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Dundee chief executive Scot Gardiner has hailed the club’s promotion to the Clydesdale Bank Premier League as great news for everyone involved with the Dark Blues.

Dundee will be invited to replace Rangers in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League, the SPL have confirmed.

Rangers newco chief executive Charles Green and manager Ally McCoist arrived at Hampden this morning ahead of the Scottish Premier League annual general meeting.

Celtic Media Group, publisher of the Anglo-Celt, Meath Chronicle, and Westmeath Examiner newspapers, has been bought in a management buyout for €5.5m.

The Scottish Football League will consult their clubs early next week over the fallout from the Rangers crisis – but Raith Rovers today added their voice to opposition to Charles Green’s newco club joining the Irn-Bru First Division.

Rangers were left off next season’s fixture list pending a decision on whether to readmit the 54-times champions to the Scottish Premier League (SPL) after their parent company went into liquidation.

Finally Hibernian can turn their attention to the William Hill Scottish Cup final after securing Clydesdale Bank Premier League survival at the expense of Dunfermline.

Pat Fenlon’s Hibernian confirmed their SPL survival as Dunfermline were last night relegated after a heavy 4-0 defeat at Easter Road.

Pat Fenlon’s Hibernian took a massive step towards avoiding relegation from the SPL with a nervy victory 2-1 over Aberdeen at Pittodrie last night.

Celtic debutant Tony Watt scored twice in three remarkable second-half minutes to help the Clydesdale Bank Premier League champions to victory over Motherwell at Fir Park.

Dundee United 3 Dunfermline 0

Celtic midfielder Joe Ledley has backed his side to bounce back after their long winning run came to an end against Aberdeen at Pittodrie on Saturday.

Hibernian 0 St Mirren 0

Rangers gave their supporters some much-needed cheer with an emphatic 4-1 victory at Inverness to secure their first Clydesdale Bank Premier League points since going into administration.

Celtic 1 Motherwell 0

Scott Brown is a doubt for Celtic’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Motherwell at Parkhead tomorrow.

Charlie Mulgrew celebrated his first Scotland call-up with a wonderful strike against Dunfermline at Parkhead which last night helped take Celtic 20 points clear of Rangers at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.

Celtic 2 Dunfermline 0

Neil Lennon last night revealed Anthony Stokes has barged his way to the top of the queue for a new contract with his impressive performance in Celtic’s 5-0 win over Hibernian at Easter Road.

Hibernian 0 Celtic 5

Neil Lennon admits Celtic were more industrious than inspiring in Saturday’s 1-0 home win over Inverness which restored their four-point lead over Rangers at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.

Dunfermline 1 Rangers 4

THIS has been the tournament that restored the glee to the Cup of Nations.

Motherwell 3 Dunfermline 1

NEIL LENNON praised his side’s character after Saturday’s hard-fought 2-0 win at a blustery St Mirren Park ultimately took Celtic four points clear of Rangers at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.

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BIRMINGHAM midfielder Wade Elliott stunned Wolves with a second half winner to earn Chris Hughton’s side a shock FA Cup third round replay win at Molineux last night.

NEIL LENNON admits his Celtic side missed the sparkle of James Forrest against Dundee United at Parkhead on Saturday despite returning to the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League with a 2-1 win.

Celtic could face another meeting with cup bogey side Inverness in the fifth round of the William Hill Scottish Cup.

CELTIC manager Neil Lennon was full of praise for the application of his players and the dead-ball talent of Charlie Mulgrew following their 3-0 win over Dunfermline.

FT: Dunfermline 0 Celtic 3

JOHAN MJALLBY admits Celtic’s surge to the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League has taken him by surprise.

CELTIC new boy Mikael Lustig revealed he caught the Parkhead bug by watching fellow countryman Henrik Larsson play in the hoops.

Hearts 2 Motherwell 0

STEPHEN KENNY was last night mulling over the offer to manage Shamrock Rovers, though the club remain confident of getting their man.

It has been reported that Derry City manager Stephen Kenny is the favourite to be the next Shamrock Rovers' boss.

Hearts 4 Dunfermline 0

The Hearts first-team squad and PFA Scotland have submitted a formal complaint to the Scottish Premier League over unpaid wages at the club after the players’ December salaries failed to arrive on schedule.

Hibernian 0 Rangers 2

Dunfermline’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League fixture with Kilmarnock was today postponed due to thick fog.

Rangers made three changes from last week’s win over Dunfermline for their Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Hibernian.

CELTIC boss Neil Lennon has revealed he has helped “a couple of younger players at our club” deal with depression.

The Scottish Football Association’s fast track tribunal will decide on Thursday whether Sone Aluko should be punished for alleged simulation after Rangers rejected the offer of a two-match ban.