Celtic boss Ronny Deila insists retention rather than recruitment will be his priority when the January transfer window opens.

Celtic 3 St Mirren 0

Neil Lennon revealed his Celtic side will prepare Champions League-style for next Sunday’s William Hill Scottish Cup final against Hibernian at Hampden Park.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon spoke of his immense pride at retaining the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title yesterday, but Rangers’ absence from the top flight this season for the first time since the foundation of league football in Scotland in 1890 had turned the traditional two-horse race for the championship into a one-horse canter from the outset.

Aberdeen chairman Stewart Milne today accused St Mirren of putting Scottish football in danger after the Paisley club combined with Ross County to veto league reconstruction plans.

Celtic’s 1-0 victory over Motherwell saw them go nine points clear in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title race after second-placed Inverness’s match at Ross County fell victim to a waterlogged pitch.

Kilmarnock chairman Michael Johnston expects the Scottish Premier League to retain the bulk of its broadcasting income this season with ESPN set to follow Sky Sports in confirming their renewed commitment.

This is the story of a Celtic footballer who jumped out of the Glasgow goldfish bowl, got two tickets to see Riverdance in Kerry, and ended up in Belfast.

TODAY attention turns towards next summer’s European Championships and Ireland’s first presence at a major tournament for ten years.

Colin Calderwood has confirmed he is deep in talks with former Hearts assistant manager Billy Brown about becoming his number two at Hibernian.

Neil Lennon gets the chance to avenge arguably the worst day of his managerial career when he takes his Celtic side to Ross County in the third round of the Scottish Communities League Cup.

Celtic fans hope Neil Lennon’s attendance at a series of question-and-answer sessions throughout the summer is a sign the interim manager is set to land the job on a permanent basis.

JOHAN MJALLBY fears inexperience could see Neil Lennon and himself losing out on being appointed the management team on a permanent basis at Celtic.

Celtic 0 Ross County 2

Former Drogheda defender Graham Gartland has signed a short-term contract until the end of the season with Scottish First Division leaders St Johnstone.

Scotland’s First Division fixture card suffered a complete wipe out following the postponement of Arbroath’s game with St Mirren.

Rangers goalkeeper Stefan Klos has revealed that manager Alex McLeish let his players know exactly what he thought of their failure to beat part-timers Berwick.

Today’s Scottish football programme has been badly hit because of the freezing temperatures north of the border.

Rangers defender Lorenzo Amoruso will incur a three-match ban after his sending off at Ross County last night.

Rangers manager Dick Advocaat insists he will not walk away from Ibrox before the end of the season but left a question mark hanging over his future beyond then.

Rangers wing-back Arthur Numan insists that the club must, at least, take the performance of Maurice Ross as a silver lining from their Old Firm defeat.

Rangers striker Michael Mols intends to play a big part in his side's quest for the Scottish Cup and a Champions League qualifying place.