⚽ The Kick-Off | Friday 9th May 2025
McTominay is Serie A Player of the Month. Scottish Manager and Player of the Month awards announced. Aaron Hickey very close to a first-team return. Raith Rovers reveal their 'Phase Two' Strategy.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #55: In 1981, Hibernian became the first Scottish club to install undersoil heating
LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
➡️ North Region SJFA – McBookie.com North Premier League (Tier 6)
Islavale 1 - 4 Colony Park
NEWS
🏅 Scott McTominay is the Serie A Player of the Month for April.
🏅 Several domestic Manager and Player of the Month awards were announced, too. - SPFL website
Glen’s Premiership Manager of the Month: Jimmy Thelin (Aberdeen)
Glen’s Championship Manager of the Month: David Martindale (Livingston)
Glen’s League One Manager of the Month: Peter Murphy (Queen of the South)
William Hill Championship Player of the Month: Robbie Muirhead (Livingston)
William Hill League One Player of the Month: Jordan Allan (Queen of the South)
✍️ Jordan Allan has signed a pre-contract agreement at Queen of the South, where he is currently on loan from Falkirk. - Queen of the South website
🔙 Brentford manager Thomas Frank provided an update on Aaron Hickey:
"Aaron Hickey is getting closer. He played 60 minutes for the B Team on Monday. He’s just short of being involved in the next squad but let’s see for the last two games. It’s about building him" - Brentford FC website
📝 St Mirren have taken up the option to extend Conor McMenamin’s contract until next summer. - St Mirren website
2️⃣0️⃣ Scot Gemmill has announced his Scotland Under-20 squad for an international friendly away to Slovakia on Friday 23rd May. - Scottish FA website
🏟️ Raith Rovers have published their ‘phase two strategy’, which has set out three core objectives:
Continuing to strengthen fan engagement and local support.
Developing new revenue streams to reinvest in the football department.
Advancing the football department through analysis and data to gain an edge over clubs with higher budgets.
While the club has set its sights on the Premiership, it has also outlined its plan to continue with a synthetic pitch at Stark’s Park which they plan to replace. - Ian Collin, The Courier
🗞️ Keep an eye out for The Herald tomorrow. They have a special eight-page ‘pink-sheet’ dedicated to the footballing link between Scotland and Italy.
👋 Forfar Athletic have announced the end of season departures of Declan Byrne, Russell McLean, Blair Malcolm, Finn Robson and Mitch Taylor. - Forfar FC website
👋 Clyde also announced the players they are releasing at the end of their contracts.
Lee Connelly, Dom Docherty, Ray Grant, Jay Kennedy, Conor Scullion and Dylan Watt will leave The Bully Wee. - Clyde FC website
🤔 The Big Terrace Scottish Football Quiz is taking place at Innis & Gunn Taproom in Glasgow City Centre on Tuesday 3rd June. It is £10 per person with a maximum team size of five.
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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ William Hill Premiership Play-Off Quarter-Final Second Leg
Ayr United v Partick Thistle (7.45pm)
plus youth and cup fixtures - view all the fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
Scottish Football On TV This Weekend
📺 Friday
Ayr United v Partick Thistle (BBC Scotland: 7.45pm)
Sacked in the Morning (BBC Scotland: 10.30pm)
Pitch Invasion: How the Scottish and Irish Changed Football (BBC Scotland: 11pm)
📺 Saturday
One All Mics (BBC One Scotland: 4.30pm)
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights (BBC Scotland: 7.15pm)
Icons of Football: Paul Sturrock (BBC Scotland: 8.30pm)
📺 Sunday
Rangers v Aberdeen (Sky Sports: 12 noon)
Hibernian Women v Glasgow City (BBC Alba: 12.10pm)
Celtic Women v Rangers Women (BBC Alba: 4.10pm)
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights (BBC Scotland: 7.15pm)
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