Rangers board members have met to discuss the future of boss Pedro Caixinha in the wake of their latest setback. Further pressure was heaped on the Portuguese coach after a troubled seven-month reign at Ibrox when his side followed up Sunday’s Betfred Cup semi-final defeat to Motherwell with a disappointing 1-1 draw at home […]
Boss Neil Lennon believes midfielder Dylan McGeouch was at his best in the 1-0 win over Edinburgh rivals Hearts at Easter Road on Tuesday night. Simon Murray’s strike in the third minute was enough to see Hibernian leapfrog the Gorgie men and into fifth place in the Ladbrokes Premiership. Lennon noted that McGeouch, 24, […]
Celtic fans have been recognised with a gong at the FIFA Best Awards in London. The Old Firm supporters won the award of best fans for their tribute to the Lisbon Lions in May – for the 50th anniversary of the club winning the European Cup – after voting from other clubs’ supporters on […]
Brendan Rodgers revealed assistant referee Frank Connor came looking for him to apologise for the penalty Hibernian were awarded in the Hoops’ 4-2 Betfred Cup semi-final win on Saturday. The holders were cruising at Hampden Park through a Mikael Lustig double when referee Kevin Clancy, following a word with Connor, pointed to the spot […]
Pedro Caixinha has launched an astonishing attack on his Rangers players after their Betfred Cup semi-final loss to Motherwell, accusing them of embarrassing him, the club and the fans. The under-fire boss did not hold back as he held a post-mortem of Sunday’s 2-0 defeat by Stephen Robinson’s Steelmen. Just 24 hours on from […]
Louis Moult’s double sent Motherwell into the Betfred Cup final as Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha and opposite number Stephen Robinson were sent to the stand during a bad-tempered semi-final. Moult scrambled home from a 52nd-minute corner and produced a stunning first-time lob to seal a 2-0 victory and a return trip to Hampden to […]
Hearts moved above St Johnstone into fifth in the Ladbrokes Premiership table as Kyle Lafferty’s goal sealed a 1-0 victory at McDiarmid Park. With the top four not in league action because of the Betfred Cup semi-finals it was a chance for both St Johnstone and Hearts to close the gap on the leading […]
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers insists he will live or die by his own principles following debate about his Champions League approach. Rodgers refused to compromise his usual 4-2-3-1 system against Bayern Munich despite missing defenders Jozo Simunovic, Erik Sviatchenko and Anthony Ralston through injury and his side lost 3-0. The defeat could have been […]
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers will not resort to pragmatism despite suffering a 3-0 defeat to German giants Bayern Munich in their Champions League clash in the Allianz Arena. The Northern Irishman had promised to play on the front foot in the Group B encounter and in an open game, skipper Thomas Muller opened the […]
Ross County fan Blaine Thomas got treated to the day of his life after mischievously applying for the manager’s role last month. The job eventually went to Owen Coyle, but not after 12-year-old Thomas had sent an application to chairman Roy MacGregor outlining his plans for the club. Despite not getting the job, Thomas […]