Kilmarnock are poised to confirm Jimmy Calderwood as their new manager this evening.

KEVIN THOMSON believes the Scottish FA are unlikely to find a better candidate for the Scotland job than Walter Smith.

Aberdeen have confirmed that Mark McGhee has been appointed as manager with Scott Leitch, his assistant at Motherwell, his number two.

Derek Young believes Mark McGhee should be Aberdeen’s new manager because of his management CV – not his history with the club.

STEVE BRUCE is on the verge of becoming Sunderland manager after Wigan accepted a compensation package offered by the north-east club.

The Scottish Premier League insist it would be impossible to have a winter break every season because of fixture congestion created by World Cups and the European Championships.

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Mark Brown was drafted into the Celtic team half an hour before kick-off in their Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash at Pittodrie after Artur Boruc was injured in the warm-up.

Scotland manager George Burley claims it is “ridiculous” for some Celtic fans to call for the head of boss Gordon Strachan.

Aberdeen hero Darren Mackie is determined to reach the Scottish Cup final in May to appease the fans who were left flat after the CIS Insurance Cup semi-final capitulation to Dundee United.

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GORDON STRACHAN insisted a Scottish Cup quarter-final replay against Aberdeen was the only fair conclusion to their clash with the Dons after Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink grabbed a dramatic injury-time equaliser at Pittodrie.

RANGERS boss Walter Smith maintained he never felt his team were out of the running in their UEFA Cup tie despite relying on Nacho Novo’s dramatic 81st-minute equaliser to secure an away goals victory over Panathinaikos in Athens last night.

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Aberdeen boss Jimmy Calderwood has agreed a new three-year contract at Pittodrie.

HEARTS caretaker boss Stephen Frail pledged to tackle indiscipline at the club after three of his players were sent off in a game that had been billed as a tribute to Motherwell skipper Phil O’Donnell.

ABERDEEN boss Jimmy Calderwood paid tribute to his side after a Jamie Smith double fired the Dons into the last 32 of the UEFA Cup with a stunning 4-0 victory over Copenhagen last night.

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Paul Le Guen has warned Inverness Caledonian Thistle that Rangers will be gunning for revenge in tonight’s Bank of Scotland Premier League clash.

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Celtic manager Gordon Strachan admits the Champions League showdown with Manchester United has come too soon for his side.

Thomas Gravesen makes his Celtic debut in the early Bank of Scotland Premier League clash with Aberdeen at Pittodrie.

Striker Noel Whelan has returned to Aberdeen in a bid to maintain his fitness levels.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan paid tribute to midfielder Stilian Petrov after the Bulgarian’s second-half stint as a striker set the Hoops’ on the way to their 3-0 victory over Aberdeen in the Bank of Premier League at Celtic Park.

Celtic had the opportunity to extend their lead over Hearts at the top of the Bank of Scotland Premier League to 16 points as they played host to Aberdeen.

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Celtic are set to sign Aberdeen defender Kevin McNaughton on a pre-contract agreement in the January transfer window.

Celtic star Stilian Petrov expects the Old Firm to drop many more points against the so-called weaker sides in the Bank of Scotland Premier League.

The man affectionately known as “magic” by the Celtic supporters conjured up two mercurial moments which were fitting of the 20th anniversary of Jock Stein’s death.

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Rangers chairman David Murray has welcomed the prospect of a more competitive Bank of Scotland Premier League.

Aberdeen produced a swashbuckling performance to defeat Hearts but could not overturn Hibernian’s six-goal advantage and claim the Bank of Scotland Premier League’s final UEFA Cup spot.

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Martin O’Neill made four changes in an attempt to reclaim to reclaim top place in the Bank of Scotland Premier League at Celtic Park today.

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Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has no plans to revive his interest in Dwight Yorke.

CELTIC manager Martin O’Neill has jumped to the defence of Juninho - even though the Brazilian’s performance at Aberdeen is unlikely to save him from a quick return to the substitutes’ bench.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has jumped to the defence of Juninho – even though the Brazilian’s performance at Aberdeen is unlikely to save him from a quick return to the substitutes’ bench.