The Rumour Mill: Tuesday’s football news and gossip

Hearts players ready to go to SPL

Disgruntled Hearts players are set to lodge an official complaint over unpaid wages to the SPL board which will convene on Monday.

A growing band of Hearts players, whose payday falls on Friday, are believed to be in favour of calling on the league’s help to recover their money.

Griffiths set for one match ban

Leigh Griffiths is set to be handed a one match ban for his gesture to Rangers fans during Hibs 2 - 0 defeat at Easter Road on Saturday. (Sun)

Brown to escape ban

Celtic midfielder will reportedly not receive any sanction for becoming embroiled in a spat with Hearts players following Celtic’s 1 - 0 win at Parkhead.

Referee Calum Murray did not deem the incident significant enough to include it in his official match report. (Sun)

Dunfermline in letter protest

Dunfermline chairman John Yorkston has written to the SFA and the SPL expressing his unhappiness at referee Bobby Madden’s decision to call off Saturday’s match against Kilmarnock due to fog. (Herald)

Aberdeen fans carry coffin to Pittodrie

Fans of Aberdeen, currently sitting bottom of the SPL table, carried a mock coffin on a protest march to Pittodrie to express their anger at the club’s current predicament and to direct their anger at chairman Stewart Milne. (Mail)

Celtic fined for illicit chanting

UEFA have fined Celtic 15,000 euro after they were found guilty of illicit chanting from a section of their support during their Europa League tie against Rennes last month. (Scotsman)

Anderson set for Dons return

Aberdeen manager Craig Brown is considering resigning Russell Anderson after he was released on a free from Derby County. The 33-year-old spent 11 years at his former club and is viewed as the man who could help lift the Dons off the bottom of the SPL. (Scotsman)

IN BRIEF

• Cowdenbeath have given defender David Cowan a contract until the end of the season

• Kimarnock manager Kenny Shiels says he plans to trim the size of his squad in the January transfer window