BBC Sportscotland

Related BBC sites

Page last updated at 08:23 GMT, Sunday, 17 April 2011 09:23 UK

Sunday's Scottish gossip

Scottish newspaper gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Queens Park Rangers are lining up a cut-price £600,000 bid for Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra. (Sunday Mail)

Celtic manager Neil Lennon admits he is an admirer of Kilmarnock's on-loan playmaker Alexei Eremenko. (Various)

Hibernian manager Colin Calderwood hopes to hang on to on-loan Celtic full-back Richie Towell beyond the summer. (Sunday Mail)

Motherwell manager Stuart McCall wants to use the money generated from reaching the Scottish Cup final to keep soon-to-be-out-of-contract players like Steve Jennings and John Sutton. (Various)

And McCall admits he has his fingers crossed Aberdeen can get the better of Celtic in today's semi-final. (Various)

New Scottish Football Association referees chief John Fleming has assured Celtic there is no bias against their club from his officials. (Sunday Mail)

Fleming also insists there is no chance of another referees' strike next season. (Various)

A decision on the Rangers tax case is expected within four-to-six weeks as the tribunal resumes in Edinburgh tomorrow. (Scotland on Sunday)

The SFA are considering using 'experienced journalists' and 'people of good standing in the game' as they prepare to restructure their disciplinary system over the summer. (News of the World)

Richard Foster believes Aberdeen fans will welcome him back to Pittodrie if Rangers fail to make his loan move permanent. (Various)

Scotland manager Craig Levein is ready to call up Dundee United winger Danny Swanson for next month's Carling Nations Cup matches with Wales and Republic of Ireland. (Sunday Mail)

Livingston chairman Gordon McDougall reckons the decision to relegate his club to Division Three has cots them £1m. (News of the World)



see also
Sunday's gossip column
17 Apr 11 |  Gossip
Saturday's Scottish gossip
16 Apr 11 |  Scotland
Friday's Scottish gossip
15 Apr 11 |  Scotland
Thursday's Scottish gossip
14 Apr 11 |  Scotland
Wednesday's Scottish gossip
13 Apr 11 |  Scotland
Tuesday's Scottish gossip
12 Apr 11 |  Scotland
Monday's Scottish gossip
11 Apr 11 |  Scotland


related internet links:
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites