Lynch in St Johnstone frame - Tuesday's gossip

Tiernan Lynch, who has guided Larne to back-to-back Premiership titles in Northern Ireland, is a potential candidate for the St Johnstone job along with Scott Brown and Peter Leven. (The Courier)

Falkirk's Finn Yeats says he is "not surprised there is interest" in John McGlynn, with the Bairns boss linked with vacancies at St Johnstone and Heart of Midlothian. (Daily Record)

Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has claimed he was told by HMRC that it should have done a deal with the club to avoid it going into administration. (Craig Campbell YouTube via Scottish Sun)

Adam Idah says his rivalry with Kyogo Furuhashi to start up front for Celtic is bringing out the best in the pair. (Scottish Sun)

Michael Stewart doubts Luis Palma's chances of breaking back into the Celtic starting XI. (Football Scotland)

Liverpool are preparing to raid Bayer Leverkusen for the Netherlands' former Celtic defender Jeremie Frimpong, 23, which may mean a sell-on fee for the Scottish champions. (CaughtOffside)

Idah says "it's not as intense down there as it is here" as he revealed he was a week behind Celtic's players in terms of fitness when he arrived in the summer permanently from Norwich. (The Herald)

Boss Jimmy Thelin has labelled striker Ester Sokler one of Aberdeen's "best attacking defenders" because of his tireless pressing. (Daily Record)

Thelin has urged defender Jack Mackenzie to keep taking "big steps" in his career as talks continue on a new Aberdeen contract. (Press & Journal)

Dundee boss Tony Docherty says fit-again Clark Robertson brings "dominance and organisation" to his defence. (The Courier)

St Johnstone forward Nicky Clark fears the Perth side's frailty at defending set-pieces could be their undoing this season. (Courier - subscription)

Ross County's Noah Chilvers believes there is more to come from the Dingwall side after they recovered to draw 3-3 with St Johnstone on Saturday. (Press and Journal - subscription)

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