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Scottish Sun
02-08-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Billy Davies to take charge of first Scottish match in TWENTY FIVE years this afternoon
It's his first match in charge since 2001 BACK AT IT Billy Davies to take charge of first Scottish match in TWENTY FIVE years this afternoon Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) BILLY DAVIES will take charge of his first Scottish match for 25 years this afternoon. Morton boss Dougie Imrie has been forced to miss the Cappielow side's home Championship opener against Dunfermline for family reasons. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Dougie Imrie misses the clash for family reasons Credit: Kenny Ramsay 3 Dougie Imrie and Biilly Davies Credit: Kenny Ramsay 3 Billy Davies returns to football Credit: Kenny Ramsay And that means a sudden temporary elevation to the top job for veteran former Motherwell, Derby and Nottingham Forest gaffer Davies, who made a surprise return to the Scottish game when he joined as the club's new technical head coach last month. It's an unfortunate piece of early season turmoil for the Greenock side, who yesterday added veteran striker Eamonn Brophy to their squad on a two-year deal. More to follow. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
View from the Shed: Russell Gordon on Morton's promising League Cup start
Morton kicked off their Premier Sports Cup campaign with a 4-2 win away to Peterhead on Saturday. (Image: Gary Bradley) DOUGIE Imrie will be hoping to build upon a positive start to the Premier Sports Cup campaign this evening as Morton host League One Stenhousemuir at Cappielow. After Saturday's excellent 4-2 victory at the Warriors' League One compatriots Peterhead, three points tonight would see Morton cement their place at the top of the group going into their weekend off, with group favourites Motherwell dropping a point in their penalty shoot-out success over Clyde. Advertisement I certainly wasn't alone in travelling up to Peterhead with a bit of trepidation given Morton's cataclysmic start to last season's group stage against East Fife, but those fears were allayed by a dominant Ton performance that could have yielded far more than the four goals it did. Given the balance of play, the biggest surprise was that it took 21 minutes for Cammy Blues to open Morton's account, finishing in style through the legs of a stricken Peterhead trialist. (Image: Gary Bradley) Our defensive frailties, however, were exposed when a defensive mix-up forced Sam Murdoch into conceding a penalty that allowed Oliver Colloty to level the affair. Given the lack of a goalkeeper on the bench, the double jeopardy rule that resulted in Murdoch collecting a yellow card rather than what in the past would have been a red must have been a relief to the young keeper. Advertisement Despite that setback, it was encouraging to see how well Ton responded, with new signing Kris Moore forcing home his first Morton goal only six minutes later to sent Morton in with a half time lead that flattered their hosts. There was little let-up after the break, as Ali Crawford added to the scoresheet, latching onto a Nathan Shaw through ball to cut inside and extend Morton's lead, before the cherry was put on the cake by Zac Delaney, who finished off an excellent move with a rasping drive to score the goal of the game. (Image: Gary Bradley) Murdoch's poor clearance saw the ball returned with interest to allow Seb Ross to reduce the arrears late on in a moment the youngster would rather forget. While we will have to accept that there will be mistakes from a keeper with such youth on his side, Imrie will be aware that the goalkeeping position will have to be addressed, and I suspect an experienced keeper, probably in the form of Charlie Albinson, will be signed before Ton travel to Fir Park next Tuesday, as the boss looks to manage Murdoch's development. Advertisement On the whole however, a very encouraging afternoon for all involved, with Iain Wilson in particular having a terrific game. The Well's dropped points against Clyde open a door for Morton, with home games against the Warriors and Clyde providing an opportunity for Morton to collect at least nine points from the group stage. (Image: Gary Bradley) That would put them in contention to be one of the best second placed teams, but if they can cause the Steelmen problems at Fir Park they may just be able to grab top spot in the group. Stenhousemuir, on the other hand, sat out the weekend's fixtures and start their campaign at Cappielow. Advertisement Having lost the play-off semi-final to Airdrie last season after an alarming dip in form late in the campaign, they weren't in friendly action at the weekend, but had a semi competitive card that involved reaching the Stirlingshire Cup Final in June, only to lose to our good friends Falkirk in the final in Grangemouth, before recording a 3-2 friendly win over Lowland League Bonnyrigg Rose. (Image: Gary Bradley) Former Scotland international Gary Naysmith's squad is made up of a number of familiar lower league names, including former Morton players Gregor Buchanan and Kyle Jacobs. While the weekend's results will see many Morton fans looking towards the trip to Fir Park as the critical game of the campaign, focus for now will solely be on collecting maximum points tonight. I can see no good reason why we shouldn't be confident that will happen.
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Cowshed roof repairs begin as crews spotted working at Cappielow
REPAIR work has started on the damaged Cowshed roof at Cappielow. Crews were spotted in Greenock this week starting work on damage sustained back in January when Storm Eowyn ripped through Inverclyde. Advertisement Scaffolding and crane units can be seen (Image: George Munro) Gusts of wind up to 100mph caused widespread damage across the central belt of Scotland. The impact at Cappielow saw the Cowshed closed for February's 2-2 draw with Airdrieonians, though it was returned to use three days later for the win at home to Hamilton, and remained open for the rest of the season - still with a hole in the roof. Scaffolding has now been erected at both ends of the stand, with hoists put in place along the front to allow crews to get to work. The repairs are expected to last for around a month, and the club says they should be complete in time for Ton's Championship opener at home to Dunfermline on August 2. Advertisement The work forced the club to call off their Communities Cup pre-season clash with St Mirren, while the Cowshed will be shut for the Premier Sports Cup clash at home to Stenhousemuir on July 15.
