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Saturday's Scottish gossip

Scottish newspaper gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Celtic will not budge from their stance that referee Dougie McDonald should resign or be sacked, despite Stewart Regan, the SFA'c chief executive telling the club to "get over it". (Herald)

Polish referees, who backed out of replacing striking refs after agreeing to come, claim they initially thought the move was part of an exchange programme. (Various)

Luxembourg referee Alain Hamer, who is due to oversee Celtic v Inverness and Dundee United v Rangers this weekend, is on strike in his homeland, as officials boycott matches involving two local sides due to the levels of abuse they have been receiving. (Daily Record)

Hamer was also stranded in Amsterdam on Friday night as snow delayed his connecting flight. (Daily Record)

Rangers boss Walter Smith admits he hates the thought of crossing a picket line when his team visit Dundee United on Sunday. (Various)

On-loan goalkeeper Fraser Forster has no interest in returning to Newcastle in January and wants to see out the season with Celtic. (Various)



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


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