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Thursday's Scottish gossip

Scottish newspaper gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Celtic boss Neil Lennon is ready to sign Coventry's Republic of Ireland keeper Keiren Westwood, who is out of contract in the summer and has rejected the offer of a new contract, in a bargain free transfer swoop. (Daily Mirror)

Tottenham are set to renew their interest in Blackpool and Scotland midfielder Charlie Adam after conceding Niko Kranjcar is likely to leave White Hart Lane in the summer. (Metro)

Former Hearts and Hibernian midfielder Michael Stewart is training with Charlton Athletic in a bid to win a contract. (Daily Record)

Cowdenbeath manager Jimmy Nicholl hopes to sign former Rangers defender Bob Malcolm until the end of the season. (Various)

Falkirk lost nearly £1m in the financial year to May, but chairman Martin Ritchie insists that the club's finances have taken an upturn since their relegation from the Scottish Premier League. (Various)

Dundee defender Craig McKeown thinks there will be a summer exodus of players from the side that has gone 20 Division One games without defeat because the club have been unable to offer new contracts as they are in administration. (Various)

OTHER GOSSIP

Scotland forward Nathan Hines will link up with Jason White at reigning French champions Clermont Auvergne next season after agreeing a two-year contract to return to the Top 14 from Leinster. (The Scotsman)

Stirling University has been ruled out of the running to host Great Britain's next Davis Cup tie because the roof of its indoor tennis complex is too low. (Daily Record)

Promoter Frank Warren has four names lined up as WBO super-featherweight champion Ricky Burns' next opponent - IBF champion Mzonke Fana, Puerto Rican Luis Cruz, American Eloy Perez and Argentine Vincente Martin Rodriguez, with an open air show at Airdrie United's Excelsior Stadium a possibility. (the Sun)

Dundee CCS Starts defenceman Sam McCluskey is a surprise late call-up and joins team-mate and fellow debutant Brent Hughes in the Great Britain squad for next month's ice hockey World Championships in Kiev. (Daily Record)

Glasgow Rocks player-coach Sterling Davis has conceded defeat in the team's chase for the British Basketball League title after a slump in form that leaves them fifth in the table. (Various)



see also
Thursday's gossip column
17 Mar 11 |  Gossip
Wednesday's Scottish gossip
16 Mar 11 |  Scotland


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