Celtic praised & Saints urged to appoint Brown - gossip

Reaction to Celtic win as St Johnstone manager speculation increases...

Joe Cole believes Celtic have shaken off their status as a Champions League "non entity" with their 5-1 win over Slovan Bratislava. (Record)

Slovan Bratislava's former Rangers winger Vladimir Weiss plays down being booed by Celtic supporters during Wednesday's loss in Glasgow, insisting he did not take it personally. (Sun)

Johan Mjallby has jokingly congratulated Scott Brown on getting the St Johnstone job even though his fellow former Celtic player is still manager of Ayr United. (Sun)

Ex-St Johnstone player Danny Swanson urges the Perth club to appoint Brown, 39. (Record)

St Johnstone will not rush the appointment and assistant Andy Kirk, 45, will get his chance to stake a claim to replace Craig Levein. (Courier - subscription)

Fortuna Sittard have revealed a new third kit, which is a tribute to their late former player Fernando Ricksen, who also played for Rangers. (Sun)

Rangers have no plans to add to their squad with out of contract players. (Football Scotland)

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson wants the club's academy to recruit from all over the world. (Herald - subscription)

Jim Goodwin is eager to take Dundee United back to Hampden for the first time in eight years by winning Friday's Scottish League Cup quarter-final against Motherwell at Fir Park. (Record)

Winning a trophy with Dundee, who visit Rangers in Saturday's Scottish League Cup quarter-final, would be a dream for defender Antonio Portales, 28. (Courier - subscription)

Aberdeen cannot take Spartans lightly in Saturday's League Cup quarter-final, says Nicky Devlin, 30. (Record)

Hearts will travel directly to Aberdeen from Azerbaijan next month with Steven Naismith's side taking on Conference League opponents Dinamo Minsk in Sumgait three days before their Scottish Premiership trip to Pittodrie. (Scotsman - subscription)

Hibernian head coach David Gray is taking nothing for granted, despite the club's owner Ian Gordon indicating he wants to avoid having so many different managers in charge over a short period of time. (Edinburgh Evening News - subscription)

Ross County are awaiting news of 23-year-old defender George Harmon's ankle injury before Saturday's home Premiership meeting with St Johnstone. (Press and Journal - subscription)

Scotland midfielder Lewis Ferguson, 25, will sign a new contract with Bologna this week, according to reports in Italy. (Herald - subscription)