade, with just one subs appearance in the League Cup to their name.
Both were signed from St Mirren in the summer of 1999, in the hope that they would flourish into stars.
But Souness remains unimpressed and is set to allow them to move on after Livingston announced their interest.
"We had a chat and they are keen to come here,” claims Livingston gaffer Jim Leishman.