🗣️"There was a time in the past when the majority of the Scotland support was comprised of Rangers fans." Rangers have never had more players in a Scotland squad at a World Cup - but will their fans back the national team? In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 🔗👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/261697...

🗣️“It would be a really divisive decision for the Celtic board to take, unnecessarily divisive." Celtic risk more fan unrest if they appoint Robbie Keane due to the Irishman's past involvement with Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour has been ruled out of the World Cup by the knee injury he suffered against Curacao at Hampden today. He will be sidelined for six to eight weeks. Terrible news for Billy and for Scotland. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/261525...

🗣️"He's gone for a scan now. I'm sitting here hoping and praying he's on the plane. I am 100 per cent worried." Scotland manager Steve Clarke has provided an update on the injury that forced Billy Gilmour off at Hampden today. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇🔗 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/261523...

🗣️"Scottish football, even compared to English football, has taken a lack of innovation to a whole new level." Ex-CEO on what Celtic must do to end supporter unrest and compete at the highest level in Europe once again. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 🔗👇🍀 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/261497...

🗣️"It was a great idea. Celtic and Rangers are so big worldwide, it’s unbelievable." Dick Advocaat recalled how a plan to move the Old Firm to England "scared" clubs down south when he returned to Hampden with Curacao today. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

Scotland take on Curacao at Hampden tomorrow in the first of their World Cup warm-up friendlies. I spoke to ex-Rangers midfielder Juninho Bacuna about making history with the tiny Caribbean nation and manager Dick Advocaat. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 🔗👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"I don’t know if he'll wear a kilt. But he’ll dress up his local boozer. They’ll have Scotland flags out and Scotland tops on." How George Hirst turned an ex-England striker into a Scotland fan in the name of his grandad. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/261425...

🗣️"He’s been playing for Sunderland and they’re another big club. That area is football mad. So that in itself comes with a pressure." Scotland striker backs Rangers-linked player to handle Ibrox heat and do the "dirty stuff". In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"I was trying to find something that would get me used to the heat out there. I'm not a massive fan of heat so it’s been good." Scotland striker George Hirst has been doing hot pod yoga to prepare for the World Cup humidity. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/261429...

🗣️"For me, Lawrence has been arguably the best player in Scotland over the last three, four years." Scotland assistant Steven Naismith has admitted new Rangers signing Lawrence Shankland is in contention for a World Cup start. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"I could do, I really could do, I could do that, yes." Martin O'Neill has made a surprise admission about his Celtic future ahead of talks with the Parkhead club's principal shareholder Dermot Desmond this week. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 🔗👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/261354...

🗣️"That's a tough one for him, a real tough one, as he's been out for nearly 14 months." Martin O’Neill has provided Celtic fans with an update on Jota's comeback from injury - and it's not good news for the Portuguese winger. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"I’d like to stay for next season so that Kieran completes a game." Martin O’Neill has provided an update on the injury that forced Celtic and Scotland defender Kieran Tierney at the end of the Scottish Cup final. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"They were unhappy with the club hierarchy. So they detonated a small bomb in the garden of the president. Blow Up The Board!" A Scottish referees' strike can be averted - but bringing in foreign officials isn't the answer. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇💥 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/261335...

🗣️"His experience shines through. He’s a serial winner, he knows what he’s doing and we trust him." Dunfermline's players will have no fear taking on Celtic in the Scottish Cup final with "serial winner' Neil Lennon in charge. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇🏆 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"They are a very good team, but they're not a super team. They're fallible, they have weaknesses." Neil Lennon wants his Dunfermline players to exploit chinks he has identified in Celtic's armoury in the Scottish Cup final. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇🏆 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"I couldn't ask for anyone better to learn from. It doesn't surprise me what he's done at 74. He's an amazing guy, an amazing manager." Neil Lennon makes Martin O'Neill Bayern Munich claim as he prepares to meet his maker. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️“Some people had issues with his background. But it was too much for them to ignore. Jock became irresistible." Jock Stein was told he would never become Celtic manager because he was a Protestant - then he joined Dunfermline. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"How can we use what fans want to stop them doing what we don’t want them to do? We need a serious conversation about alcohol." The "bad law" booze ban is causing supporter unrest in Scottish football and should be scrapped. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social👇🍻 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"That Craig Gordon and Grant Hanley both started in the win against Denmark has been forgotten." Bowie and Lennon have been rocked by the Scotland squad - but Steve Clarke can get a tune out of old stagers at the World Cup. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/261214...

🗣️"They've been trying to take policing out of football for years, but the reality is they can't. They have to make sure any sporting event is safe to attend." Calls for new crowd control laws in Scotland have been welcomed. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/261184...

🗣️"Those who demanded the result be annulled were clutching at straws. That said, the way the match ended did set a dangerous precedent." Scottish football has a problem - MSPs must make invading the pitch a designated crime. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/261139...

🗣️"Our elected representatives need to get involved. It could potentially be a powerful and effective deterrent." Scottish football has a ned problem - MSPs must make pitch invasions a designated criminal offence here. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/261139...

