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Thursday's Scottish gossip

Scottish newspaper gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Juventus and Palermo want to sign Middlesbrough striker Kris Boyd in the January transfer window. (Daily Express)

Hugh Dallas is to contest his dismissal from his job as head of referee development by the Scottish Football Association. (The Herald)

Former Rangers midfielder Ray Wilkins believes Ally McCoist is the ideal person to take over from Walter Smith at the end of the season. (The Herald)

The police will have the final say on whether matches can go ahead in the Scottish Premier League this weekend. (Daily Record)

Rangers have failed to persuade 17-year-old Dylan McGeough to stay at Ibrox and he will now join rivals Celtic. (The Sun)

Hearts manager Jim Jefferies took his players to Portobello beach to train on Wednesday. (The Sun)

Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot says he is "gutted" that a chipped bone in his foot will keep him out of action for three to four months. (The Sun)

Motherwell are to plead for their game against Dundee United at Tannadice on Saturday to be postponed because the players have been unable to train all week. (The Sun)

Darren Cole, the 18-year-old who made his debut for Rangers against Bursaspor, is kicking himself that he swapped shirts at the end of the Champions League match. (Daily Express)

Celtic have added Senegalese defender Abdoulaye Faye to their list of signing targets, though Nottingham Forest's Kelvin Wilson remains their top preference. (Daily Express)

Some stats from the Champions League group stages: Kenny Miller was the player caught offside most often, Steven Naismith was the most fouled player, and Rangers had the second least amount of time on the ball. (Daily Express)

Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray is set to axe Stephen McManus as captain, just as he did when the pair were at Celtic. (The Herald)



see also
Thursday's gossip column
09 Dec 10 |  Gossip
Wednesday's Scottish gossip
08 Dec 10 |  Scotland
Wednesday's gossip column
08 Dec 10 |  Gossip
Tuesday's Scottish gossip
07 Dec 10 |  Scotland
Monday's Scottish gossip
06 Dec 10 |  Scotland
Sunday's Scottish gossip
05 Dec 10 |  Scotland


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