Scottish Gossip: Deila backed, Neilson against bigger league
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FOOTBALL GOSSIP
Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell has backed manager Ronny Deila to lead the club back into the Champions League group stages. (Daily Record), external
Meanwhile, Celtic chairman Ian Bankier turned on elements of the Celtic support at Friday's AGM, launching a robust defence of director Ian Livingston - the Conservative peer criticized by some supporters after he voted in favour of cuts to tax credits. (Scotsman), external
Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes hopes five days off during the international break will help his team rediscover their early season form. (Herald), external
St Johnstone will attempt to break a 19-year-old club record by winning their sixth straight away match, with Dundee United their opponents on Saturday. (The National), external
Veteran Rangers striker Kenny Miller, 35, has hinted he could keep playing until he is 40. (Daily Record), external
Rangers manager Mark Warburton insists there are no cracks in his relationship with Hibernian head coach Alan Stubbs following an apparent feud, with the Ibrox boss saying: "We're in an entertainment business. We have to make things entertaining". (Scotsman), external
Livingston's Kieran Gibbons says the abuse he endured after his much publicised foul on Rangers' Nathan Oduwa was "hard to take". (Sun), external
Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson has dismissed Falkirk's call for a 16-team top flight in Scotland, insisting a 30-game season would not work. (The National), external
Scotland will fall below Congo for the first time with Gordon Strachan's side expected to slip to 52nd in football's world rankings. (Daily Record), external
Former Scotland captain Roy Aitken, a coach with United Arab Emirates side Al-Ahli, is one win away from triumphing in the Asian Champions League, with the second leg of the final against China's Guangzhou Evergrande poised at 0-0 on aggregate. (Scotsman), external
- Published21 November 2015
- Published20 November 2015
- Published20 November 2015
- Published20 November 2015
- Published20 November 2015