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Press and Journal
19 hours ago
- Sport
- Press and Journal
Josh Nisbet activates relegation clause to depart Ross County
Josh Nisbet has become the latest player to depart Ross County following their relegation to the Championship. Australian midfielder Nisbet joined the Staggies last summer on a three-year deal from Central Coast Mariners – but has opted to activate a relegation clause in his contract which sees him move on after only 12 months. Nisbet arrived in Scotland with a rich pedigree, having helped Mariners to a treble winning season in which he was awarded the Johnny Warren Medal as the best A-League player that campaign. The diminutive 5ft 3in midfielder, who has three Australia caps, made 29 starts for the Staggies and 10 substitute appearances. He netted four goals for County – with the last of those coming in his final appearance in the play-off second leg defeat to Livingston which ultimately relegated the Dingwall side. After leaving Victoria Park, Nisbet is now free to make the switch to another club. Nibset joins Scott Allardice, James Brown, Ryan Leak, Alex Samuel and Logan Ross, who have all left the Staggies in recent days.
Press and Journal
3 days ago
- Sport
- Press and Journal
Duncan Shearer: Number 9 like Bojan Miovski - but not Miovski - top of the transfer wish-list for Aberdeen this summer
A striker must be top of the list of priorities for Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin this summer. The Dons confirmed their list of departures last week – and none of the names came as a surprise. Kevin Nisbet and Oday Dabbagh were the two strikers on the list of players leaving Pittodrie, and as well as Nisbet did for the club, I'll be surprised if we see him back. Millwall boss Alex Neil will, quite rightly, want to have a look at the Scotland international for himself, and it's no secret Nisbet will be on a very good wage in the English Championship. A package to bring the player back to Pittodrie would eat up a significant portion of the club's summer transfer kitty. Sadly, the same would be said for any Aberdeen fans dreaming of Bojan Miovski making a shock return to Pittodrie this summer… Reports from Spain claim Girona are looking to move the North Macedonia international on, but as much as I'd love to see Miovski leading the lead for Aberdeen again, I think the chances are slim. If Girona are willing to send him on loan then maybe, but even then it seems unlikely for me – and I just don't see the Dons paying the substantial fee it would take to bring him back permanently. It's a Miovski-type figure they should be looking for, though. We knew nothing of him when he arrived in Scottish football from MTK Budapest, but it became apparent very quickly he was a class act. Aberdeen's scouting network has expanded significantly in the Dave Cormack era and the net is cast much wider these days. If the Dons can pull another Mivoski out of the hat then their team will carry a serious attacking threat next season. There will be other positions in need of strengthening, such as the left-back position now that Jack MacKenzie has signed for Plymouth Argyle. But keeping the Aberdeen squad together is just as important as the recruitment. Shayden Morris' breakthrough season for the club saw him named player of the year at Pittodrie. Five goals and 13 assists are a fine return for a wide player, but with Morris now moving into the final year of his contract, extending his stay is crucial. If he maintains the progress he has made then I can see a big move happening for him in the future. His pace alone is such an asset. But the club needs to protect its investment in the former Fleetwood Town winger. Leighton Clarkson's strong end to the season will also have attracted interest – and you don't come through the Liverpool academy unless you have something about you. Mats Knoester has also been outstanding since he joined the club in the winter window. The Dutchman was a big reason for the club's recovery from a mid-season slump and was terrific alongside Jack Milne and Alfie Dorrington in the Scottish Cup final win against Celtic. I should probably add the manager to that list, too. When you beat one of the big boys – and they don't come bigger in Scottish football than Celtic right now – people tend to take notice. When you beat them for silverware, you're effectively putting a target on your back. Jimmy Thelin has done just that by guiding Aberdeen to cup glory. Clubs in England think nothing of taking a punt on a manager who has enjoyed a modicum of success, and Thelin's name will be on the file of potential new managers for clubs in the months ahead. He strikes me as a guy who is committed to the project he has taken on at Aberdeen, but we won't know for sure until a club tries to tempt him and test his club's resolve. I'm pleased to hear Don Cowie will be staying on