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Friday's Scottish gossip

Scottish newspaper gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Former Scotland boss Craig Brown tips 21-year-old Hamilton midfielder James McArthur to be a regular in the Scotland team. (Scottish Daily Express)

Coventry City have ended their pursuit of Hearts winger Andrew Driver, with the Edinburgh club looking for in excess of £4m for the player (Scotsman)

Dundee and Dundee United have arranged a one-off friendly at Tannadice for 10 November to officially unveil the new floodlights there. (Daily Mail)

Dinamo Moscow goalscorer Alexander Kokorin revealed his coach Andrei Kobalev changed his tactics to play two strikers instead of one after seeing Celtic's adventurous line-up moments before kick-off in Glasgow. (Daily Record)

And Kokorin says he is going to frame the shirt he wore when he scored in the 1-0 win at Celtic Park. (The Sun)

Pearse Flynn publicly apologised to Livingston fans for selling the club to Angelo Massone and his consortium. (Daily Record)

James Morrison is the latest injury doubt for Scotland's World Cup qualifier in Norway as he has yet to begin training with club West Brom after an ankle injury. (Daily Record)

Dinamo Moscow's Argentinian striker Leandro Fernandedz believes his side will have a more difficult game against Celtic in Russia in next week's Champions League qualifier as they have nothing to lose. (The Sun)

Inverness manager Terry Butcher has offered deals Spanish striker Dani Sanchez and Latvian defender Narius Bulvitis. (Scottish Daily Express)

OTHER GOSSIP

Oscar Pistorius, the so-called "Bladerunner", will make a guest appearance in the 400m at the Falkirk Cup in August, a meeting that will be televised by BBC Scotland. (The Herald)



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Friday's gossip column
31 Jul 09 |  Gossip
Thursday's gossip column
30 Jul 09 |  Gossip
Thursday's Scottish gossip
30 Jul 09 |  Scottish Premier
Wednesday's gossip column
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Tuesday's Scottish gossip
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