⚽ The Kick-Off | Friday 13th June 2025
New manager for Motherwell. Wright and Digby sign for Dundee. Dumbarton to liquidate and form new company. Signings for Livingston, Queen's Park, Kelty Hearts and Edinburgh City.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #80: Celtic had to play two league games in one day after a fixture pile-up in 1916 - they won both.
NEWS
🆕 Motherwell have appointed Jens Berthel Askou as their new manager.
The Dane has previously managed IFK Gothenburg, Horsens, and HB Torshavin. - Peter Cassidy, STV
⚽️ Dumbarton will be liquidated, and a new company, Dumbarton Football Club 1872 Ltd, will take its place. Canadian businessman Mario Lapointe will own this new company.
The club have received a ‘formal waiver’ from the SPFL to compete in League Two next season. - Stephen McGowan, The Herald
✍️ Dundee made a double signing yesterday.
Drey Wright joined following his departure from St Johnstone. Midfielder Paul Digby also joined the Dens Park club. The 30-year-old was most recently at Cambridge United. - Dundee FC website
🦁 Livingston have signed Zak Rudden from Queen’s Park. The striker is Livi’s fourth signing of the summer.
⚫️ Queen’s Park have signed Dumbarton forward Michael Ruth.
Ruth, a former Aberdeen youth player, had a brief loan spell at the Spiders six years ago, making 10 appearances, and scoring one goal. - Queen’s Park website
🏟️ Inverness Caledonian Thistle Chief Executive Charlie Christie has confirmed the club will not be moving away from their current home ‘any time soon’. - Paul Chalk, The Press & Journal
⛔️ Raith Rovers had to cancel a pre-season friendly against Stirling Albion due to road closures that have been put in place because of an Orange Walk.
They will now play Linlithgow away instead. - Calum Loudon, STV
🔵 Greenock Morton have confirmed that Aaron Lyall, Logan O’Boy, and Lamar Reynolds have left the club.
Jack Baird and Morgan Boyes were also confirmed on the departure list having joined St Johnstone. - Greenock Morton website
⚪️ Edinburgh City have made another signing. Jaden Ferguson has joined the club from Midlands League side Dundee North End. - Edinburgh City on X
✍️ Midfielder Craig Clay has joined Kelty Hearts after leaving Dunfermline Athletic. - Kelty Hearts website
⚫️ Dunfermline Athletic confirmed that Lewis McCann and Dapo Mebude have left the club following the end of their contracts. - Dunfermline Athletic website
📝 Charlie Reilly has signed a one-year contract extension at Dundee. Reilly signed two years ago after a standout season at Albion Rovers. - Dundee FC website
🆕 The newly-formed Inverness Thistle will play in the North Caledonian League next season.
The name was resurrected last year. It will be the first time in over 30 years a team has played under that banner. The original Inverness Thistle won the first-ever Highland League and merged with Caledonian to form Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 1994. - Andrew Henderson, The Inverness Courier
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