⚽ The Kick-Off | Friday 27th June 2025
Signings for Motherwell, Queen of the South, Peterhead and Dumbarton. Rocky Bushiri signs a new deal at Hibs. Darren McGregor hurt in car accident. Two leave Hamilton Academical.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #90: Tore Andre Flo remains the highest transfer fee paid by a Scottish Club. £12m to Chelsea by Rangers in November 2000.
NEWS
✍️ Motherwell have signed Elliot Watt from Burton Albion on a two-year deal.
The midfielder was on loan at St Johnstone for part of last season. - Motherwell FC website
🟢 Hibernian coach Darren McGregor was involved in a car accident last week and has undergone surgery.
The accident has ruled him out of playing in his own testimonial next month. - Hibernian website
🟢 Hibernian received positive news with the announcement that defender Rocky Bushiri has signed a new three-year contract. - Hibernian website
🔴 Daire O’Connor and 16-year-old goalkeeper Kerr Reynolds have left Hamilton Academical.
O’Connor is the latest SPFL player to make the move to Northern Ireland, joining Ballymena United. Reynolds has signed for Hull City. - Hamilton Academical website
✍️ Queen of the South have signed young midfielder Jack Stott after he left Middlesbrough. - Queen of the South website
🔵 Goalkeeper Jack Newman has signed for League One Peterhead after leaving Dundee United. - Peterhead FC website
⚫️ The Dumbarton rebuild continues with the additions of midfielder Dom Docherty from Clyde, as well as Chris Johnston and Ally Loy, who both return to Dumbarton after a seven-year absence. - Dumbarton FC website
🆕 Dundee unveiled both their new home and away shirts yesterday.
🆕 Hibs will be in yellow for their away kit this season.
🆕 Rangers revealed their third kit ahead of the new season too.
🆕 Kilmarnock published pictures of their new goalkeeper shirt. It is a modern spin on a club classic.
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