⚽ The Kick-Off | Tuesday 8th April 2025
Ian Baraclough appointed Partick Thistle Sporting Director. Ryan Christie's season is over. Contract extensions at Aberdeen and Falkirk.
➡️ Random Scottish Football Fact #32: Gordon Smith (born 1924) is the only man to have won the top flight with three different clubs and he did it without playing for either Celtic or Rangers. He won the league with Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian and Dundee.
NEWS
🆕 Ian Baraclough has been appointed as the new Partick Thistle Sporting Director.
The former Motherwell and Northern Ireland Manager is Thistle’s first ever Sporting Director. - Partick Thistle website
🇮🇹 It was Lewis Ferguson v Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour in Serie A last night with the match ending 1-1.
Scott McTominay started. Gilmour and Ferguson were on the bench. Gilmour came on as a sub for McTominay after 70 minutes while Ferguson remained an unused substitute.
The draw saw Bologna move back into fourth place however it was a missed opportunity for Napoli. They remain three points behind Inter Milan, who drew with Parma at the weekend. - view the full Serie A table here
🔴 Motherwell are appealing the red card shown to Kofi Balmer in their defeat to Kilmarnock at the weekend. - Peter Cassidy, STV
🆕 Michael Gaughan has been appointed as Glasgow City’s new Head of Player Development. - Glasgow City FC website
📝 Highly-rated Scotland youth international Rory Wilson has signed a new contract with Aston Villa.
The 19-year-old forward joined the Villa Academy from Rangers in 2022. - Aston Villa website
🏅 Peterhead’s Ryan Strachan and Jordon Brown were named as the Glen’s League Two Managers of the Month for March.
🏥 Ryan Christie’s season is over as he looks to recover from his chronic groin injury.
📝 Scotland Under-21 defender Jack Milne has signed a new four-year deal at Aberdeen. - Aberdeen FC website
📝 Gary Oliver has signed a new one-year deal at Falkirk.
Oliver's new deal follows that of defender Tom Lang, who signed a two-year contract extension last week. - Falkirk FC website
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 UEFA Women’s Nations League - League A
Germany v Scotland (4.45pm - live on BBC Scotland)
🏆 UEFA Women’s Under-19s EURO Qualification – League A
Switzerland v Scotland (3pm - played at Falkirk Stadium)
plus fixtures in the West of Scotland League, North Region and Club Academy Scotland - view all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
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