🗣️"We're desperate. We had guys like Zico, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Neymar. Now we have a surplus of defensive players.” Brazil didn't kill a Scotland player at Italia '90- but Steve Clarke's men can harm their World Cup hopes. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/261126...

🗣️"I’m just an old man wandering round. Sometimes they think on the training ground that I’m a vagrant!" Martin O'Neill has dropped a hint about his future after speaking with Dermot Desmond in the wake of Celtic's title win. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"I thought the game wasn't over. The fourth official said there was a minute to go when we scored." Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has revealed why the final seconds of injury-time not being played at Parkhead was irrelevant. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🧠 Savvy, streetwise Hearts ⚽️ Shanks for the memory 🖥️ Big VAR calls 🙏 Maeda to the rescue ⏱️ Late, late show 😧 Pitch invasion, ugly scenes Championees! How Celtic beat Hearts to deny rivals a first Scottish title in 66 years. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"Martin is a leader, an inspirational character. If he hadn’t gone away for one month, the title would be over already. I think he will finish things off." Lubo Moravcik expects Martin O'Neill to deliver the Scottish title. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/261119...

🗣️"This is the consequence of the scapegoating of media pundits, supporters, clubs, players, managers and ex-match officials." SFA issue hard-hitting statement after police are called in to protect John Beaton and his family. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

An ex-FIFA referee has branded the late Celtic penalty call John Beaton made at Fir Park last night a "loser decision". He has claimed new technology is putting unfair pressure on officials and urged the SPFL to scrap VAR. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

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🗣️"We move forward for the new season. We have to improve in some areas. We have to develop our resilience in some moments." Danny Rohl has addressed his Rangers future in the wake of his side's loss to Celtic at Parkhead. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

💥 Raskin blow 🤦 McCowan mishap 🖥️ VAR offside call 🧙‍♂️ Maeda the Magician 🏆 Two wins from the title 🤘 You gotta Rohl with it (or do you?) My take on events at Parkhead yesterday as Celtic killed off Rangers' slim title hopes. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"I deserve confidence to lead the club in future and bring titles. I have had a lot of great moments and I will have more." Danny Rohl has claimed he deserves to manage Rangers next term despite Celtic loss and title collapse. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️“If I could turn the clock back I would. I definitely wish that it had never happened. I am sorry for the outcome." Aberdeen great Neil Simpson has broken his 38 year silence on his infamous foul on Rangers icon Ian Durrant. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"The clubs Tony Bloom has been involved with have improved with every year. Potentially, they could be far better." Russell Martin-Wilfried Nancy narrative does Hearts a disservice - they can win the title next season. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260918...

🗣️"This law is a deterrent and shifts the culture around matchday entry." The MP who made tailgating through turnstiles a criminal offence in England and Wales has welcomed calls for Scottish legislation after Ibrox chaos. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260367...

🎥 "I'm a Sky Sports cameraman" 🤝 Celtic fans with Rangers tickets 🌻 Garden invasions 🛠️ "I'm here to fix the lift" 🥸 Ticket office stakeouts The crazy things ticketless Scottish football fans are doing to get in to grounds. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"I'm preparing for that. We're in a good position, but we're only in a good position if we continue to win games." Derek McInnes has made a surprise call and offered a final day prediction following Hearts' win over Rangers. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"Those who accuse the police of brutality and complain about the criminalisation of fans will be aghast at the prospect." MSPs must put the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act behind them and make Scottish football safe again. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260702...

🗣️"Very early on I was thinking, ‘Something is not quite right here’. It was like something out of the 1980s, it felt precarious." Celtic fan account of the overcrowding at Ibrox during the Scottish Cup quarter-final. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"The security industry in the United Kingdom is struggling to get both the right amount of people into it as well as the right amount of expertise." How Brexit has led to a rise in overcrowding at Scottish football matches. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260378...

🗣️"It sounds like something out of a John le Carré novel, not the security operation for a Scottish top flight football match." Police and stewards have resorted to using covert tactics to keep ticketless fans out of grounds. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260377...

🗣️"It’s a huge problem when you've got half of the Old Firm playing anywhere." MSPs have been urged to make tailgating through turnstiles a designated criminal offence in Scotland. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260373... www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260373...

🗣️"Once accounts are submitted the notice will be removed. They will be filed long before the action date." Hamilton Accies owner Rob Edwards has responded to a compulsory strike off notice being served on 1874 Holdings Ltd. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260627...

🗣️"Next Monday is a brilliant game for us at home to Rangers. We're unbeaten at home, we're strong at home." Derek McInnes has made a call on an injured Hearts duo ahead of the Premiership match against Rangers at Tynecastle. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🗣️"Whoever is drafted in has a thankless task ahead of them. Henry Kissinger would be hard pushed to find an amicable solution." The SPFL must settle Celtic-Rangers ticket stand-off or the Scottish title race will be tainted. In @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/260525...

🗣️"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...