Gretna's administrators slashed the club's staff with 29 redundancies on a grim day for the Black and Whites - but stressed it was a vital step towards completing the season.

NINE former Gretna players face a race against time to find new clubs after the Scottish Premier League club’s administrators axed them all on a devastating day for the Borderers yesterday.

Nine senior Gretna players have been made redundant by the Scottish Premier League club’s administrators.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan made one change to the side that lost to Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup in midweek for their Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Gretna at Almondvale.