St Mirren host Rangers, before Dundee take on Celtic in the Scottish
Evergreen James Forrest rolled back the years to score a deadly double in a
It is difficult to get away from the analogy of two bald men fighting over a comb when it comes to Celtic, Rangers and this curious Scottish season. A day after Celtic lumbered past Aberdeen, Rangers were only marginally more impressive when seeing off Heart of Midlothian.A team with more punch and vigour than that managed by Steven Naismith would have increased the sense of panic around Ibrox. Instead, Rangers know that regardless of what happens over the closing weeks of the Premiership season...
The 2023/24 Scottish Premiership season is now in the final few rounds of fixtures as Hearts look to cement third spot while Hibs players and head coach Nick Montgomery are essentially playing for their futures at Easter Road in the bottom half. There’s still an title race and a battle to avoid the relegation play-off spot going on but once the dust has settled it will be time to focus on the summer and the transfer window. Clubs across the country will expect players to come in and go out and,...
Lawrence Shankland has been nominated for the PFA Scotland Player of the Year award. The Hearts striker has enjoyed a stunning season at Tynecastle, scoring 28 goals with eight assists. Fresh off the back of being named in the Premiership Team of the Year, Shankland is nominated as part of a quartet who’ve had good seasons in the Scottish top flight. Matt O’Riley has shone for a Celtic side currently vying for league title glory. His performances have earned him interest from Atletico Madrid...
RANGERS manager Philippe Clement has given an update on Abdallah Sima after the forward came off injured against Hearts at Hampden. The Belgian boss led his side to a 2-0 win over the capital outfi
Cyriel Dessers’ two goals saw Rangers knock Hearts out of the Scottish Cup at the semi-final stage. This was the fifth meeting of the season between these clubs and the Ibrox side have a 100 per cent record after securing their place in next month’s cup final. Dessers struck inside the opening five minutes and then claimed a late second to thwart any prospect of a Hearts equaliser at Hampden Park. The Edinburgh club competed better in the second half than the first without creating many real...
Griffin could have played this season if he wanted to. League sources say that the Boston Celtics wanted him back for another run after Griffin’s welcome contributions in 2022-23 and, given t
James Forrest hit a double on his first start for five months as Celtic
Rangers legend Ally McCoist gave a cheeky response when asked whether he would like to see rivals Celtic relegated. McCoist was Rangers manager when they dropped into the old Scottish Third Divisio
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