🏴 Thursday’s Scottish football gossip
Rangers dig in over Chermiti, Celtic sweat over injuries, fixture fury erupts and a Europa League finalist calls it a day.
🔵 Rangers want ‘big profit’ as PSV circle Youssef ChermitiPSV have Chermiti on their radar but Rangers will only sell for a massive profit on the eight million they paid. Eight of his nine league goals have come against Hearts and Celtic and Rohl sees him as untouchable. This is not a summer Rangers plan to entertain offers.
🍀 Celtic face fresh right back crisis as Colby Donovan sent for scan.Donovan limped off at Dens Park and Celtic are bracing themselves. Araujo is still recovering, Johnston has suffered a setback, and O’Neill could be down to one fit right back for the run in. Ralston may need to carry the load in a title race that is tightening by the minute.
🔵 Alan Brazil claims Rangers fans are ‘raging’ over post split fixtures. Brazil says Rangers supporters are furious after Celtic landed a home game on the final day. He reckons Ally McCoist will be spitting feathers and insists the SPFL’s choices have caused chaos. The title race is three teams deep and every detail is being scrutinised.
❤️ Marc Leonard loses red card appeal as Hearts suffer blow before split.Hearts argued that defenders could have caught Robbie Muirhead, but the SFA rejected the appeal. Leonard will now miss the final pre split match against Motherwell. A frustrating outcome in a season where every point matters.
🍀 Julian Araujo drops emotional message as Celtic return edges closer.Araujo posted new images from his time at Celtic with the caption “The paths of life”. Fans flooded the comments begging him to return before the end of the season. Bournemouth are open to selling him and Celtic know he wants to stay. A reunion feels possible.
🟢 David Gray says Scottish football intensity shocks new Hibs signings.Gray says players arriving from abroad often need time to adjust to the pace, physicality and lack of space. He insists patience is key and recruitment must reflect the demands of the league. Hibs want more signings to hit the ground running next season.
🟣 Raphael Sallinger joins elite Hibs goalkeeping company with 11th clean sheet.Sallinger has matched the likes of Marciano, Macey and Marshall with eleven shut outs. He could hit thirteen, the highest Hibs tally since Nick Colgan’s seventeen in 2001. A quietly outstanding season.
🟡 Ian McCall throws hat in the ring for SPFL return.McCall wants back into management and hoped for the Ayr United job after Scott Brown’s exit. He says he would have taken it in a heartbeat but was never asked. He is waiting for the right opening.