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Friday's Scottish gossip

Scottish newspaper gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Scottish Football Association chief executive Stewart Regan tells Celtic to get over the Dougie McDonald refereeing controversy at Tannadice in October. (Daily Mail, Daily Record)

Regan's counterpart at the Scottish Premier League, Neil Doncaster, says the strike action by the referees this weekend could jeopardise TV deals with Sky and ESPN. (Daily Record)

Stirling Albion, who are owned by their fans, say they will lose about £6,000 from the call-off of their game against Partick Thistle because of the strike and want the SFA to pay them some compensation. (Daily Record)

Hubert Siejewicz, a ref who is being flown in by the SFA to cover a match, says he is merely following the orders of the Polish federation. (The Sun)

East Fife manager John Robertson, whose team's game is one of those cancelled by the strike, has accused the SFA of treating lower league clubs like second class citizens. (The Sun)

Aberdeen boss Mark McGhee says the Scottish referees are playing a risky game by striking - if it turns out that the foreign refs are better. (Daily Express, Daily Mail)

Former Scotland star Gary McAllister was at Ibrox on Wednesday night to check on the form of Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor against Manchester United with a view to signing him for Gerard Houllier's Aston Villa. (Daily Express, The Sun)

Rangers midfielder Lee McCulloch fears the club could end up with no trophies this season if manager Walter Smith is not given money with which to strengthen his squad in the January transfer window. (Daily Express)



see also
Friday's gossip column
26 Nov 10 |  Gossip
Thursday's Scottish gossip
25 Nov 10 |  Scotland
Thursday's gossip column
25 Nov 10 |  Gossip
Wednesday's Scottish gossip
24 Nov 10 |  Scotland


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