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Fraser Forster’s England ambitions concern Lennon
CELTIC goalkeeper Fraser Forster’s omission from the latest England squad has left his manager Neil Lennon fearful that the player’s long-term international chances could be looked upon unfavourably by the English hierarchy as a result of his playing in Scotland.
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Tom English: Green-Whyte team would break all rules
IF YOU asked the hardcore Celtic support which they’d prefer, sex or social media, some might say: “What’s the difference?” Without a doubt there was a near orgasmic glee last week when a new Twitter account started posting links to private documents and previously unheard audio featuring a cast of characters in the Rangers story.
110 commentsSimon Ramsden backs Stuart McCall
SIMON Ramsden is desperate to see manager Stuart McCall remain at Motherwell after committing his own future to the club. The defender, who joined from Bradford City last summer, has put pen to paper on a new two-year deal.
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Pat Fenlon hopes Hibs story can repeat itself
Pat Fenlon knows what it will mean if he replicates fellow Irishman Dan McMichael’s 1902 Cup victory
45 commentsAidan Smith: Tense, nervous? It must be the play-offs
I will go anywhere to avoid having to watch Chelsea nick another European trophy so that the non-playing John Terry can don full kit (plus shinpads!) for the celebrations. On Wednesday night Recreation Park was as good a place as any.
1 commentJordan Rhodes leading the way out of Scots’ malaise
THERE may have been slim pickings, but Jordan Rhodes has deservedly set himself apart from the general malaise afflicting the country’s national set-up in being awarded the Scotland international of the year by the Scottish Football Writers’ Association.
Highland League: Cove’s away-day joy
COVE Rangers snatched title glory from Formartine United’s fingertips last night amid final-day drama in the Highland League.
Steve Lomas makes a mockery of calls for his head
IT WASN’T the hostility that surprised Steve Lomas, it was the source of it. He had anticipated it on foreign fields, but he hadn’t expected to hear his own fans calling for his head and certainly not just five games into a new season.
SFL play-offs: Hartley wary of Pars comeback
AS A player, Alloa Athletic’s manager Paul Hartley enjoyed success at the highest level with Hearts and Celtic, and as far back as 1999 he won a Scottish First Division medal with Hibs.
Hearts’ SPL fate hangs in the balance
HEARTS may have to wait to learn their SPL fate as lawyers attempt to get to the bottom of whether insolvency proceedings involving majority shareholders UBIG have actually started.
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SFA to arbitrate Thistle’s wrangle with McNamara
PARTICK THISTLE are set to take their compensation claim against former manager Jackie McNamara to the Scottish Football Association for arbitration.
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Total fussball: Champions League should be a classic
WHEN Bayern Munich wrapped up the Bundesliga with six games of the domestic season left to run, Jupp Heynckes became the oldest manager ever to win the German championship, a record that is merely one of many that Bayern have smashed to smithereens of late.
Highland springboard: Inverness poised for Europe
Inverness are poised to qualify for European football 20 years after the club’s controversial formation
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‘Hearts preparing for SPL next season’ - Gary Locke
GARY Locke, the Hearts manager, last night said he was confident his team would be playing in the Scottish Premier League next season, despite fears that they could be relegated as punishment for their financial problems.
174 commentsSFL play-offs: Peterhead used to play off pressure
Peterhead and East Fife meet today in the north-east for the right to play Second Division football next season and Balmoor boss Jim McInally is hoping that finishing runners-up to Rangers in the Third Division title race may bring his side a belated benefit in the play-offs.
Hibernian 1 - 0 Dundee: Hibs clinch seventh place
FOR the Hibs manager Pat Fenlon and maybe even his players, the focus really was on three points and the chance to finish the league season in seventh place. Everyone else’s minds have long since wandered along the M8 to Hampden.
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Kilmarnock 1-3 St Mirren: Happy ending for Buddies
According to St Mirren manager Danny Lennon, his side had lost their way in recent weeks after their historic League Cup victory, but they “got their identity” back with a deserved win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park yesterday.
Aberdeen 1-1 Hearts: Hearts’ point at Pittodrie
IT WAS a day for fond farewells. Gavin Rae, one of many who have been told that they have no future at Aberdeen, was given a standing ovation when he was substituted with six minutes left.
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Inverness CT 1 - 2 Dundee United: ICT face Euro wait
MATCHES between these two sides have rarely been short of goals or incident this season, but not even the 4-4 draw at Tannadice matched this relentless encounter for sheer drama.
St Mirren 0 - 0 Aberdeen: Goalless in Paisley
ST MIRREN manager Danny Lennon replaced substitute Lewis Guy just 16 minutes after he had sent him on as a second-half replacement for Esmael Goncalves after the English striker became involved in a verbal altercation with his assistant, Tommy Craig.
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Dundee 2 - 3 Kilmarnock: Dees lose home finale
Five-goal thrillers aren’t the norm in so-called meaningless encounters but it came as a pleasant surprise yesterday as Dundee and Kilmarnock served up the kind of fare which went some way to banishing the end end-of-season blues in the penultimate fixture of the campaign.
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Celtic 4 - 0 St Johnstone: Big win for champions
NO MATTER where Neil Lennon ends up in his career – Everton or wherever – he will hardly have a less stressful afternoon than the one that brought him a second successive SPL trophy.
383 commentsReal Madrid stutter to hand title to Barcelona
BARCELONA were crowned Spanish champions without playing last night when their nearest challengers, Real Madrid, failed to beat Barca’s city rivals Espanyol at Estadi Cornella-El Prat.
