Rangers striker Kenny Miller has described as ‘ridiculous’ the number of yellow cards handed out in his team’s 0-0 draw with Kilmarnock on Saturday. Miller also questioned the lack of criticism of officials from within the refereeing fraternity. “In newspaper columns by former refs like Kenny Clark or Hugh Dallas, they always protect referees,” said [...]
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Dundee United have signed Mark Fotheringham on a short-term contract until the midfielder joins Anorthosis Famagusta in January. The 25-year-old, who left Norwich in the summer, has signed a pre-contract agreement with Cypriot club Anorthosis. And United manager Craig Levein said: “Mark is a player I know well and I offered him training facilities. “He’s [...]
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Celtic have completed the signing of Zheng Zhi with manager Tony Mowbray denying that it was merely a way of marketing the club in the Far East. The China captain was paraded at Celtic Park on Friday after signing a one-year contract with a one-year option. “It was a totally footballing decision,” Mowbray said. “We [...]
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Celtic winger Aiden McGeady will sit out Saturday’s league match against St Mirren with an ankle knock. But the club are still not sure about the extent of the injury and will not say if he will miss upcoming matches against Rapid Vienna and Rangers. McGeady received the knock during Wednesday’s 4-0 Co-operative Insurance Cup [...]
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Hamilton say an operation to repair cruciate ligament damage to their forward Derek Lyle has been successful. Lyle suffered the injury early in Hamilton’s 0-0 league match at home against Falkirk. Accies boss Billy Reid told BBC Scotland: “It’s going to be a long road to recovery for Derek. “He’ll get decent rehab here, and [...]
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Rangers manager Walter Smith has been handed a four-match touchline ban by the Scottish Football Association. Smith was sent to the stands during Rangers’ goalless draw with Kilmarnock on Saturday after reacting furiously to an incident on the pitch. He mistakenly thought Killie players were trying to get Pedro Mendes shown a second yellow card [...]
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Celtic will assess Aiden Mcgeady on Thursday to find out the extent of the injury received in the 4-0 Co-operative Insurance Cup win over Falkirk. The winger limped off with an ankle knock just over 10 minutes after coming on when Celtic were already 3-0 up. Celtic coach Peter Grant said: “We’re just disappointed at [...]
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Craig Bryson is the latest Kilmarnock player to be struck down by injury following the news that Simon Ford will be missing for up to two months. Midfielder Bryson came off in the midweek cup loss to St Mirren because of a groin injury and is likely to miss Saturday’s league trip to Falkirk. Defender [...]
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Ross County say they will not seek a ground-sharing agreement with Inverness Caledonian Thistle if they are promoted to the Scottish Premier League. The Dingwall side top the First Division, but their Victoria Park stadium seats only 3,500 supporters, 2,500 short of the SPL minimum. A club official told BBC Scotland that their own stadium [...]
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David Obua denied he cheated Hearts into the Co-operative Insurance Cup quarter-finals after Dunfermline players said he played for a penalty. Obua went to ground under Neil McGregor’s shoulder charge to win the 74th-minute spot-kick that Michael Stewart netted in a 2-1 Hearts win. “I felt the contact,” midfielder Obua said. “I just felt the [...]
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