Joey Barton has been talking to talkSPORT, external this morning about his situation at Ibrox.

“They’ve told me to stay away but there are a lot of misconceptions out there at the moment," he said.

“I’ve been asked to re-evaluate the way I’m thinking, but I don’t think they’re going to change - I want Rangers to win!

“We lost to our fiercest rivals at the weekend, we came in to train on Monday and Tuesday and we’re picking the bones of how we get better, how we get Rangers back to the top of Scottish football.

“We’re asked for an opinion and I’m someone who gives an opinion. Two passionate Rangers players have then shared opinions on how we get better as a team and what’s going wrong for us. It’s nothing more and nothing less than that.

“Obviously sometimes the way I communicate can be a bit blunt and a bit direct and it ruffles people’s feathers, which I know I have to work at, but I don’t apologise for trying to win. I care deeply about playing football.

“There is absolutely no issue with me and Andy. We sat down in the dressing room afterwards and spoke through what was said.

“It’s disappointing that certain people are trying to insinuate that there is, because it’s completely false.

“Andy is a mad, passionate Rangers fan, he’s stood in the terraces, so I’ve got great respect for him. He cares deeply about making the club better, as I do, but the way it’s been handled is strange.

“When you look at my history and you’re told to stay away from the club, it does look like something more has happened, and that’s why I’ve decided to get on the radio and speak, because it’s wrong.

"I'm as committed to Glasgow Rangers as the day I signed. There's nothing at all that has altered me from that task." 

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Hearts are again at full strength for their match against St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park. A win would send them top ahead of Celtic's match with Inverness on Sunday.

Provisional squad: Hamilton, Paterson, Rherras, Rossi, Souttar, Ozturk, Kitchen, Buaben, Djoum, Nicholson, Walker, Cowie, Watt, Sammon, Muirhead, Johnsen, Todorov, Zanatta, Nowak, Smith, Oshaniwa, Noring.

Joey Barton will sit out Rangers' game against Ross County after being sent home earlier in the week following a training-ground dispute. Danny Wilson returns from a calf injury in central defence and will partner Clint Hill. Rob Kiernan (ankle) drops out along with the suspended Philippe Senderos. Striker Joe Dodoo (ankle) remains out but Matt Crooks is closer to a return from his ankle injury and could face Queen of the South in Tuesday's Betfred Cup quarter-final.

Provisional squad: Foderingham, Tavernier, Hill, Wilson, Wallace, Halliday, Rossiter, Kranjcar, Holt, Windass, Miller, McKay, Garner, Waghorn, Forrester, Hodson, Bates, O'Halloran, Gilks.

Ross County team news to follow.

Motherwell have a doubt over Joe Chalmers (groin) ahead of their Premiership derby against Hamilton. But Keith Lasley is fit after coming off against Ross County with a dead leg. Carl McHugh (concussion) and Jacob Blyth (Achilles) remain out while Kieran Kennedy is still building himself back up to strength following illness. 

Provisional squad: Samson, Tait, Hammell, McManus, Heneghan, Cadden, Lasley, Chalmers, Clay, Ainsworth, McDonald, Moult, Bowman, Belic, Mackin, McFadden, Thomas, MacLean, Campbell, Brill.

Hamilton are likely to be without centre-back Dan Seaborne. He pulled up with a muscle problem against Hearts last weekend and was replaced by teenager Shaun Want, but skipper Michael Devlin will return from a knee problem at Fir Park. Back-up goalkeeper Gary Woods (ankle) remains out along with long-term absentees Jesus Garcia Tena and Craig Watson (both knee). 

Provisional squad: Matthews, Gillespie, McMann, Lyon, Devlin, Sarris, Donati, MacKinnon, Longridge, Crawford, Docherty, D'Acol, Brophy, Hughes, Tierney, Redmond, Roy, Bingham, Kurtaj, Thomson.

No sooner had we mentioned Tomas Cerny's injury situation than Thistle announce they have brought in German goalkeeper Thorsten Stuckmann until January. 

Thistle say on their website, external that the 35-year-old 6ft 6in goalkeeper, who had spells at Preston and Doncaster before leaving the latter in the summer, will go straight into the squad to play Kilmarnock tomorrow.

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Tomas Cerny's recurring foot injury is causing the Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald concern. The 31-year-old keeper was out at the end of last season after landing awkwardly in a match against Dundee United and had to be replaced by Ryan Scully in the first-half of last week's 2-0 Premiership defeat by St Johnstone at Firhill when the pain flared up again. 

The Czech goalie has also missed several Betfred Cup games this season.

"Tomas is feeling better but we are just not sure how it is going to go with his foot. 

"It is not his metatarsal but just round about there, it is just when he plants his foot. It is not an impact injury and he has had no problem training.

"It is a weird thing. He was training the best part of eight weeks and we have had no problem but when he goes out on the pitch - that's twice it has happened in four games.

"The pain has gone away a bit but it is a concern because we don't want to take the risk of playing him and we need to make a substitution because it kills us a little bit.

"We have had scans before. After the latest the surgeon thought the episodes would become less and less in terms of when they happen and when they do happen, the pain would be less and the recovery would be quicker.

"We will see what free agents are about because we don't want to be left short." 

Archibald, however, views Cerny's misfortune as a chance for 23-year-old Scully to impress. 

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What does the future hold for Rangers midfielder Joey Barton after being told to stay away from training following an argument with team-mate Andy Halliday?

The English midfielder is not in the squad for the visit of Ross County on Saturday.

Below is what Barton wrote on Twitter about the "sharp disagreement".

Former Dundee United, Rangers and St Mirren striker Steven Thompson has made his predictions for the weekend's six Premiership fixtures.

Have a go at the Predictor game. You can set up mini leagues with your friends for extra bragging rights.

Greenock Morton have signed former Dundee United defender Gavin Gunning until January 2017. The 25-year-old centre-back goes in to Jim Duffy's squad for Saturday's Championship match against Dunfermline at Cappielow.

"I’m thrilled to have been able to bring him to the club," said Duffy.

"With injuries to Ricki [Lamie], Conor [Pepper], Lee Kilday struggling and Mark [Russell] suspended, it forced our hand to go and see if we could add a player who would complement us."

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Tomorrow's fish and chip wrappers they may be, but you can't beat a flick through the back pages of Scotland's sporting press. Here's a smattering of what's making the news:

• Former Celtic midfielder Roy Keane says "the whole mind-set has to change" if his former team are to succeed in the group stage of the Champions League
• Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson would love to sign forward Tony Watt on a permanent deal
• Hibs players will be fined a week's wages if they are caught using their mobile phones at the training ground

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Catch up on the final part of Scotland's Game, which looks at how Scottish football may develop in the coming years. Part four was broadcast last night on BBC One Scotland.

(Warning: this is the series Rangers manager Mark Warburton found to be "so negative".)

Good morning and a warm welcome to our Scottish football live news page. It's a beautiful early autumn day here in Glasgow, perfect for a game of football. Pity we have to wait until tomorrow. However, in the meantime we can bring you the news as it happens from around Scotland.