Tag: Scottish Premiership
Gullit says “magic” Davie Cooper was “unbelievably skilful”
Ruud Gullit revealed his all-time XI which featured Rangers legend Davie Cooper whom he said was “magical” and “unbelievably skilful”. The 39-year-old, who played for Clydebank, Rangers and Motherwell before…
Read more »Hartson says Forrest “might take the hump” after Scotland mistreatment
John Hartson believes James Forrest should be “included to take the hump” after being snubbed by Scotland manager Alex McLeish. The 27-year-old has made 24 appearances for the national team…
Read more »Nicholas says Celtic are considering Lennon to replace Rodgers
Charlie Nicholas believes Celtic are considering replacing Brendan Rodgers with Neil Lennon, but he doesn’t believe the move will ever go through. Lennon, who spent seven years at Celtic as…
Read more »Caldwell says Rodgers was “brilliant” and “gave advice” on being a manager
Gary Caldwell was full of praise for Brendan Rodgers, revealing the “brilliant” Celtic manager “gave advice” on how to be a successful coach. After retiring in 2015, Caldwell wasted little…
Read more »Strachan says Griffiths is “quirky” and “first class”
Gordon Strachan says Leigh Griffiths is “quirky” and a “first class” player, and doesn’t believe he withdrew himself from international duty as a response to Alex McLeish favouring Steven Naismith…
Read more »Dalglish says Tierney and Robertson are “highly-accomplished footballers”
Sir Kenny Dalglish believes Kieran Tierney and Andrew Robertson are “highly-accomplished footballers” for the Scotland national team. Despite Alex McLeish’s men coming unstuck to Israel in the Nations League, the…
Read more »Dalglish says McGregor and McGinn are “very good”
Sir Kenny Dalglish was full of praise for Celtic midfielder Callum McGregor and Aston Villa’s John McGinn, calling the Scottish pair “very good”. The Tartan Army suffered consecutive defeats in…
Read more »Thomson admits loan exit is “definitely a possibility”
Rangers midfielder Jack Thomson has admitted a loan move away from Ibrox is “definitely a possibility”. The 18-year-old has yet to break into the first-team and would be open to…
Read more »Rangers could agree deal for Davis, Gerrard targets January signing
According to the Daily Express (h/t The Sun), Rangers could agree a deal for Southampton midfielder Steven Davis, with manager Steven Gerrard targeting a move in January. The 33-year-old has…
Read more »Boyata could leave Celtic, Rodgers faced with conundrum in January
According to Het Laatste Nieuws, Dedryck Boyata could be on his way out of Celtic as he’s unwilling to sign a new contract. The Hoops centre-back nearly left during the…
Read more »McCulloch says Alex McLeish “needs” Griffiths back to save Scotland
Lee McCulloch believes Scotland manager Alex McLeish needs Leigh Griffiths and can’t afford to be without the Celtic striker ahead of an important Nations League double-header with Albania and Israel….
Read more »Gordon wants to see Griffiths back in the Scotland national team
Craig Gordon says he looks forward to seeing Leigh Griffiths back in the Scotland national team. The Celtic striker recently withdrew from international duty, citing a need to improve his…
Read more »Armstrong says Lafferty needs to “wise up and stop being stupid”
Gerry Armstrong took aim at Kyle Lafferty, saying the Rangers striker needs to “wise up and stop being stupid”, after recently withdrawing from international duty. Northern Ireland had an important…
Read more »Gemmill says McCorie is “important” for Scotland
Despite making a high-profile error for Scotland u21s in Friday’s Euro 2019 playoff clash with Ukraine, goalkeeper Robby McCrorie still has the backing of manager Scott Gemmill. The 20-year-old let…
Read more »Miller says Tierney is “very similar” to Liverpool’s Andy Robertson
Kenny Miller believes Kieran Tierney is “very similar” to Liverpool defender Andy Robertson. The Celtic left-back has been in fine form over the last 12 months and is competing with…
Read more »McLeish names Griffiths as the Celtic player he “wants back in the squad”
Scotland manager Alex McLeish revealed his ambition to have Leigh Griffiths “back in the squad” as soon as possible given the national team’s recent dip in form. Scotland lost 2-1…
Read more »Celtic could lose Arzani, Rodgers guilty of mistreating youngster
According to The World Game, Celtic risk losing Daniel Arzani if he doesn’t make his debut in the next six weeks. The left-winger, who joined from Manchester City on loan…
Read more »McBurnie names Griffiths as the Celtic man who is a “great player”
Swansea City forward Oli McBurnie says Leigh Griffiths is a “great player” and hopes he’ll soon return to the Scotland national team. The Celtic striker recently withdrew from international duty…
Read more »“Is this a sick joke?” – Commons fumes at the treatment of Gascoigne
After Paul Gascoigne was withdrawn from Rangers’ Hall of Fame nominations, Kris Commons expressed his disappointment in the decision. Gascoigne was voted into the Hall of Fame only for his…
Read more »Van Meir says Boyata can be “the most important man” for Belgium’s national team
Eric van Meir believes Dedryck Boyata could become “the most important man” for the Belgium national team in the future. The Celtic centre-back, who joined from Manchester City in July…
Read more »‘It’s something I’d consider’ – Kent says he’s open to joining Rangers
Updated:Liverpool winger Ryan Kent has revealed he’s be open to joining Rangers on a permanent deal, reports the Daily Star. The 21-year-old agreed a season-long loan to Rangers over the…
Read more »O’Neill says Lafferty is “no more important” than the rest of the squad
Updated:Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill says Kyle Lafferty is “no more important” than any of the players in his squad, after the Rangers striker withdrew himself from the national team…
Read more »Wallace believes Arzani has been mistreated by Rodgers
Updated:Former Celtic striker Willie Wallace took aim at Brendan Rodgers for his treatment of Daniel Arzani, with the 19-year-old having failed to feature for Celtic since completing a season-long loan…
Read more »Coyle names Griffiths as the Celtic player he almost signed at Houston Dynamo
Updated:Owen Coyle revealed he nearly signed Leigh Griffiths back when he was manager of MLS side Houston Dynamo between 2014 and 2016, reports The Sun. At the time, Griffiths was…
Read more »How many tickets Celtic and Hearts will receive for Cup semi-final clash
Celtic and Hearts will be given a 50/50 ticket split for their Betfred Cup semi-final on Sunday, October 28, reports The Sun. The two clubs will have 30,000 tickets each…
Read more »Good ticket gesture from Celtic provides great news for Hibernian fans
Celtic have provided extra tickets for Hibernian supporters ahead of October 20’s Premiership meeting, reports The Sun. Hibs are waiting to receive the ticket before they will provide the full…
Read more »‘Bang’ – some Rangers fans make the same joke after Scott is appointed director
Updated:Rangers confirmed on Tuesday that they re-appointed Barry Scott to their Board of Directors and supporters were making the same joke on social media – Barry Scott is the pseudonym…
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