Celtic forward Kris Commons has warned Stuart McCall his Rangers side are “nowhere near” being ready to topple the Hoops next season.

Former Rangers midfielder Stuart McCall believes it would be a “huge shock” if the Ibrox side were to beat Celtic in their Scottish League Cup semi-final clash at Hampden Park.

Here's the sporting year in [guff] quotes.

Motherwell 0 Celtic 1

Shaun Maloney revealed his outstanding winning goal for Scotland against the Republic of Ireland was the result of a well-worked training ground move.

Motherwell 0 Celtic 5

Neil Lennon revealed how he and his Celtic players have come to terms with returning to domestic duties following Champions League games by adopting a minimalist approach to training.

Motherwell 3 Celtic 1

Motherwell 3 Celtic 1

Celtic midfielder Kris Commons has revealed winning the title this season felt just as good as beating Rangers to the championship.

Motherwell 2 Celtic 1

Motherwell manager Stuart McCall has joined Gordon Strachan’s Scotland backroom team.

Kelvin Wilson is hoping to be let off the hook when he appears at Hampden today to answer the charge of violent conduct following Celtic’s game against Dundee at Dens Park last week.

Hibernian 2 Motherwell 3

Support for Gordon Strachan to be named the next Scotland manager was beginning to grow last night, as the Scottish Football Association begin their search for Craig Levein's successor.

Motherwell manager Stuart McCall felt his side were denied a strong penalty claim as they lost their unbeaten away record in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League with a 1-0 defeat at Hearts.

As Roy Keane ponders whether his immediate future lies in Istanbul or Blackburn, a poll in the ‘Lancashire Telegraph’ published today reveals that Keane’s one-time nemesis, Mick McCarthy, is the fans’ choice to be the successor to Steve Kean at Ewood Park.

Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has today denied he has been in contact with Blackburn about the vacant managerial role at Ewood Park.

Motherwell 0 Celtic 2

Motherwell 3 Dunfermline 1

Paddy McCourt admitted the importance of Celtic’s 2-1 win over Motherwell at Fir Park which keeps their Clydesdale Bank Premier League title hopes alive going into the international break.

Motherwell 1 Celtic 2

Celtic 4 Motherwell 0

Motherwell 1 Hearts 0

Motherwell 0 Celtic 3

NEIL LENNON admits it will be a “special moment” for him when he leads out Celtic ahead of today’s Scottish Cup final against Motherwell at Hampden Park.

Celtic 4 Motherwell 0

Neil Lennon claims a report linking him to Motherwell striker John Sutton was “speculation”.

Motherwell 3 St Johnstone 0

DUNDEE UNITED manager Peter Houston hailed David Goodwillie’s talent after the forward’s “sublime” overhead kick helped keep their Scottish Cup defence alive.

Celtic midfielder Kris Commons believes an Old Firm game is the best way to get back on track after yesterday’s shock defeat by Motherwell at Fir Park.

FORMER Bradford manager Stuart McCall yesterday described the death of Dean Richards as an “absolute tragedy”.

Walter Smith praised Kyle Bartley and David Healy after the January signings made impressive debuts in Rangers’ 6-0 romp over Motherwell in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.

Steven Naismith has welcomed the addition of Northern Ireland striker David Healy to the Rangers squad.

Neil Lennon will meet with Freddie Ljungberg’s representatives this morning to hopefully thrash out a deal for the former Arsenal star, who has been training with the Hoops this week.

CELTIC went top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier league with a narrow 1-0 win over Motherwell at Parkhead but saw skipper Scott Brown sent off which will see him miss Sunday’s Old Firm game at Ibrox.

THERE were two managerial casualties in the Championship yesterday as Brian Laws stepped down as the manager of Burnley at the request of chairman Barry Kilby just hours before Preston sacked Darren Ferguson.

FT: Celtic 1 Motherwell 0

Olivier Kapo made his first start for Celtic in their Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Motherwell at Parkhead.

Derby manager Paul Jewell today hit out at what he believes are inconsistencies in the transfer system.

Sheffield United chairman Kevin McCabe has backed Bryan Robson and Brian Kidd as the dream team that can propel the Blades back to the Barclays Premiership at the first attempt.

Sheffield United club chairman Terry Robinson has ruled Stuart McCall and Chris Coleman out of the running to succeed Neil Warnock at Bramall Lane.

NEIL WARNOCK has vowed to bring his abrasive and outspoken management style back into the Premiership as soon as possible after ending his near eight-year reign as Sheffield United boss by mutual consent.