BBC News
27-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Mullen 'ready to take number one jersey' after signing for Buddies
Goalkeeper Ryan Mullen hopes "to take the number one jersey" after signing for St Mirren from Scottish Championship side Greenock academy product Mullen, 24, has joined Stephen Robinson's side on a two-year deal having kept 25 clean sheets in 65 games for Robinson believes he will provide "real competition" to fellow shotstopper, Peter Urminsky."We feel as if we have two very good young goalkeepers with great potential," Robinson told club "feels ready" to make the step to the top flight, having enjoyed spells at Queen's Park and Clyde before settling at Cappielow."After playing in the Championship, taking the step up to the Premiership was always a big ambition of mine," he added."I feel as if I've been ready since my first season in the Championship. "I knew I wanted to play in the top-flight, I wanted to be in the Premiership and I feel ready to go. "It's all about getting my head down, getting to work and trying to stake my claim in the team."
Scotsman
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Meadowbank Thistle reunite 30 years after their controversial switch to Livingston
Former Scottish Football League club are still fondly remembered in Edinburgh Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... When Meadowbank Thistle's players trudged off the pitch at Greenock Morton's Cappielow Park on 13 May, 1995, they were taking the final steps in the Edinburgh team's history. A move to West Lothian that summer, and a rebrand as Livingston FC, left many among their small band of supporters disconnected. Thirty years on, a reunion is taking place in a small corner of the Capital just two miles from the redeveloped Meadowbank Stadium which Thistle called home. There is still a a great degree of fondness for Meadowbank among those who remember them. It is one of many reasons that dozens of former players are getting back together three decades since the controversial switch. Among them are some involved on that fateful day in Inverclyde, including manager Jim Leishman, and even some followers who watched on from Cappielow's terracing. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Morton won that final game of season 1994/95 in the old Scottish League Division Two in front of 3,165 people courtesy of a penalty by Derek Lilley. He would ironically become a Livingston legend nine years later by scoring in their League Cup final win over Hibs. Meadowbank's final starting line-up read: Horace Stoute, Stuart Thorburn, Craig McCartney, Graeme Davidson, Mark Thomson, Gordon McLeod, Lee Bailey, Stuart Wilson, Ian Little, Stuart Sorbie and Jason Young. The reunion is being organised by David Stoker, a childhood Meadowbank supporter who later became a Livingston director, plus devoted fans David Baxter and Morgan Nock. Former Thistle players Stewart Williamson, Jim McQueen, Lawrie Dunn, Tom Hendrie and Alan Banks also helped with the event. Familiar names including Darren Jackson, Walter Boyd, David Roseburgh, Graeme Armstrong, Grant Tierney, Victor Kasule, John Jobson and Mickey Lawson will be in attendance. Tickets cost just £10. 'I'm in the minority of people who think Livingston are the same club as Meadowbank,' says Stoker. 'A lot of people who went to Meadowbank disagree with that and feel their club ended in 1995. It's a bit like the Rangers 2012 thing - everybody has their own opinion on it. I was a fairly young kid at the time going to watch Meadowbank and it was a really welcoming environment, very family-orientated. I went myself as a 10-year-old. That wouldn't happen now, would it? 'My first game was in 1998 at the end of the season when Meadowbank finished second in the First Division and almost got promoted to the top flight. It was one of the best part-time clubs in the country back then. I originally came from a Hearts family but my Dad wasn't into going to matches. So I asked my Mum if I could go to Easter Road to watch Hibs. She said it was too dangerous, loads of casuals, all that stuff, so I asked to go to Meadowbank instead and she said that was fine. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Scottish football ticket prices in 1980s 'She took me there for my first game, I was 10 years old and it was £1.50 to get in. That was me hooked. I forgot how much I enjoyed that time. I've been doing the programme for this so I got to interview players who were my heroes as a kid, Wattie Boyd and David Roseburgh. It's been brilliant. Morgan has been driving it all. We have a committee helping to organise the event and there are former players on that who I watched as a child. It's just great to be part of it.' Nock is originally from England but is now a passionate Livingston follower who attended Monday night's dramatic play-off win against Ross County which took the club back to the Premiership. He also considers himself a Meadowbank fan even though he never got to see them play. 'I support Livingston and my idea is that it is the same club,' he says. 'I discovered this story and I don't feel anybody ever did it justice. I want to shine a light on it and bring it back into the public eye. I did history at university and I feel this story hasn't been captured accurately, so now I need to write that history book. I'm really enjoying it. When people start unlocking these memories it brings them a lot of joy. 'The main reason I want to do this because I feel there is a huge injustice. The likes of Wattie Boyd, David Roseburgh and others don't have the legacy that they deserve. If all this had happened at Stenhousemuir, for example, then right now Stenhousemuir would be playing at the Terry Christie Stadium. There would be a Wattie Boyd Stand. There would be a statue of David Roseburgh. They don't have that and they might never have it, but if I can do anything towards getting to that end goal then that's what I want to achieve. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I've been working with David Baxter, who was programme editor and secretary of the Meadowbank supporters' club for years. We are collaborating on a book about Meadowbank Thistle which will hopefully be ready for Christmas 2026. When we were discussing that, we realised this month is 30 years since Meadowbank's final game so that's the platform to recognise it. I've also started a podcast series, interviewing former players and supporters and helping them tell their stories. Again, they don't have a platform for that. 'What I'd love to achieve at the end of this is that we set up some kind of historical trust or an organisation that exists to preserve the memory of Meadowbank Thistle. As part of that, I would want the football club to sign over the rights to any logos, names, achievements and stuff like that.' • The Meadowbank Thistle Reunion 2025 is this Saturday, 31 May, at 7pm at Parkside Bowling Club next to Edinburgh's Commonwealth Pool. Tickets are £10 and include a buffet, a programme, with guest speakers Jim Leishman, Terry Christie and Alan Banks. Tickets can be purchased via social media @MeadowbankThis [X and Instagram] or from