to lead Ross County's bid to win promotion back to the Premiership. But I'm saddened to see Carl Tremarco and Paul Cowie leave the club. It's never pleasant to see people lose their jobs, and I'm sure both Carl and Paul will be back in the game somewhere soon enough. It's clear chairman Roy MacGregor felt he had to make some changes following the club's relegation from the top-flight. There's a big rebuilding job needed at the Staggies this summer, but it became apparent pretty quickly that Roy was backing Don. Had he wanted to make a change it would have happened already – and before decisions were made on players leaving the club in the last few ways. The addition of John Robertson to the backroom staff as assistant manager will help. Robbo has the experience and the contacts in the game to help Don and he will be the perfect foil for the manager in the new-look coaching team. He'll need to delve into that contact list to help Don reshape his squad for the new campaign in the Championship.. Seven loan players – Jonathan Tomkinson, Jack Grieves, Zac Ashworth, Kacper Lopata, Eli Campbell, Will Nightingale and Nohan Kenneh – have returned to their clubs, while Scott Allardice, James Brown and Ryan Leak have left. That's 10 guys already out the door if you are keeping count, and I know from speaking to the chairman in the past how frustrating he finds having to start over with building a squad every summer. It's the nature of the beast for County due to the club's location and it has been a major challenge for every manager who has been there. Robbo can only help Don on that front. I look at the division and I'm convinced it is getting tougher every season – it's certainly a more competitive Championship than it has been for years. In St Johnstone, Partick Thistle, Ayr United, Raith Rovers and Dunfermline, that's five teams who will be expecting to be in the hunt for the title alongside the Staggies before a ball has been kicked.
Scotsman
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Turner Prize judge 'coming home to Scotland' to head up international art festival
Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, 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... A Shetland-born judge of the prestigious Turner Prize is to head up a major Scottish art festival. Helen Nisbet has been announced as the new director of Glasgow International - Scotland's biennial festival of contemporary art. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Ms Nisbet, who judged the Turner Prize in 2023, will take up the role this summer, ahead of the 11th edition of the festival, which starts on in June next year. Previous director Richard Birkett stepped down in February. Both Ms Nisbet and Mr Birkett are to sit on the panel for the 2026 open call for artists, which closed on May 26. Glasgow International Director Helen Nisbet. Photo: Christa Holka | Glasgow International Ms Nisbet has held key curatorial and leadership positions, including artistic director for Art Night, chief executive and artistic director for Cromwell Place and Curator at Cubitt, as well as holding a role as non-executive director for the Shetland-based artist-led project GAADA. She said: "I'm so happy to be coming home to Scotland as director of Glasgow International. I'm excited to work with, and learn from, the festival team and to be amongst the gorgeous light, energy, artists, communities [and even the rain] in Glasgow again.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Ms Nisbet added: 'Glasgow International is a critical biennial, which represents a diversity of contemporary and cultural practice, and it is a privilege to lead it into its next phase. I bring with me a commitment shaped by years of collaboration with artists, organisers, communities, partners and audiences - locally, nationally, and internationally.' Ms Nisbet's appointment coincides with other key appointments within the festival team, including Pelumi Odubanjo as curator and Martel Ollerenshaw as festival manager. Every two years Glasgow International presents an array of artists' projects across Glasgow by international artists and those based locally. These projects are selected through an open call by an invited panel of international and local artists, curators and producers and the Glasgow International Programme team. Emma Nicolson, Creative Scotland's head of visual arts, said: 'We'd like to congratulate Helen Nisbet on her appointment and look forward to welcoming her back to Scotland. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Glasgow International contributes significantly to the cultural offer of the city and is recognised locally and globally for its vibrant and distinctive programme. Helen brings a wealth of experience to the festival, and we are excited to see how her curatorial vision and commitment to artists and audiences will influence and shape its future direction.'
