Far East investor considers Rangers takeover - gossip

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A Far East investor is weighing up a potential attempt to take over Rangers, according to former Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness. (Football Insider), external

Kilmarnock's Derek McInnes is a potential candidate to replace Philippe Clement, who is one defeat away from being sacked as Rangers manager, but the Ibrox club's priority is to resolve their boardroom battle and a lack of money that limited their summer transfer spending. (Football Insider), external

Former Sunderland and Stoke City manager Alex Neil is the early bookmakers' favourite to become Heart of Midlothian head coach, while Kilmarnock's Derek McInnes and St Mirren's Stephen Robinson are also among the contenders. (Edinburgh Evening News), external

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson will promote Brian Kerr from his role as head of the club's youth academy to assistant manager with Diarmuid O’Carroll about to move to Newcastle United as their reserve/under-21 team boss after compensation was agreed with the Premier League club. (Daily Record), external

Former Everton manager David Moyes is seen as a popular appointment as their next team boss by the boardroom and the fans, but the Premier League club have nobody lined up as yet as Sean Dyche battles to save his job. (Football Insider), external

Referees Alan Newlands (43) and Barry Cook (44) have taken the Scottish FA to an employment tribunal, claiming age discrimination for their demotion from category one to category three after an audit by governing body Uefa showed Scotland had the oldest officials in Europe. (Scottish Sun), external

Scotland Under-21 international Lyall Cameron has admitted he would love to follow in the footsteps of his former Dundee midfield partner, Luke McCowan, and win a move to a major club like Celtic or Rangers in future. (The Herald), external

Two-goal striker Adam Idah concedes he and his Celtic teammates showed Falkirk a lack of respect before twice coming back from behind to win their Scottish League Cup quarter-final 5-2 on Sunday. (Glasgow Times), external

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers says that Falkirk gave his team their toughest test of the season before the Scottish Championship leaders finally succumbing to defeat in their League Cup quarter-final. (The National), external

Falkirk manager John McGlynn has revealed that Celtic counterpart Brendan Rodgers came into the away dressing-room to compliment his players after they gave the Scottish champions a fright in their League Cup quarter-final. (Daily Record), external

Former Scotland and Rangers midfielder Graeme Souness has revealed he underwent an emergency heart operation after falling ill earlier this month. (Scottish Sun), external