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Saturday's Scottish gossip

Scottish newspaper gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Owen Coyle's Burnley have made a club record £2.75m bid for Hibernian striker Steven Fletcher. (Daily Mirror)

Former Stockport boss Jim Gannon is set to be named the new manager of Motherwell, beating Lawrie Sanchez, Aidy Boothroyd and Steve Staunton. (The Sun)

Celtic target Marc-Antoine Fortune is likely to opt for a move to Hull City according to his AS Nancy sporting director Nicolas Holveck. (Various)

Former Hibernian striker Ivan Sproule says new Celtic manager Tony Mowbray will push his players at pre-season training to make sure they are ready to play the style of football he prefers. (The Herald)

Meanwhile, Celtic's link-up with Ujpest of Hungary looks set to be scrapped as Uefa believe Willie McStay becoming their manager is a potential conflict of interests. (The Sun)

St Johnstone manager Derek McInnes is keen on bringing in Dundee United defender Danny Grainger to strengthen his side's SPL push. (Daily Express)

New Falkirk boss Eddie May is interested in taking Rangers defender Andy Webster on loan for next season. (Various)

Hungarian midfielder Denes Rosa could join Hearts after being snubbed by new Hibs boss John Hughes. (The Sun)

Hibs could have to pay compensation to Youness Bengelloun - after the French defender says the club reneged on a contract. (various)

The organisers of Buy Stirling Albion plan to offer business the chance to buy naming rights to the club, meaning the company's name would be incorporated into the club's title. (The Herald)

OTHER GOSSIP

Andy Murray is determined to make the final at Wimbledon after the Queen cleared her appointments to attend the match on 5 July (Various)

The Scot's third round opponent Viktor Troicki says he will pick the brains of Murray's closest rival Novak Djokovic in a bid to topple the home favourite. (Daily Express)

Meanwhile, Judy Murray has left her job at the LTA to step up her attempts to discover another tennis talent to follow in the footsteps of her son Andy. (The Herald)



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Transfers - June 2009
30 Jun 09 |  Football
Saturday's gossip column
27 Jun 09 |  Gossip


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