The draw for the Champions League begins an hour from now. Who will Celtic be drawn to play?

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Dundee boss Paul Hartley has held talks with the former Motherwell midfielder Tom Hateley and is waiting to learn of the 26-year-old Englishman's next move now that he has left Polish side Slask Wroclaw.

The Dark Blues boss thinks Hateley would give balance to his side but faces competition for his signature, with Partick Thistle and Hibernian also trailing the free agent. But more concerning for the Dundee manager is the news that English clubs such as AFC Wimbledon and Bradford have joined the queue of interested suitors. 

"We have made him an offer but we're just waiting to hear back. I think he's got a few offers on the table, though," said Hartley.

"Hopefully we can hear in the next 24 to 48 hours where we're at with Tom. 

"He's got good experience in the top flight here in Scotland. When I spoke to him, I didn't have to sell him the league. 

"He has been playing in a good league in Poland for the last couple of years so I think he would be a great addition to our squad. 

"He's just weighing up his offers now though. It's quite a common thing nowadays that if a player gets an offer from down south there's not a lot we can do to compete with the money they have."

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Ryan Edwards says he hopes holding down a regular first-team place at Partick Thistle can enhance his international ambitions.

The Australian midfielder is now too old for his national team's Under-23 squad and is focused on being considered for the senior team and their forthcoming World Cup qualifiers.

"With the Australian national team you get on their radar when you play first-team games," said Edwards.

"As I've done that you get the occasional email and they have to monitor your training progress - that's happened occasionally so it's better if I continue playing first-team football.

"You've seen the likes of Jackson Irvine, obviously he's gone to the Championship in England now, but when he was in the Scottish Premiership along with Tom Rogic at Celtic they were the players getting picked, so they're the kind of midfielders I'm competing with.

"So it's just a matter of me trying to be in the first team, perform well and get on the Australian staff's radar and then go from there."

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There are some interesting developments going on at Ashfield Football Club in the north side of Glasgow.

The junior club have invited former Denmark and Rangers favourite Brian Laudrup to conduct a public training session for 22 local youth players at their academy on Saturday at 11:00 BST.

Businessmen Michael and Gerry Facenna have invested almost £2m so far in developing the Ashfield Stadium and are about to announce plans for a major development to their football and speedway academies.

We're hoping to speak to the Danish star once his training session is over. If we do, it's one to listen out for on Saturday's Sportsound programme.

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Alan Archibald hopes his Partick Thistle team can end a barren run against Hearts at Firhill this Saturday.

Thistle failed to score in all three meetings last season with Hearts winners on each occasion.

The last time Thistle scored against Hearts was in May 2014 when they won 4-2 at Tynecastle.

Archibald said: "It's a long time - three poor games from our point of view, especially the first two and in the first one we didn't leave a footprint on the game. 

"We gradually got better over the season, but we need to improve our form against the big sides.

"We had a decent performance last week against Aberdeen and hopefully we can take aspects of that into the Hearts game."

The Thistle manager has confirmed he is looking to add two more players to his squad before the transfer window closes at the end of the month.

He is currently looking at players who can strengthen the centre of defence and central midfield.

"We've got a couple things ongoing but I'll never say until they're signed because all the teams are looking at probably the same players."

Archibald is without the injured trio Gary Fraser, Mustapha Dumbuya and Stuart Bannigan, while Sean Walsh is suspended.

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This will bring trickles of sweat to the brows of Hibs and Dundee fans, and will probably unsettle Jambos and Terrors fans too...

Scotland's Game is broadcast this evening on BBC One Scotland at 21:00 BST.

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Earlier we mentioned that Hearts are saying they don't need to sell Callum Paterson. In fact, head coach Robbie Neilson expects the right-back to be a Hearts player after this transfer window closes. Wigan Athletic have had a second bid turned down. Neilson insists Paterson will only be allowed to leave if a club matches what they believe he is worth.

"The two clubs are miles apart in our valuation of the player," said Neilson of Wigan's interest.

"We believe he is a real asset to us. He is a Scottish international and has played a lot of games for this club. We value the player at a price and they have come in significantly below that price."

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Northern Ireland international Dean Shiels has signed for League of Ireland Premier Division champions Dundalk.

The 31-year-old, son of Derry City manager Kenny Shiels, spent the last four years at Rangers where he played in two promotion-winning teams.

Previously he had spells with Hibernian, Doncaster Rovers and Kilmarnock.

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Raith Rovers boss Gary Locke says being top of the Championship at this stage of the season means nothing and that this week's opponents Dundee United and Hibernian remain favourites for promotion. Rovers have won all three of their opening league fixtures and travel to Tannadice on Saturday.

"I know how quickly everything can change," Locke told BBC Scotland.

"We are three games in and have started well. In another three games' time I could be a dud again! You take the stick when it comes and the praise when it's going but one thing I will never do is get carried away with either."