🗣️"I have not initiated any winding-up proceedings. That action has been taken independently by Zenith Legal Services Group." Former Hamilton director of football Gerry Strain has responded to winding up petition accusation. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260426...

🗣️“I'm not worried. There's zero concern from our point of view. I'd be amazed if it went beyond this stage.” Hamilton's owner has reacted to the winding up petition that has been lodged against parent company 1874 Holdings Ltd. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260415...

🗣️"His commentary this season has extended well beyond legitimate criticism and called into question the integrity of our members." The Scottish Senior Football Referees' Association have backed the SFA ban of Michael Stewart. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260347...

🗣️"It is a perilous path for them to venture down. That said, his bold proclamations have often gone beyond what constitutes constructive criticism." Michael Stewart ban is an SFA misstep - but Scottish referees deserve respect. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260316...

🗣️"Why wouldn't you take that opportunity? When boys reach a certain age, they find they're not getting chances. Minutes for young players aren't there." Alan Maybury on why Scotland's best kids are moving to English clubs. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🫵 "Rangers in for Dublin boy" 🌼 Leeds United glory days 😮 Playing for Hearts and Hibs ⚽️ Giving youth a chance at Stirling Albion 👋 Why Scotland's best kids are leaving for England I enjoyed talking to Alan Maybury for @heraldscotland.bsky.social this week 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗨️"Pig Watch may well be legal. But it is deeply unpleasant, completely unnecessary and highly dangerous." The return of the Green Brigade might help Celtic win the Scottish title but avoiding a ban is beyond the ultras group. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social ✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260125...

🗣️"If it had gone on any longer, it would probably have cost me my marriage. That is something I will never let happen again.” John Rankin on the hidden toll of the Hamilton Accies crisis - and the power of a "strong woman". In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260124...

🗣️"Having to play their most difficult match on the final day actually presents Hearts with a chance to sew up the Premiership before then." Corruption? What corruption? SPFL faced an impossible task with post-split fixtures. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social ✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260022...

🗨️"He's incredibly quick, he's very strong, he can dribble, he can shoot with both feet, he can do it all basically." A teenage Scottish striker has been tipped to reach the "very top" following a historic English promotion. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260022...

😨Dangerous days 🦾Phygital, a combination of physical and digital 🙏The white knight 🤝Fans back onside 🐉A Hebrew bible sea serpent How Inverness Caledonian Thistle went from the brink of liquidation to the cusp of a double. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259952...

🗣️"It is 30 years now since a striker scored for Scotland at a finals. The Ally McCoist goal against Switzerland at Euro ’96 is the last." Steve Clarke has to fix an old failing or Scotland will struggle at the World Cup. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259951...

🗣️"Look, it’s just the modern way, if you lose a game you get booed. You’ve got to deal with it. But it disappointed me.” Steve Clarke took aim at the Tartan Army boo boys after Scotland's defeat to Japan at Hampden tonight. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259773...

🗣️"I'm playing against men. It's more physical, it's quicker and the players are more streetwise." Calum Adamson is loving life on loan at Alloa - where he's learned football's dark arts and faced anti-Rangers flak. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"There's always lessons to be learned. You're always trying to do things better. Hopefully you'll see the results of that in the summer." Steve Clarke on how a new approach can help Scotland make an impact at the World Cup. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259764...

🗣️"That will definitely happen. I don’t want it hanging over me. I think that’s important." Scotland captain Andy Robertson has made an admission about his Liverpool future and responded to reports linking him with Celtic. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️“Spurs have seen their takings in South Korea fall off a cliff. Celtic have had a far more coherent and sustained strategy in Japan." How Celtic eclipsed England's clubs with a lucrative move into the Land of the Rising Sun. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"He wants me to do a lot of work. I'll be involved in a lot of the decision making and be given a lot to do." Steven Naismith on the "big decisions" Scotland manager Steve Clarke has asked him to make ahead of the World Cup. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259615...

🗣️"We're now dealing with different entities. We're going back to the nastiness. For me, police numbers need to be higher." Failure to react to overcrowding and inadequate officer numbers partially to blame for Ibrox unrest. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🔴 Overcrowding in Broomloan Stand 🔴 Failure to react quickly enough 🔴 Inadequate policing levels at Ibrox 🔴 Call to make face coverings at football illegal 🔴 Stadium alcohol ban fears dismissed Exclusive report on cup tie unrest in @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"It can be overcome. I’ve got ideas about how to do that. There’s ways to break through. Just watch this space." Ange Postecoglou working on 'rock n roll football' plan to save Premier League from set pieces and stoppages. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259540...

🗣️“It's been difficult. But the supporters were brilliant at the weekend. It was probably the first time there wasn’t any negative song or protest." Shaun Maloney has told Celtic's players how they can keep their fans onside. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"It wasn’t anything too deep, it wasn’t anything complex, it wasn’t anything Churchillian." Shaun Maloney has revealed what he told Celtic's players in the huddle before the penalty shootout against Rangers at Ibrox. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️“No one should be assaulted at work. These are low paid workers putting themselves in harm's way to keep the rest of us safe." Scotland's clubs told to protect matchday stewards from violent fan attacks after Ibrox unrest. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

BBC Scotland kindly gave me a sneak peek at their new documentary series Ultras. Absolutely outstanding. Kudos to everyone involved. Importantly, no difficult issue is sidestepped. The first episode airs on the BBC Scotland channel at 9pm tomorrow night. I would recommend it.

