Scottish Football Daily Digest — 26 May 2026
Scottish football kept moving today. Here's the digest.
Will McLeish stay after St Mirren's rollercoaster season?
Interim manager Craig McLeish has not been fancied for the St Mirren job permanently. But after keeping the club up amid a rollercoaster season, will that change?
'Outstanding leader' Shinnie to leave Aberdeen
Aberdeen's Scottish Cup-winning captain Graeme Shinnie is to leave the club next month when his contract expires.
St Mirren and Partick Thistle playing off for high stakes
St Mirren defender Alex Gogic and Partick Thistle counterpart Cammy Logan explain how much it means to them to win the second leg of Monday's Scottish Premiership Play-off final.
'Hearts' Shankland agrees free transfer to Rangers' – gossip
Rangers apparently can sign Lawrence Shankland for free from Heart of Midlothian, but Celtic's talks about a permanent move for Marcelo Saracchi from Boca Juniors are reckoned to have stalled.
Rangers agree deal for Hearts captain Shankland
Rangers agree a deal for Hearts captain Lawrence Shankland, subject to a medical, which will take place in the coming days.
Rangers want to sign Hearts' Shankland – gossip
Hearts captain linked with Rangers as Celtic manager reckons meeting with major shareholder.
Does O'Neill want to stay? And can Celtic afford to let him go?
Martin O'Neill was only supposed to be in charge of Celtic for a few weeks in the autumn, but has now won a double. So what happens next?
Celtic ease past second-tier Dunfermline to win Scottish Cup
Watch highlights as Celtic beat Dunfermline Athletic 3-1 at Hampden to win the Scottish Cup.
Celtic lift Scottish Cup to complete double
Watch Celtic lift the Scottish Cup – and complete a double – after beating Dunfermline Athletic 3-1 at Hampden.
Was cup final fond farewell for Larssonesque Maeda?
All the indications are that Daizen Maeda will leave Celtic this summer, and if that is to be the case, signing off with a goal in a winning cause in the Scottish Cup final was no bad was to say goodbye.
And so it continues. Back tomorrow.