Rangers’ administrators have denied turning down or dragging their heels over police requests for information about Craig Whyte’s takeover. Duff and Phelps said recent media reports had wrongly given the impression that paperwork had not been passed to the police. The firm said no request had been “denied nor delayed in any way”. Strathclyde Police [...]
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An SPL footballer has been arrested over an alleged disturbance at a nightclub in Edinburgh. St Johnstone forward Derek Riordan was detained at the HMV Picture House venue in the city’s Lothian Road in the early hours of Monday morning. Lothian and Borders Police said a 29-year-old man had been arrested and charged in connection [...]
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Champions Celtic have recorded a clean sweep of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League end of season awards. Neil Lennon picked up the manager of the year prize after claiming his first league championship as boss. Defender Charlie Mulgrew was named the league’s player of the year and winger James Forrest picked up the young player [...]
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Bill Miller has withdrawn his bid for Rangers, blaming fan opposition and fresh information that revealed the seriousness of Rangers’ finances. But administrator Duff & Phelps says three other bids are on the table – one from the UK and two from overseas. American trucking tycoon Miller had been named preferred bidder last week. But [...]
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Dunfermline were relegated from the Scottish Premier League after Hibernian’s first-half goal rush helped consign the Pars to defeat. Hibs, needing only a draw to ensure survival and send their opponents down, went ahead with Matt Doherty’s header. Eoin Doyle nodded a quick second and Garry O’Connor’s 15th minute penalty provided further comfort for the [...]
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Scottish Premier League members want to move the power to deal with newco applications away from the board and into the hands of the clubs. In a meeting at Hampden, which administration-hit Rangers did not send a representative to, the 11 SPL teams unanimously agreed that they should change the rules on how a newco [...]
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James Forrest has admitted he is flattered to be linked with other clubs but has no intention of leaving Celtic as he wants to help the club reach the UEFA Champions League group phase. The Hoops winger picked up the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award at the annual dinner in Glasgow on [...]
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Scottish Premier League clubs meeting at Hampden have delayed voting on financial fair play rules until 30 May. Proposed resolutions include the docking of 10 points for two seasons for clubs who wish to transfer their share in the league to a new company. Dunfermline chairman John Yorkston said clubs were seeking more information. Rangers, whose [...]
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Celtic’s Charlie Mulgrew completed an awards double after adding the PFA Scotland player of the year award to his April player of the month prize. His team-mate James Forrest won the young player of the year award. Falkirk’s Farid El Alagui lifted the award for the First Division’s best player. Ross County’s Derek Adams was [...]
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Hearts gave their hopes of playing European football a major boost with a convincing Scottish Premier League win over sixth-placed St Johnstone. Midfielder Rudi Skacel provided a cool finish to Ryan McGowan’s cutback to open the scoring after 21 minutes. Callum Davidson had a drive tipped over by home keeper Mark Ridgers and his team-mate [...]
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