'Queen's Park scrap academy with Haughey to end backing' - gossip

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Willie Haughey has confirmed he is to end his financial backing for Queen's Park when his current five-year agreement ends in June 2026, but the businessman has promised he will leave the Scottish Championship club debt free. (Scottish Sun)

Queen's Park are to scrap their youth academy, leaving more than 200 players and coaches without slots next season, as they prepare for life without financial backing from businessman Willie Haughey in two seasons' time. (Daily Record)

Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin says "brave" captain Ross Docherty must prove he has put his injury woes behind him in the concluding weeks of the season if the 32-year-old midfielder is to earn a new contract beyond the summer. (The Courier)

Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay, who joined Napoli last summer, has revealed he felt "misprofiled" at Manchester United, where he was used as a number six or centre-back when his strengths have always been getting into the box and scoring goals. (The Athletic)

Northern Ireland Under-21 midfielder Francis Turley says there was "no chance" of him joining Rangers despite interest from the Ibrox club, Aberdeen, Ipswich Town and Burnley before the 19-year-old achieved his boyhood dream of signing for Celtic in 2022. (Belfast Telegraph)

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers wants "huge" transfer backing this summer as the Northern Irishman prepares to sit down for showdown talks over his future in the off-season, when he will have just 12 months left on his contract. (Football Insider)

Aberdeen are believed to be opposed to a smaller, 10-team Scottish Premiership in principle after the Scottish Professional Football League competitions working group agreed to a request to explore a revamp of the current four-tier model. (Press & Journal)

Rangers have warned fans that they may scrap the singing section at Ibrox, mostly frequented by the Union Bears ultras group, over "issues of concern" after the club were fined by European governing body Uefa and threatened with a partial stadium closure. (The Herald)

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