FOOTBALL GOSSIP AC Milan are considering a January move for Rangers striker Kenny Miller as cover for the injured Filippo Inzaghi. (Sunday Express) Juventus and Inter Milan are set to battle it out for the £5m signature of Celtic midfielder Scott Brown when the transfer window opens in January. (Sunday Express) Celtic have made a bid to sign out-of-favour Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland on loan in January. (Sunday People) Nottingham Forest are resigned to accepting a cut-price offer from Celtic for defender Kelvin Wilson in January rather than lose the 25-year-old for nothing when his contract expires in the summer. (News of the World) Belgian striker Yassine El Ghanassy looks set to turn down a move to Celtic after insisting he will remain with Gent until the end of the season. (Sunday Mail) Rangers manager Walter Smith has ruled out a return to Ibrox for Middlesbrough striker Kris Boyd. (Sunday Times) Rangers are hoping to land Stoke City's Michael Tonge on the cheap in January after the winger's loan spell with Preston North End. (Sunday Mail) Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra has dismissed as rumour suggestions that he is a £5m target for Italian outfit Roma. (Sunday Mail) Scottish Football Association sources say former football coach Marco McIntyre has received death threats after being sacked along with referees' chief Hugh Dallas over the sending of a satirical e-mail about the Pope. (News of the World) Scotland's top referees are unhappy that their boss, Hugh Dallas, has been sacked for sending what was deemed to be a tasteless e-mail and will demand that the Scottish Football Association reinstates him. (News of the World) Celtic striker Anthony Stokes claims that Scotland's referees have consistently failed to book Rangers players for heavy tackles against his side's players. (Sunday Mail) Former Hibernian manager John Collins has ruled himself out of the running for the Aberdeen job, leaving the way clear for Scotland Under-21 coach Billy Stark to be appointed. (News of the World) John Collins would be interested in talking to managerless Aberdeen, but Senegal club Jaraaf Dakar say he is in pole position to be their new coach. (Sunday Express) Aberdeen will draw up a shortlist in the next 48 hours and names in the frame to be manager are Billy Stark, Gus MacPherson, John Hughes and John Collins. (Sunday Mail) Rangers manager Walter Smith does not expect Craig Whyte's proposed takeover to go through in time for him to have extra cash to spend in the January transfer market. (Various) Craig Whyte is expected to take control of Rangers by mid-January, ending Sir David Murray's 22-year reign as owner. (Scotland on Sunday) Crowds at Scottish Premier League games have dropped by almost 10% in a decade. (Sunday Mail) Hearts midfielder Ryan Stevenson fears he will be released when his contract ends in the summer after failing to become a regular starter. (Sunday Mail) Celtic midfielder Efrain Juarez will be given a fresh start by new Mexico coach Jose Manuel de la Torre despite serving a six-month ban for his involvement in a hotel party. (Sunday Mail) Scotland defender Russell Anderson faces an indefinite spell on the sidelines with Derby County after being diagnosed with hamstring tendonitis. (Sunday Mail) Former Celtic goalkeeper Pat Bonner has been axed as a coach with the Irish Football Association because of the country's economic crisis. (Sunday Mail) Livingston manager Gary Bollan wants all his players to live locally after bad weather split his side's training sessions throughout Scotland. (Various) OTHER GOSSIP Scotland's cricketers have complained of intimidation by their Afghanistan opponents and weak refereeing after their Intercontinental Cup final defeat in Dubai. (News of the World) Cricket Scotland president Bob McFarlane was left incensed as fast bowler Matty Parker was the only player singled out for punishment at the end of an ill-tempered Intercontinental Cup final against Afghanistan. (Scotland on Sunday)
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