🗣️"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...

📉 20 out of 32 passes completed ⬇️ Lowest Wyscout data ⏱️ 3,300+ minutes in 2025/26 season 🏆 Started v Auchinleck ⚽️ Linked with Saudi move Callum McGregor has James Tavernier syndrome - could a summer switch to Saudi tempt him? In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258134...

Why has the co-owner of NBA franchise Sacramento Kings bought in to part-time Kelty Hearts? Chairman Jordan Gardner, who led the American consortium that acquired an 80 per cent stake in the Fife club this week, explains. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258119...

Utrecht fans attacked Celtic supporters on London Road before the Europa League game at Parkhead last night. The match showed, despite the 4-2 win the hosts recorded, that failing to bring in new signings will hurt them more. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"It was really tough. For players with families, it was a serious situation. John Rankin was magnificent throughout it all. Sadly, it became too much for him in the end." Scott Robinson on life inside the Hamilton implosion. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257933...

💪 Brian Graham inspiration 🔝 Arbroath for the Premiership? 💥 Life inside the Hamilton implosion 🗣️ Talks with new owners MSM 🙏 Hopes for Accies' future I spoke to Scott Robinson about his move to Arbroath and time at Hamilton for @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257933...

🗣️"I think it’s a dying game that sort of anger management. I wouldn’t say it’s a good thing, no. It never did me any harm." Scott Arfield on Sean Dyche meltdowns, the end of anger management and his coaching ambitions. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257932...

🗣️"I was playing up against big physical players who weren’t afraid to give you a knock. I really enjoyed that. It brought me on.” Dundee centre-half Luke Graham hasn't regretted snubbing the Premier League - for Lochee United. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257901...

🗣️"It makes managers very risk-averse. They are reluctant to give young players game time." Why Falkirk called for SPFL league reconstruction talks and how a 16 team Premiership could still have four Celtic v Rangers games. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257831...

🗣️"An appetite for change was there. Clubs our size were very much in favour. But the bigger clubs weren’t." Why Falkirk called league reconstruction talks and how a 16 team Premiership can have four Celtic v Rangers games. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257831...

🗣️"It will be interesting to see what the numbers are on Saturday, but I think they'll be better than they were before." Hamilton fans have been urged to end their Broadwood boycott as new owners deal with "legacy issues". In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257863...

Bodo/Glimt fans were waving their giant yellow toothbrushes in the air as their men beat Manchester City in the Champions League last night. But why do the Norwegians have such a bizarre fan symbol? I looked into it for @heraldscotland.bsky.social in 2022. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/199268...

🗣️“I would back him with my life and there's not many sporting directors I would go down that avenue with." Scottish agent Bill McMurdo on how Giovanni Sartori has turned Bologna into a force in Italy and Europe again. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🔴 Technical director smarts 🔵 "Analogue" recruitment 🔴 €2m signing Lewis Ferguson 🔵 Champions League qualification 🔴 Coppa Italia win How "The Cobra" rescued Bologna, who Celtic face this week, from a 50 year slump. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social ✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

📢"We love the enthusiasm and the noise. We support what they do during games because they add energy to the stadium." St Johnstone's owner vowed to work with Fair City Unity ultras as he announced a McDiarmid Park development. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257773...

🗣️"By not distributing money down the way we are making it difficult for clubs to run academies." Falkirk have voted to end "self-interest" in Scottish football and share a UEFA windfall - even though it may cost them £100,000. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257734...

🗣️"Their governance, transparency, accountability, public relations, football strategy and fan engagement all leave a great deal to be desired." Celtic need to behave like Bairns to end fan unrest and land the Scottish title. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257733...

🧚‍♂️ His Falkirk "fairytale" ⚽️ Lack of Premiership game time 👋 A sudden exit 🤝 John McGlynn relationship 👴 Playing until he's 40 I enjoyed speaking to Scott Arfield this week about the reasons for his January move to Livingston. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257732...

🚨"We will prepare an injunction to prevent this and fight the process on the basis that we highly question the validity of the charge." Hamilton Accies vow to oppose administration bid and respond to share ownership claims. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257734...

🗣️"We aren't just looking in America. Middle East and Far East investors have bought into clubs." Falkirk are actively searching for a minority overseas investor - and are open to becoming part of a multi-club ownership set-up. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257728...

🗣️"That goes right up to the top. That shows there is a lot of class in Celtic Football Club." Livingston manager David Martindale has hailed the 'morals' of Celtic chief executive Michael Nicholson after an unexpected gesture. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"Some fans had told us they would rip up their season tickets if we brought ultras in. They emailed us saying, ‘That’s the best thing ever!'" Falkirk's CEO has defended Scotland's ultras and backed a £25 away ticket cap. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"The reputation ultras have is, in the most part, unfair. They've been tremendous for us. We have one of the best atmospheres in the country now." Falkirk's CEO has defended Scotland's ultras and backed a £25 away ticket cap. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"No chance. I'm not paying for that. We're stealing enjoyment from the game. The way you defend is different now. It's not actually defending" Livingston have scrapped VAR for St Mirren cup tie despite Willie Collum apology. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257666...

🗣️“I'm coming in on the operational side and trying to keep the club going. People want things to get better rather than fall apart.” Rebecca Nuttall has been appointed acting Hamilton Academical CEO. I spoke to her for @heraldscotland.bsky.social✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257639...

🏃‍♀️ Represented Wales at 800m and 400m 💰 Quadrupled Haverfordwest crowds 👕 New Hamilton kit in 24 hours 🗣️ Constructive SPFL talks ⚽️ Union of European Clubs board member I spoke to new Hamilton Accies acting CEO Rebecca Nuttall for @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257639...

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PFA Scotland chief executive Fraser Wishart has urged the SPFL to take the same hard line stance on missile throwing and offensive chanting as they have with pyrotechnic use after the Aberdeen game against Rangers on Sunday. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"If football doesn't stop pyro use, missile throwing and offensive chanting, the authorities outside football will step in. That is a real threat." SPFL must avert Scottish football's missile crisis - or face stand closures. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"The fatal flaw for coaches is stubbornness. They end up losing too many games because of it and they’re gone." Adam Webb on the secret of Simo Valakari's success at St Johnstone this season and Wilfried Nancy's 'fatal flaw'. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257548...

💩 Toxic cess pit 📈 Lies, damned lies and statistics! 💥 Dugoutgate 🐧 Larger-than-life Lutz 🐑 Directionless Dons 💤 Sack the bored! Lay off Lutz! Hands-on sporting director Pfannenstiel is exactly what Aberdeen need just now. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257523...