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Tuesday's Scottish gossip

Scottish newspaper gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Scotland assistant manager Peter Houston thinks it would be unfair if Steven Naismith was labelled as a cheat after he dived to try to win a penalty for Rangers against Celtic. (Various)

Scotland midfielder Charlie Adam, who was coveted by several top English clubs in January, says he smiles when he thinks of all the people who wrote him off in the past. (Various)

Celtic captain Scott Brown says El-Hadji Diouf taunted him about how much money he has during Sunday's old Firm match at Ibrox. (Daily Record)

Diouf, meanwhile, claims Celtic boss Neil Lennon verbally abused him in the tunnel at half-time of that game. (Daily Record)

Former Celtic player John Collins has been spying on Rangers for Sporting Lisbon ahead of their Europa League meeting next week. (Daily Mail)

Former Brechin boss Jim Duffy is the new manager of Clyde, with Chick Charnley as his assistant. (Various)

Dunfermline's promotion SPL bid would suffer if Dundee go into liquidation today, as they would lose all the points the have earned against the Dark Blues this season. (Daily Mail.)

OTHER GOSSIP

Scotland rugby players Rory Lawson, Max Evans and Nikki Walker were not fit enough to train with the squad yesterday, ahead of Saturday's Six Nations match against Wales. (Scotsman)

Scotland's leading rugby clubs are considering a plan to breath new life into the game, including a smaller top league of eight incorporating play-offs. (Herald)

World Number One golfer Lee Westwood is baffled as to why Scotland's Elliot Saltman was not given a global ban for being found guilty of cheating. (Scotsman)



see also
Tuesday's gossip column
08 Feb 11 |  Gossip
Monday's gossip column
07 Feb 11 |  Gossip
Monday's Scottish gossip
07 Feb 11 |  Scotland
Sunday's Scottish gossip
06 Feb 11 |  Scotland


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