🗣️"He is absolutely immense. I'd hate to lose him. But if he keeps playing like that he doesn't stay at Motherwell." Motherwell captain Paul McGinn on his Celtic-linked team mate and that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain red card call. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"The Iran players should back up the people. But they choose to back up a terrorist, extremist regime." The refugee who a Celtic great "treated like a son" when he came to Scotland on why Iran should not be at the World Cup. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

Football vlogger Blair McNally features prominently in the superb new BBC Scotland series Ultras. The YouTuber believes ultras are the future of the Scottish game and has urged clubs and the authorities to work with them. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"Companies are adding elements of Artificial Intelligence to CCTV which make it impossible for anyone to make themselves anonymous." Celtic and Rangers must invest in AI to rid Scottish football of balaclava-clad neds. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

An excellent read from my @heraldscotland.bsky.social colleague @graememcgarry.bsky.social. Ultras' contribution to Scottish football is overwhelmingly positive - noise, colour, passion, tifos, charity fundraising. Don't tar them all with the same brush. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259190...

🗣️"Can more not be done to rid the national game of disorder? An example must be made of those responsible, a message sent out that such affray is unacceptable." There must be a reckoning after Scottish football's day of shame. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🔴 Hundreds of thousands of pounds damage to Ibrox 🔴 LED advertising boards trampled 🔴 Hundreds of counterfeit tickets used 🔴 Green Brigade tifo set on fire in car park 🔴 SFA/Police Scotland investigations welcomed In @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"The inability to show games at traditional kick-off times will, coupled with the limitations of the TV deals, result in some unfortunate scheduling." Scrapping an anti-Semite's archaic blackout can showcase Scottish game. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social ✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259155...

🗣️"It won't be as much of a shock going into the Rangers first team because of the experience they've had playing men’s football at stadiums with fans." The SFA scheme that is helping to turn Rangers' kids from boys into men. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"They are in an uncomfortable situation. They've got to adapt to a different environment. Sometimes it’s not a nice environment." Academy chief on how an SFA scheme is helping to turn Rangers' best kids from boys into men. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️“I can't figure it out. There are a lot of points to be played for. If they lose a few more games they could find themselves in trouble." Aberdeen icon fears Pittodrie hierarchy are "gambling" with their Premiership future. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259014...

🗣️"Is the mood in the stands significantly more harmonious than it is at their age-old adversaries? The fallout to their second-half collapse on Sunday showed it is not." The Rangers fan anger that will derail their title bid. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social ✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259013...

🗣️"He is on the way to being better and better. It is all about us. There is no player who can be too much in the comfort zone." Danny Rohl has reacted to criticism of a key Rangers duo after his side's collapse against Celtic. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

📞"Were you at the game caller?" 📈 Market "monster" 🖥️ Digital diversification 🎙️ Old Firm apprehension 🤬 David drops the F-bomb I joined the @clydessb.bsky.social to find out why it's still a Scottish football institution. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 📻 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"It all promises to make for compelling viewing. Will it, though, have a major bearing on the title race? Could it decide something else?" Is this Old Firm game just the Premiership third/fourth place play-off first leg tie? In @heraldscotland.bsky.social✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258957...

🗣️"When it comes to football my fellow Glaswegians have an opinion and by God you will listen to it." I joined @clydessb.bsky.social ahead of the Rangers v Celtic game to find out why it's still a Scottish football phenomenon. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"People said to me, ‘You’re mad!’ I told them, ‘No, it’s going to have a huge impact’. Sure enough, it was amazingly successful." I spoke to Mel Young about the Homeless World Cup and this year's event in Mexico City. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258894...

🏀 Links to NBA royalty 👑 Saving Sacramento Kings 🦏 Rochester Rhinos rebrand 🍻 Jamie Vardy's love of bargain beers 💰 Kelty Hearts investment 📈 Data analytics win Enjoyed speaking to new Kelty Hearts vice-chairman David Dworkin for @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258724...

🗣️"Anybody who thinks that is a good idea needs their head examined. It doesn't help.” Martin O'Neill was furious about the protest at Parkhead last night - lifting the Green Brigade ban will kill off Celtic's title challenge. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social ✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258714...

🗣️"Jimmy's wife stuck her head out the window and shouted, ‘That’s Robert Duvall on the phone for you!’ Jimmy replied, ‘Tell him I’ll call him back!’" When a Celtic great kept a Hollywood icon waiting so he could cut his grass. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"There's still a war to win and we're well in it. We've got 11 games to go and we don't feel we're going to go anywhere." Derek McInnes has called on Hearts to take advantage of a run of home games after their Rangers defeat. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"It’s only the start. I can improve a lot. I have the ability to do that. I have the right people around me. I’m learning every day." Scottish Cup hero Sebastian Tounekti on why the best is still to come from him and Celtic. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"I disapprove of it. We don't need militants, we don't need modern Che Guevaras, we want people who love Celtic." Thousands of Celtic fans stayed away from Parkhead last night - I spoke to supporters who ignored the boycott. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

💰 Mounting debts, boardroom change 👕 Tumble dryer "madness" 🧠 Manager Gary Naysmith 📈 Data analytics recruitment 🏆 Scottish Cup hopes Dan Wharton - the Celtic fan steering Stenhousemuir back from the brink of administration. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social ✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258349...

🗣️"He excels at picking the ball up deep, driving forward, breaking defensive lines. He should revel in the physical Scottish game." Why Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is an expensive gamble that is worth taking for frugal Celtic. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258346...