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Daily Record
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Kris Boyd on what happens after Rangers rows with Celtic hero Chris Sutton once Sky Sports cameras stop rolling
The pair have regularly sparred on air over the Glasgow giants - but things off screen appear to be very different Kris Boyd insists that Celtic hero Chris Sutton knows how to exploit his "vulnerability" when the pair clash on Sky Sports. But the Rangers fan favourite reckons he gives as good as he gets - with the duo remaining pals off screen despite the Glasgow divide separating their allegiances. Last season the sparring between the two ranged from 'dead rubber' derby claims to promises of cuddles in car parks as temperatures boiled over in the Sky Sports studio. But Boyd has revealed that the pair will often have a beer after the on-screen exchanges. And he insists the back and forth only proves that the duo are not "bluffers" as they appear alongside James McFadden and host Eilidh Barbour for Scottish Premiership clashes. He told the Sunday Post: "I believe there is a real good chemistry with everyone in the studio, up in the gantry and behind the scenes. Eilidh Barbour anchors it well. " Chris Sutton is excellent at his job and isn't afraid to give his opinion. James McFadden is diligent, respected and likeable. "Ian Crocker is one of the best in the business and has been leading Scottish football commentary for almost 30 years. Luke Shanley gets some great interviews. "We all work really hard to do our jobs to the best of our ability. We are not bluffers. Nobody would last if they tried to cut corners. "People might think it's easy but live television is far from a walk in the park. "When managers aren't doing their jobs well enough you need to call them out and criticise. I know many of the guys but I will not try to cover up for them. "That said, it's not easy to criticise. Some people just can't do it and I've seen pundits crumble when they are put on the spot and asked for an honest assessment of a player or manager. "You also need to be ready to take on your fellow pundit. If any vulnerability is sensed, then it will be quickly pounced upon. "I'll do it to Chris and he will do it to me. We have frank exchanges but we are always fine afterwards. "We'll have a beer or two together. We get on well.* You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. here and our Celtic community here.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
How to follow Scottish Cup final on the BBC
Aberdeen and Celtic go head-to-head at Hampden for the Scottish Cup on Saturday, with the latter chasing a domestic Treble. The Dons have not won the trophy since 1990 and are underdogs against Brendan Rodgers' dominant side. BBC Sport will cover the final on TV, radio, and online. Here is how you can follow the action and reaction. What did we learn when Celtic boss Rodgers met Faddy? How can Aberdeen stop Celtic and win Scottish Cup? The match is broadcast live on BBC One Scotland on your TV, with coverage starting at 14:00 BST, one hour before kick-off. You can also tune into Sportscene's coverage on the BBC Sport app and website, as well as BBC iPlayer. Steven Thompson and Jonathan Sutherland will be joined by former Celtic captain Scott Brown, Scotland women's captain and Aberdeen fan Rachel Corsie, and ex-Celtic midfielder Shaun Maloney. James McFadden and Leanne Crichton will provide commentary alongside Liam McLeod. Sportscene highlights will be on BBC One Scotland and iPlayer at 22:55. BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound programme will also provide extensive coverage from 14:00 across frequencies and on BBC Sounds. Kenny MacIntyre will be joined by Aberdeen great Willie Miller and former Celtic goalkeeper Pat Bonner, with Alasdair Lamont providing commentary. And there will be Gaelic commentary on BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, with coverage from 14:00. You can also follow every kick from Hampden via BBC Sport's live text on the app and website, which will also include clips of major incidents and goals throughout. You can also access TV and radio coverage via the live text, as well as highlights after the game.
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
What did we learn when Celtic boss Rodgers met Faddy?
Scottish Cup final: Aberdeen v CelticVenue: Hampden Park, Glasgow Date: Saturday, 24 May Time: 15:00 BSTCoverage: Watch on BBC One Scotland, listen on BBC Radio Scotland & Sounds, live text commentary on the BBC Sport website & app Brendan Rodgers could be the first manager of Celtic to win three domestic trebles if his team claim Scottish Cup final victory over Aberdeen on been another season of triumphs for the country's pre-eminent side and, as the Hampden showpiece loomed, the manager sat down with BBC Scotland pundit James McFadden to reflect upon the what did we learn when Rodgers met Faddy? Players were 'suffering' after Dortmund defeat James McFadden: The first big setback of the season was the Dortmund game [7-1 Champions League loss]. How quickly after the game did you know that your team were ready to bounce back? Brendan Rodgers: Looking at the players, I could see in their eyes directly in the changing room afterwards that they were suffering and probably some of them - a lot of them - knew what was probably coming as well. So that was the moment I'm thinking, 'right, we need to get this back on track'.We travelled back and had a day off, then I'd did a mini-presentation for the players when they came back was talking about setbacks and about how, whether it's in football or in life, that's when you learn your most in those adverse we had to go to Ross County and that was going to be important for us to win because there was a feeling that it's still after the players responded well and that's something that you have to do as a footballer. Working out Aberdeen's plan JM: What are you expecting from Aberdeen?BR: One or two things, really. Are they going to press, like they've done in a number of the games and which gives us space when we play through that pressure?Or are they going to defend lower and deeper? You have to think of a different team for that type of done really well against them. The performance level has been high. But it's a final and they'll want to show that they're there to compete. But so do we. Rodgers 'really enjoyed' watching team JM: What have you made of this season as a whole?BR: I've been so satisfied. I really enjoyed watching the team play. From the beginning of pre-season, the foundations we put in then, I was really excited to see the team play, especially after the games that we played in started the season so well. Some of the football that we played... over the course of the season, we scored 112 goals, which shows you the real attacking intent of the team.I was really proud of how we came back from setbacks, because they can cause you problems, especially at big clubs because when you lose the noise is massive. But we were able to quell a lot of that and just keep the players really positive and they showed an amazing mentality to keep coming back. So, I've been so pleased. You're never going to play 57-odd games at 100 miles an hour all the for large parts of the season, our football has been really good. The balance in the game, attacking and defending has been good.
