#Scottish Premiership

#Scottish Premiership

Referees could be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) one day, reckons Livingston manager David Martindale. Semi-automated offside technology has been around since the 2022 World Cup and Martindale is predicting further advances to reduce human error. The Scottish Premiership is nearing three years of video assistant referees (VAR) but does not yet have goal-line or offside technology, with the cost proving prohibitive.

Image source, Getty Images Scotland striker Kevin Nisbet has returned to Aberdeen from Millwall for a fee in the region of 300,000 and on a three-year deal. The 28-year-old spent last season on loan at Pittodrie but has now has signed a three-year contract with the Scottish Premiership club. Nisbet, who has 11 caps for his country, was sold to Millwall by Hibernian in summer 2023, signing a three-year contract.

Rangers and Celtic rounded off a difficult week for both teams by playing out a dour 0-0 draw that will do little to ease the pressure on either Russell Martin or Brendan Rodgers. The Old Firm pair were each humiliated in the Champions League, Celtic beaten on penalties by Kairat as they exited the competition in the playoff round, with Rangers also failing to reach the league phase as a 6-0 loss to Club Brugge condemned them to a 9-1 aggregate defeat.

Luton Town must significantly enhance their offer for Shayden Morris after falling short with two bids, with the latest being around 600,000.

Aberdeen apologized to a St Mirren supporter who was targeted at the Scottish Premiership game in Paisley with a chant, which then appeared on social media.

James Penrice is on the verge of being sold to AEK Athens following a transfer offer from the Greek Super League club. The 26-year-old joined the Scottish Premiership club last year on a free transfer after his contract with Livingston came to an end.