West Australian
27-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Heartbreak and joy for Aussies in Scotland play-off tie
It will be a long night of reflection for three Scottish-based Australians after the second leg of the Premiership play-off tie, with two celebrating as the other dreams of what could have been. Midfielder Josh Nisbet and striker Tete Yengi lined up for their respective sides - Ross County and Livingston - and both scored in the final game of the season to decide which side either stayed in the top flight or was promoted to it. Veteran Ryan McGowan, who wore the green and gold at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and is playing for his seventh club in Scotland during a much-travelled career, marshalled the Livingston defence in Dingwall on Monday night. It's been a huge week for the 35-year-old, also from Adelaide like Yengi, who became a father to twin boys. McGowan's manager David Martindale had full belief in his side after a 1-1 home draw last Thursday, but County were looking to avoid relegation to the Championship by winning the play-off for a third successive year. Goals from Nisbet, a 2022/23 A-League champion during his time with the Central Coast Mariners, and Ronan Hale - who scored the last-gasp equaliser in the first leg - put the hosts 2-0 up after 24 minutes. But Lewis Smith, Danny Wilson, Robbie Muirhead and Yengi, the 24-year old younger brother of Socceroos striker Kusini, all scored to earn Livi a 4-2 win and a 5-3 aggregate victory that clinched their place back in the top tier next season at the first attempt. It leaves the 25-year-old Nisbet's future in limbo, unlikely to add to his three international caps from Scotland's second tier next season. But he will still harbour hope, for now, of getting a call up from Socceroos boss Tony Popovic for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Japan and Saudi Arabia. Yengi, a former Newcastle Jets forward who's played in England and Finland's lower leagues since September 2021, came off the bench on 72 minutes and sent the small band of visiting supporters delirious in the sixth minute of added time. "It was a very good play-off game, one for the neutral," Martindale said. "It was great come fulltime for Livingston and Livingston fans. We had massive belief in the players and ... I'm happy for them." County manager Don Cowie was understandably disappointed as his side's six-year spell in Scotland's top flight came to an end. "When you're winning the tie by two goals in the first half you should never have not seen it out," he said. "Credit to Livingston. They put us under a lot of pressure and they deserved to get back to the Premiership." With PA.
Perth Now
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Heartbreak and joy for Aussies in Scotland play-off tie
It will be a long night of reflection for three Scottish-based Australians after the second leg of the Premiership play-off tie, with two celebrating as the other dreams of what could have been. Midfielder Josh Nisbet and striker Tete Yengi lined up for their respective sides - Ross County and Livingston - and both scored in the final game of the season to decide which side either stayed in the top flight or was promoted to it. Veteran Ryan McGowan, who wore the green and gold at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and is playing for his seventh club in Scotland during a much-travelled career, marshalled the Livingston defence in Dingwall on Monday night. It's been a huge week for the 35-year-old, also from Adelaide like Yengi, who became a father to twin boys. McGowan's manager David Martindale had full belief in his side after a 1-1 home draw last Thursday, but County were looking to avoid relegation to the Championship by winning the play-off for a third successive year. Goals from Nisbet, a 2022/23 A-League champion during his time with the Central Coast Mariners, and Ronan Hale - who scored the last-gasp equaliser in the first leg - put the hosts 2-0 up after 24 minutes. But Lewis Smith, Danny Wilson, Robbie Muirhead and Yengi, the 24-year old younger brother of Socceroos striker Kusini, all scored to earn Livi a 4-2 win and a 5-3 aggregate victory that clinched their place back in the top tier next season at the first attempt. It leaves the 25-year-old Nisbet's future in limbo, unlikely to add to his three international caps from Scotland's second tier next season. But he will still harbour hope, for now, of getting a call up from Socceroos boss Tony Popovic for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Japan and Saudi Arabia. Yengi, a former Newcastle Jets forward who's played in England and Finland's lower leagues since September 2021, came off the bench on 72 minutes and sent the small band of visiting supporters delirious in the sixth minute of added time. "It was a very good play-off game, one for the neutral," Martindale said. "It was great come fulltime for Livingston and Livingston fans. We had massive belief in the players and ... I'm happy for them." County manager Don Cowie was understandably disappointed as his side's six-year spell in Scotland's top flight came to an end. "When you're winning the tie by two goals in the first half you should never have not seen it out," he said. "Credit to Livingston. They put us under a lot of pressure and they deserved to get back to the Premiership." With PA.
