⚽ The Kick-Off | Friday 6th June 2025
Russell Martin is unveiled at Rangers. Hibs sign a new goalkeeper. Inverness to exit administration. Nisbet and Telfer to leave Ross County. New kits for Kilmarnock, Rangers and Arbroath.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #75: Scotland men's team's biggest defeat in history was a 7-0 loss to Uruguay during the 1954 World Cup.
NEWS
🆕 Russell Martin was unveiled as the new head coach of Rangers yesterday.
🔵 Rangers sporting director Kevin Thelwell said that transfers will be a collaborative approach alongside Russell Martin. - Joshua Barrie, Rangers Review
✍️ Hibernian has signed 29-year-old Austrian goalkeeper Raphael Sallinger from Austrian Bundesliga side TSV Hartberg.- Hibernian website
🔵 Inverness Caledonian Thistle will exit administration after all creditors agreed to a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA). Alan Savage has been appointed acting chairman, effective immediately.
The full process to exit administration aims to be concluded by early July. - Paul Chalk, The Press & Journal
👋 Ross County’s Josh Nisbet has activated a relegation release clause in his contract to join Dutch side Roda JC.
Charlie Telfer has left the club at the end of his contract. - Andy Skinner, The Press & Journal
♦️ Sean McGinty has signed for Airdrieonians after leaving Hamilton Academical. - Airdrieonians website
👋 Arbroath has released seven players at the end of their contracts.
Jack McConnell, Innes Murray and Keith Watson are among those leaving. - Arbroath FC on X
🔵 Stranraer has signed Lewis Hunter. Hunter played 41 times for fellow League Two side The Spartans last season. - Stranraer FC website
🤝 Craig Gordon is to have a testimonial this summer with Hearts facing Sunderland at the end of July. - Heart of Midlothian website
✍️ Young Aberdeen centre-back Blair McKenzie has joined Swansea City.
The 19-year-old was on loan at Montrose this season. - Swansea City website
🔵 Kilmarnock released their home and away shirts for next season.
⚪️ Rangers unveiled next season’s away shirt.
🆕 Arbroath released their new home and away kits too.
📈 Aberdeen’s AberDNA membership scheme has surpassed 9000 members for the first time. - Aberdeen FC on X
🏟️ West of Scotland side, Johnstone Burgh, has been granted planning permission for the installation of a 4G pitch, floodlights, a new portable toilet block, and a prefabricated spectator stand. - Johnstone Burgh on X
⚖️ Former Aberdeen, Livingston, and Morton forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been sentenced to four years in jail for his role in smuggling £600,000 of cannabis to the UK. - Lewis Adams, BBC
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