Kovacevic - foreign legions can make county even better
MIHAEL Kovacevic believes Derek Adams can build upon Ross County’s spectacular progress this season by further enriching the club’s cosmopolitan blend. The big Swiss-born defender of Croatian descent would love to see Adams cement the current squad and expand his policy of overseas signings.
Interview: Michael Higdon on an eventful season
SURPASSING this season’s feats will be an almighty task for Michael Higdon.
Aidan Smith: Did I tell you about the time I never met Sir Alex?
I have never met Sir Alex Ferguson, so what you are about to read will probably rate as mere crumbs in the great feast of words dedicated to the man.
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Alex Ferguson: From Firs Park to Old Trafford
HIS managerial career began with humble East Stirlingshire in 1974 and spanned the next 39 years, during which time Sir Alex Ferguson won his first major trophy at St Mirren before conquering Europe with Aberdeen and Manchester United.
Can today’s Edinburgh derby restore the lustre?
LOOK back through the press cuttings and the reports are pretty disparaging.
6 commentsPeterhead 3 - 1 Queen’s Park: Blue Toon to final
Peterhead remain on course for promotion to the Second Division after recording a tenth successive win to see off Queen’s Park, who suffered play-off heartache for the fifth year in a row.
East Fife 2 - 1 Berwick Rangers: Fifers chance to fight again
This is what play-off football is all about. With penalties looming, substitute Liam Gormley struck just 80 seconds from the end of extra time to save East Fife from relegation, for now, and dash Berwick’s hopes of promotion.
Villas-Boas urges Bale to sign new Tottenham deal
ANDRE Villas-Boas has called on Gareth Bale to end speculation about his future by signing a new contract with Tottenham.
Alloa Athletic 2 - 3 Brechin City: Hosts hang on
AFTER a rollercoaster 90 minutes at Recreation Park, peppered with some feisty exchanges on and off the park, Alloa eventually prevailed in this First Division play-off but only thanks to the two-goal advantage they had gained in the first leg.
Lampard breaks goals record as Chelsea beat Villa
Frank Lampard etched his name into the history books by deposing Bobby Tambling as Chelsea’s record goalscorer with a match-winning brace in the 2-1 victory against Aston Villa at Villa Park.
Keith lift Highland League Cup
KEITH were last night toasting a Highland League Cup win after surging back from behind to beat Inverurie Locos 2-1 in Banff.
Paul Scholes confirms his retirement
PAUL Scholes has confirmed his retirement for a second time. The former England midfielder initially quit in 2011 but was persuaded to return for Manchester United in January last year.
Wigan players show Scotland has something to offer
FOR the first time since 1963, the FA Cup final was contested between two teams whose manager had the same first name, but that was about all Manchester City and Wigan Athletic were supposed to have in common at Wembley yesterday.
Lennon says winning manager of year ‘a privilege’
CELTIC manager Neil Lennon rates his Scottish Football Writers’ Association manager of the year award for this season as a greater achievement than in 2012 – despite the absence of Rangers from the SPL.
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Michael Stewart: Leigh Griffiths should stay put
THERE are three dates between now and the end of the season that are of huge importance to the future of Pat Fenlon and Hibs.
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Tom English: Neil Lennon deserves the prize
Deadlines have passed and votes have been cast in the end-of-season awards merry-go-round with the humble scribblers soon to dish out their gongs after the players did so last weekend.
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David Moyes: The new man behind Manchester United
MANCHESTER United might have offered David Moyes his six-year deal in private, but in many ways it was the most public message, a signal to the noisy neighbours and the nouveau riche that United had their man and that their man was here to stay.
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Rangers ban BBC over Ally McCoist axe plan story
RANGERS have banned BBC journalists from the club’s stadium and its training ground, after the broadcaster revealed a leaked document which indicated a plot to sack manager Ally McCoist.
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Dundee United 0-1 St Johnstone: Saints keep pace
ST JOHNSTONE kept alive their hopes of securing European football for a second successive season with a hard-fought victory at Tannadice.
Inverness 4-3 Motherwell: Hat-trick for McKay
HER Majesty’s passport service is prone to run about as reliably at times as a round of SPL reconstruction talks.
Deposed champions force title contenders to fight for a point
FORMARTINE UNITED’S charge towards Highland League title glory took an unexpected twist as dethroned Forres Mechanics put a spanner in the works.
Alfredo Di Stefano to marry a 36-year-old
Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano, who will be 87 in July, has proved he still has plenty of joie de vivre by announcing he plans to marry a Costa Rican woman 50 years his junior.
3 commentsAnother D-Day: Dundee continue SPL survival fight
DUNDEE host Aberdeen today knowing only a win will keep their remarkable late surge for SPL survival alive. With 11th-placed St Mirren losing 3-0 to Hearts at Tynecastle yesterday, John Brown’s men are still eight points adrift at the foot of the table with nine points left to play for including today’s match.
Aidan Smith: Whatsa matta you, Jose? Why you looka so sad?
AN OLD Harry Hill gag saw him impersonating an irrepressible Italian waiter and I can’t get the catchphrase out of my head.
Scottish Cup win would end wait and give Fenlon time
Hibs need no more incentives to win a trophy that has eluded their grasp for well over a century but manager Pat Fenlon knows that victory in the Scottish Cup final on 26 May would afford them a later entry into Europe.
4 commentsShiels insists focus on Kilmarnock not Griffiths
KILMARNOCK manager Kenny Shiels has urged his players to focus on their own strengths, rather than Hibernian star man Leigh Griffiths, when the two sides meet in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League this afternoon.
Leigh Griffiths reveals his real career incentive
SUM up Leigh Griffiths in two words. It’s a game many would be happy to play.
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