Scottish Football Daily Digest — 19 April 2026
Scottish football, doing what it does. Here's the catch-up.
'Hearts close to signing midfielder Renauld' – gossip
Heart of Midlothian are apparently close to signing Versailles midfielder Tom Renaud, while Aberdeen are linked with Hibernian's Martin Boyle.
Football is a game of opinions – so why did the SFA ban BBC's Michael Stewart?
His outspoken views on the standard of refereeing in Scotland have resulted in the SFA saying he is no longer welcome at Hampden.
Motherwell & Hearts dominate PFA Scotland Team of the Year
There are five Motherwell players in the PFA Scotland Premiership Team of the Year, with four from table-topping Hearts.
Celtic 'not good enough' for O'Neill to dream of cup glory
A revenge mission against St Mirren in the Scottish Cup semi-finals could set up Martin O'Neill for a huge farewell – but the interim Celtic manager is reluctant to look that far ahead.
St Mirren have proof they can beat Celtic – McLeish
St Mirren have been there, done it and are more than capable of doing it again in Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic, interim manager Craig McLeish reckons.
'Falkirk chase St Mirren's Tanser' – gossip
Falkirk apparently want to sign St Mirren's Scott Tanser as Sivert Heltne Nilsen reveals his reasons for leaving Aberdeen.
When was the last three-team race for Scottish title?
Three sides are battling for the Scottish title this season, but when was the last time there such a close contest?
'Napoli offer McTominay rise to stay until 2030' – gossip
Napoli apparently offer Scott McTominay a significant increase to extend his contract as Dinamo Zagreb receive £10m offers for Scott McKenna.
Three points off top, so why is Sutton ruling Celtic out?
BBC Scotland dissects the former Celtic striker's reasons and examines the substance behind them.
Falkirk will 'learn lessons' after alleged Rangers fan incidents
Falkirk condemn alleged fan incidents and sectarian chanting in Sunday's 6-3 Scottish Premiership defeat by Rangers.
Until tomorrow then.