The National
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
Does a return of King Louis Moult to Motherwell make sense?
I should probably start this week by admitting that I am a sucker for nostalgia. In my book, the last really good album was released in 1999, dressing like you're in Ocean Colour Scene is the epitome of style no matter the weather or the occasion, and the Asda in Motherwell was much better when it was down the precinct. In fact, it was better when it was Gateway, or even FineFare. So, when it comes to the question of former Motherwell heroes returning to Fir Park, don't expect a cold and unemotional assessment of the pros and cons here. When James McFadden came back to Motherwell, even for a third time after an underwhelming spell at St Johnstone where it was clear his injuries had finally caught up with him, I was as giddy as a schoolgirl. And so it was when Louis Moult was back in claret and amber a couple of years ago. His short second spell amid his adoring Fir Park public was, alas, hampered by an ankle issue, but I still maintain that had Stevie Hammell been able to pair Moult and Kevin van Veen up top on a regular basis (and I think the tantalising glimpse of the partnership in a second half fightback at Tynecastle backs up the theory) then history may well have been very different. (Image: Craig Foy - SNS Group) Moult had even explored the possibility of returning to Motherwell later that season to play for free if he could get over the operation he needed to clear up his ankle problem in time. So, as you might imagine, news this week that Dundee United would be cutting Moult loose at the end of the season pricked up my ears, and predictably, his social media was soon swamped by Motherwell supporters begging him to come back and give it one last go at his spiritual home. And, notably, just as many United fans who were gutted to be losing him. I spoke to Louis for a piece in the summer after his last spell at Fir Park and before he had signed for Dundee United. He was desperate to return. He felt, and probably still does, that he has unfinished business at the club. Read more: There were concerns, of course, about bringing back a striker who was the wrong side of 30 and whose career had been plagued over the previous few seasons by injury. In the end, then manager Stuart Kettlewell decided instead to re-sign Jon Obika. Who, incidentally, also neatly fitted that description, and promptly suffered the last in a long line of hamstring injuries to rule him out for much of that season before retiring. Anyway, back to Moult. From a sentimental standpoint, returning to Motherwell would of course be the most fitting way to round off his career. To maintain at least some pretence of professionalism, though, I should at least attempt to add some reasoning from a football perspective. The striker will be 33 next month. When he arrived at Dundee United a couple of seasons ago, he predictably tore up The Championship, remaining injury free and scoring 20 goals in 39 appearances. The arrival of Sam Dalby last summer has impacted his playing opportunities at Tannadice, and yes, he has had a few short injury lay-offs too. He has started just four league games all season, and nine in total, but even being used mainly from the bench, he has scored five goals in 24 appearances for United. For context, that would make him Motherwell's joint-top scorer this season alongside Apostolos Stamatelopoulos and Tawanda Maswanhise. If Michael Wimmer wants to press from the front next season and have his strikers winning the ball high up the park, then admittedly, Moult may not the ideal signing for such a style. He isn't asked to do that at United, but even still, his numbers for pressures and for regains have him in the bottom 20 percent of forwards in the league. But get legs round about him, and there is no doubt that Moult is still a fine finisher, and brings so much else to any side with his intelligence, hold-up play and in less tangible aspects to his make-up such as his leadership ability. If there is space for a 30-something forward with such qualities in the squad, and I think there should be, then I would argue that Moult would seem a better bet than Tony Watt. For all that I have so much time for Tony and for what he too has achieved at Motherwell in the past, this has been a hugely disappointing season for him, finding the net only once all campaign. So, I'm all in on Moult. And while we're at it, is there scope to pick off some other former Fir Park favourites as they too depart Tannadice? It would also be wonderful to see Allan Campbell back in the midfield, though I would imagine that the wee man will have suitors with far deeper pockets than Motherwell, sadly. In actual fact though, if we are able to take emotion completely out of the equation, then the man departing Dundee United that Motherwell should really be putting a contract in front of is (and hear me out) Declan Gallagher. (Image: Mark Scates - SNS Group) It is fair to say that the big man doesn't quite enjoy the same sort of adulation among the Motherwell support as Moult. Or maybe even Dougie Imrie. But even at 34, I was amazed that United were letting him go after a hugely impressive season. Gallagher appears reborn, and has been a massive part of the defensive fortitude that Jim Goodwin's side have built their success upon this season. Only Celtic and Rangers have conceded less goals than United in the Premiership, and Gallagher has been central to that. So, in the spirit of the nostalgic twangs that have me eagerly awaiting the Oasis reunion, let's get the band back together. There are sound arguments for doing so not only to please romantics like me, but in purely footballing terms.
