Ally McCoist admits he can understand George Burley’s concerns about a detrimental effect on Scottish football if the Old Firm ever quit the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan had to do without injured skipper Stephen McManus so Glenn Loovens partnered Gary Caldwell at the heart of his defence in the crunch Old Firm clash at Ibrox.

Falkirk will be looking for at least 20,000 tickets from the Scottish Football Association for next month’s Homecoming Scottish Cup final against Rangers at Hampden.

Rangers manager Walter Smith wants the Old Firm to compete in a European league and leave their respective reserve teams to battle it out for the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.

BARNSLEY forward Kayode Odejayi made amends for his FA Cup semi-final misery with a double strike in his side’s crucial 3-0 win against promotion-chasing Watford on Wednesday.

John Kennedy has backed Gordon Strachan’s new signings to be a hit at Celtic next season but he believes the manager himself will be the real key to success.