Tag: Scottish Premiership
Lafferty withdraws from Northern Ireland duty, O’Neill is ‘disappointed’
Updated:According to BBC Sport, Rangers forward Kyle Lafferty has withdrawn from Northern Ireland international duty, with manager Michael O’Neill said to be ‘disappointed’. The 31-year-old reportedly contracted his national team…
Read more »Hartson makes bold Rodgers admission over Celtic future
Updated:John Hartson believes Brendan Rodgers has no intention of leaving Celtic to become Aston Villa’s next manager. The Celtic legend, who scored and created 31 goals in 63 appearances for…
Read more »‘He’s better than anything else’ – Kenny Burns names Worrall as Rangers’ best defender
Kenny Burns believes Joe Worrall is Rangers’ best defender and backed Steven Gerrard decision to give him regular playing time over Nikola Katic. Worrall joined Rangers from Nottingham Forest on…
Read more »Wallace could leave Rangers, Gerrard to agree cut-price move
Updated:According to The Sun, Lee Wallace could leave Rangers, with manager Steven Gerrard potentially agreeing a cut-price move for the defender to join Wigan Athletic. Latics boss Paul Cook reportedly…
Read more »Aitchison re-joins Celtic after loan move is cut short
Jack Aitchison has re-joined Celtic after his loan move with Dumbarton was cut short, reports The Sun. The 18-year-old was meant to stay at the C&G Systems Stadium until January…
Read more »Commons names Sinclair as the Celtic player fans would have been happy to sell this summer
Updated:Kris Commons believes Celtic supporters would have been happy to see Scott Sinclair sold this summer. Writing in his Daily Mail column, the 35-year-old criticised Sinclair’s recent form for the…
Read more »Brighton could agree £10m deal with Celtic for McGregor
Celtic could lose attacking-midfielder Callum McGregor, with Brighton & Hove Albion keen on a deal for the £10m-rated star. The Hoops’ struggles in the Scottish Premiership could convince the 25-year-old…
Read more »Brendan Rodgers breaks silence on Dedryck Boyata after red card
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers wasn’t pleased with Dedryck Boyata after the Belgian centre-back was sent off late in Wednesday night’s Scottish League Cup clash with St Johnstone and will now…
Read more »Why Celtic have started the season poorly
Celtic suffered defeat at Kilmarnock on Sunday, ending the weekend five places and six points worse off than Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts. Brendan Rodgers’ men have endured a difficult start…
Read more »New deal, winning goal, speeding fine – roller-coaster week for Celtic striker Griffiths
Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths can’t stay out of the headlines of late, for better or worse. The 28-year-old signed a new deal with the Hoops on September 14, following that…
Read more »“Totally different” – Rodgers reveals truth on O’Neill’s 2013 Celtic side and who was better
Brendan Rodgers was asked how his Celtic side would compare to Martin O’Neill’s in 2003 and believes the two teams are “totally different”. Under O’Neill (2000-2005), who is currently the…
Read more »Brown to agree new Celtic deal “in next couple of weeks”, fantastic news for Rodgers
Celtic midfielder Scott Brown has revealed he will agree a new deal in the “next couple of weeks”, which is fantastic news to the supporters and manager Brendan Rodgers. The…
Read more »Morning Mix: Dry your eyes Gerrard, Leeds off to a flyer, Chelsea defeat exposes big issue
Updated:One league game in and new Rangers manager Steven Gerrard is already sounding like a seasoned moaner. Gerrard claimed that it “seemed the world was against” Rangers after Alfredo Morelos…
Read more »Morning Mix: Chelsea legend the right man to guide starlet, “Celtic are just there to make up the numbers”, Dyche hits out at lack of investment
Updated:Frank Lampard knows a thing or two about playing in midfield, so when he says that Mason Mount has a big future ahead of him it’s worth paying attention. Mount…
Read more »Morning Mix: Celtic and Rangers need to grow up, Klopp lacks class, Wolves make magnificent gesture
Updated:Celtic and Rangers. Why can’t they just get along? In scenes reminiscent of a spat between Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Scotland’s ‘Big Two’ have fallen out yet again –…
Read more »Done deal: Manchester United midfielder joins St Mirren on loan
Updated:Manchester United midfielder Matty Willock has joined St Mirren on a season-long loan. The 21 year-old has experience of the Scottish Premiership having spent the second half of last season…
Read more »Morning Mix: Sir Alex barbs disgusting, Everton in a pickle, pundit blasts “disrespectful” Aberdeen comments
Updated:Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ll have seen the video of former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson speaking for the first time since recovering from a brain…
Read more »Southampton agree deal for highly-rated midfielder Armstrong
Southampton confirm they have agreed a deal with Celtic for highly-rated midfielder Stuart Armstrong. The 26-year-old has signed a contract at St Mary’s until 2022 and will train with his…
Read more »‘Yes!’, ‘Great signing’ – fans excited as Liverpool agree deal for Ejaria
Updated:We reported on Friday morning that Liverpool had agreed a new deal for midfielder Ovie Ejaria before loaning him out to Rangers for the 2018/19 season, and fans on both…
Read more »Liverpool agree deal for Ejaria, immediately loan him to Rangers
Updated:Liverpool confirm they have agreed a new deal for Ovie Ejaria and will immediately loan the midfielder out to Rangers for the 2018/19 campaign. The 20-year-old signs a four-year contract…
Read more »Celtic agree deal with Dundee for Wardrop
Celtic confirm they have agreed a deal with Dundee United for Sam Wardrop. The 20-year-old has signed a two-year contract at Tannadice Park and will be looking to help Csaba…
Read more »‘Gutted’, ‘Crazy’ – fans unhappy as Chelsea take Musonda from Celtic
Updated:Celtic forward Charly Musonda confirmed parent club Chelsea would be taking him back early from his loan spell at Parkhead and fans haven’t been too happy with the news. The…
Read more »Gerrard beware – great players don’t always make great managers
Updated:Former Liverpool star Dirk Kuyt says Steven Gerrard was the greatest player he ever lined up with – and he’s under the misapprehension that will guarantee he’ll be a successful…
Read more »Rangers should end Gerrard interest after disrespectful comments
Updated:Steven Gerrard has admitted he has held talks with Rangers over their vacant manager’s job, but his comments on BT Sport last night should be the trigger for the club…
Read more »Liverpool ‘in advanced talks’ with Celtic for Brewster
Updated:According to the Herald, Liverpool are ‘in advanced talks’ with Celtic for striker Rhian Brewster. The 18-year-old, regarded as one of the ‘best young talents in English football’, could join…
Read more »Steven Gerrard appointment a last throw of the dice for Rangers
Updated:The news that Rangers are close to appointing former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard as their new manager is potentially a huge shot in the arm for Scottish football….
Read more »Celtic win another title but continued dominance is bad for Scottish football
Updated:Celtic demolished Rangers 5-0 on Sunday to secure their seventh consecutive Scottish Premiership title. Zzzzzzzzzz. Sorry, fell asleep for a moment there. Now before Celtic fans start getting on their…
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