The Herald Scotland
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Does a return of King Louis Moult to Motherwell make sense?
I should probably start this week by admitting that I am a sucker for nostalgia. In my book, the last really good album was released in 1999, dressing like you're in Ocean Colour Scene is the epitome of style no matter the weather or the occasion, and the Asda in Motherwell was much better when it was down the precinct. In fact, it was better when it was Gateway, or even FineFare. So, when it comes to the question of former Motherwell heroes returning to Fir Park, don't expect a cold and unemotional assessment of the pros and cons here. When James McFadden came back to Motherwell, even for a third time after an underwhelming spell at St Johnstone where it was clear his injuries had finally caught up with him, I was as giddy as a schoolgirl. And so it was when Louis Moult was back in claret and amber a couple of years ago. His short second spell amid his adoring Fir Park public was, alas, hampered by an ankle issue, but I still maintain that had Stevie Hammell been able to pair Moult and Kevin van Veen up top on a regular basis (and I think the tantalising glimpse of the partnership in a second half fightback at Tynecastle backs up the theory) then history may well have been very different. (Image: Craig Foy - SNS Group) Moult had even explored the possibility of returning to Motherwell later that season to play for free if he could get over the operation he needed to clear up his ankle problem in time. So, as you might imagine, news this week that Dundee United would be cutting Moult loose at the end of the season pricked up my ears, and predictably, his social media was soon swamped by Motherwell supporters begging him to come back and give it one last go at his spiritual home. And, notably, just as many United fans who were gutted to be losing him. I spoke to Louis for a piece in the summer after his last spell at Fir Park and before he had signed for Dundee United. He was desperate to return. He felt, and probably still does, that he has unfinished business at the club. Read more: There were concerns, of course, about bringing back a striker who was the wrong side of 30 and whose career had been plagued over the previous few seasons by injury. In the end, then manager Stuart Kettlewell decided instead to re-sign Jon Obika. Who, incidentally, also neatly fitted that description, and promptly suffered the last in a long line of hamstring injuries to rule him out for much of that season before retiring. Anyway, back to Moult. From a sentimental standpoint, returning to Motherwell would of course be the most fitting way to round off his career. To maintain at least some pretence of professionalism, though, I should at least attempt to add some reasoning from a football perspective. The striker will be 33 next month. When he arrived at Dundee United a couple of seasons ago, he predictably tore up The Championship, remaining injury free and scoring 20 goals in 39 appearances. The arrival of Sam Dalby last summer has impacted his playing opportunities at Tannadice, and yes, he has had a few short injury lay-offs too. He has started just four league games all season, and nine in total, but even being used mainly from the bench, he has scored five goals in 24 appearances for United. For context, that would make him Motherwell's joint-top scorer this season alongside Apostolos Stamatelopoulos and Tawanda Maswanhise. If Michael Wimmer wants to press from the front next season and have his strikers winning the ball high up the park, then admittedly, Moult may not the ideal signing for such a style. He isn't asked to do that at United, but even still, his numbers for pressures and for regains have him in the bottom 20 percent of forwards in the league. But get legs round about him, and there is no doubt that Moult is still a fine finisher, and brings so much else to any side with his intelligence, hold-up play and in less tangible aspects to his make-up such as his leadership ability. If there is space for a 30-something forward with such qualities in the squad, and I think there should be, then I would argue that Moult would seem a better bet than Tony Watt. For all that I have so much time for Tony and for what he too has achieved at Motherwell in the past, this has been a hugely disappointing season for him, finding the net only once all campaign. So, I'm all in on Moult. And while we're at it, is there scope to pick off some other former Fir Park favourites as they too depart Tannadice? It would also be wonderful to see Allan Campbell back in the midfield, though I would imagine that the wee man will have suitors with far deeper pockets than Motherwell, sadly. In actual fact though, if we are able to take emotion completely out of the equation, then the man departing Dundee United that Motherwell should really be putting a contract in front of is (and hear me out) Declan Gallagher. (Image: Mark Scates - SNS Group) It is fair to say that the big man doesn't quite enjoy the same sort of adulation among the Motherwell support as Moult. Or maybe even Dougie Imrie. But even at 34, I was amazed that United were letting him go after a hugely impressive season. Gallagher appears reborn, and has been a massive part of the defensive fortitude that Jim Goodwin's side have built their success upon this season. Only Celtic and Rangers have conceded less goals than United in the Premiership, and Gallagher has been central to that. So, in the spirit of the nostalgic twangs that have me eagerly awaiting the Oasis reunion, let's get the band back together. There are sound arguments for doing so not only to please romantics like me, but in purely footballing terms.
