“Absolutely,” he replied. “It just shows that you can enjoy yourself without going on the pitch. There's no need for people to go on the pitch. “The way it ended with the scenes on Saturday at Celtic Park is not good for Scottish football. It's a bad look. It doesn't do anybody any favours.”
“It's a perfect ending to a season for the league, for Scottish football, for drama and excitement,” said head coach McInnes. “It's pure box office. I felt for a while it would go the full way, and we've been preparing for that. ”We knew we'd have to get good wins, and obviously Celtic in the last wee while have shown improvements. Fair play to them and to our boys for making this the situation.”
Highland League champions Brora Rangers FC is in a play-off against Edinburgh City for a place in League Two. The teams drew 1-1 in the first leg in Brora and are now preparing for a final showdown in the capital on Saturday. "It would be amazing to get into the second division - this is making history for Brora," said club director Mary Stewart, who grew on a street behind the team's Dudgeon Park ground.
SNS Elgin City have suspended first-team manager Allan Hale "with immediate effect, pending an ongoing investigation". The Scottish League 2 club say in a website statement they "will make no further comment until the investigation has concluded".
Michael Stewart has accused the SFA of 'trying to silence voices of dissent' after being banned from Hampden Park for his criticism of referees, highlighting concerns over freedom of expression in football.
We're miles ahead. The board reckoned, if we could get there in five years, to the Premiership, that would be an achievement. We managed to do it quicker. A lot of hard work. Some good recruitment. Some good personalities in the dressing room. Some togetherness. Punching above our weight most of the time.
It is no surprise that Aberdeen have made major changes to their recruitment team again. Nuno de Almeida has left and Darren Mowbray has returned as head of recruitment. It was hardly the biggest surprise when the Dons announced the news on Tuesday night. Everybody knew the writing had been on the wall for de Almeida.
I just replayed my whole life - 16 years of pain and struggling in the closet - and I just thought to myself, 'What is the big deal?' I didn't have any social media at the time, just my private Facebook which had my football boys on it and I thought, 'Do you know what - I am just going to make a wee post.' Then I fell asleep, when I woke up it was an explosion of notifications, all the media outlets picked it up.
Image source, SNS Supporters could be allowed to buy alcohol at a Scotland match later this year as part of a plan aimed at lifting the booze ban in Scottish football. The Scottish FA have confirmed the trial could take place during one of the national team friendly matches in March or June, prior to the World Cup. Steve Clarke's side will host Japan on 28 March and Curacao on 30 May.
The study by the Fraser of Allander Institute found that the professional men's and women's game, alongside the national teams, generated 820m during the 2023/24 season when fan spending was included. Without spectator-related expenditure, the sport's direct economic contribution stood at 545m, supporting the equivalent of 9,245 full-time jobs rising to14,315 with matchday spending added. Attendances at professional matches involving Scottish teams topped 6.8 million during the 2023/24 campaign.
