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Tuesday's Scottish gossip

Scottish newspaper gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Aiden McGeady says death threats and verbal abuse in Glasgow forced him to leave Celtic for Spartak Moscow. (Sun/Daily Record)

However, the 24-year-old midfielder hopes he is lucky enough to play for Celtic again. (Daily Record)

Rangers agreed terms with striker Nikica Jelavic and a fee with Rapid Vienna, only for the Austrians to back out of the deal on Monday. (Daily Record)

And Croatian international Jelavic is pleading with Rapid not to derail his proposed move to Ibrox. (Daily Express)

West Brom are lining up a bid for Celtic striker Marc-Antoine Fortune, who was on loan at the Hawthorns before his move to Glasgow. (Daily Record)

And Barnsley are keen on Celtic striker Morten Rasmussen. (Daily Record)

Celtic chairman John Reid insists manager Neil Lennon only has to ask if he wants former boss Martin O'Neill as his mentor. (Daily Record)

St Mirren are homing in on defender/midfielder Stuart Duff, who was released by Aberdeen at the end of last season. (Daily Record)

Dutch striker Romano Denneboom, capped once for his country in 2004, has joined Hibernian for a two-week trial. (Various)

Rangers trialist Etienne Esajas has been described as the Dutch equivalent of Celtic's Paddy McCourt by his former Sheffield Wednesday team-mate Lee Bullen. (Daily Record)

Aberdeen boss Mark McGhee has warned the rest of the SPL that his table-topping squad will improve. (Sun)

Chief executive Peter Lawwell insists Celtic have not been snubbed by big names, rather it was Scotland. (Sun)

Hearts manager Jim Jefferies is warning fans that he will not be rushed into handing new strikers Kevin Kyle and Stephen Elliott starting places. (Various)

Former Jambos boss Csaba Laszlo is set to have his day in court in Edinburgh next week - as he sues Hearts for unfair dismissal and breach of contract. (Sun)

OTHER GOSSIP

Sir Chris Hoy claims the Comonwealth Games will still be a huge event despite a host of big-name stars, including himself, pulling out. (Daily Record)



see also
Tuesday's gossip column
17 Aug 10 |  Gossip
Monday's Scottish gossip
16 Aug 10 |  Scotland
Sunday's Scottish gossip
15 Aug 10 |  Scotland
Saturday's Scottish gossip
14 Aug 10 |  Scotland


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