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5 days ago
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Rangers plot another Sheffield Wednesday transfer raid as Russell Martin 'targets' keeper
Rangers are reportedly set to raid Sheffield Wednesday yet again, this time for a new goalkeeper. Russell Martin has already taken Djeidi Gassama from the Owls in a £2.2million deal. And now the wide man cold be reunited with former Hillsborough teammate Pierce Charles. READ MORE: Pierce Charles would be Rangers transfer coup as gobsmacked insider delivers elite four word verdict READ MORE: 6 emerging Rangers transfer headlines as shock return ruled out for 55 hero while £8.6m 'target' fumes at contract offer The Northern Irish international keeper is on the Ibrox wanted list according to reports down south and is said to be keen on the move. Martin had warned that it was a position he was looking to recruit in, although a loan move for Brighton's Carl Rushworth won't be happening. Focus has now shifted to Charles, 19, as Martin looks to deepen his options between the sticks, having rotated between Liam Kelly and Jack Butland so far during pre-season. Charles has two years left in his Wednesday contract and made 13 appearance in total for the South Yorkshire club last season. However, given the club's well documented financial issues over the summer, they've had to shed a number of experienced players and Charles looks like being first choice for the 2025/26 campaign. He he admitted last month that there was nothing that could make him leave Wednesday this summer, so Rangers may have a job on their hands convincing him to make the move to Glasgow. 'I don't really pay any heed to it. If it comes round, it comes round,' he told the Belfast Telegraph. 'I'm so happy at Sheffield Wednesday right now. There's nothing that could make me leave at this point. I'm playing and I'm really happy there" Follow Record Sport on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond. 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. We're also WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here and our Celtic community here. Tune in to Hotline Live every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport's newest podcast, Game On, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks
Daily Record
17-07-2025
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- Daily Record
Rangers plot another Sheffield Wednesday transfer raid as Russell Martin 'targets' keeper
Pierce Charles is the latest name to be linked after former Owls teammate Djeidi Gassama made the move to Ibrox Rangers are reportedly set to raid Sheffield Wednesday yet again, this time for a new goalkeeper. Russell Martin has already taken Djeidi Gassama from the Owls in a £2.2million deal. And now the wide man cold be reunited with former Hillsborough teammate Pierce Charles. The Northern Irish international keeper is on the Ibrox wanted list according to reports down south and is said to be keen on the move. Martin had warned that it was a position he was looking to recruit in, although a loan move for Brighton's Carl Rushworth won't be happening. Focus has now shifted to Charles, 19, as Martin looks to deepen his options between the sticks, having rotated between Liam Kelly and Jack Butland so far during pre-season. Charles has two years left in his Wednesday contract and made 13 appearance in total for the South Yorkshire club last season. However, given the club's well documented financial issues over the summer, they've had to shed a number of experienced players and Charles looks like being first choice for the 2025/26 campaign. He he admitted last month that there was nothing that could make him leave Wednesday this summer, so Rangers may have a job on their hands convincing him to make the move to Glasgow. 'I don't really pay any heed to it. If it comes round, it comes round,' he told the Belfast Telegraph. 'I'm so happy at Sheffield Wednesday right now. There's nothing that could make me leave at this point. I'm playing and I'm really happy there" Follow Record Sport on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond. 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.
BBC News
13-06-2025
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- BBC News
'I've not looked back' - NI's Charles' rise from U19s to last-gasp saves
A year ago, Pierce Charles was lining up for Northern Ireland at the Under-19 Euros. Now, 12 months on, he's making last-minute saves to secure a win for Michael O'Neill's senior team. It's a rise that few would have predicted so soon, and the 19-year-old has made a big impression since making his senior debut against Belarus in October."In football, you never know what's around the corner," Charles said "I just take every step as it comes, so I wasn't really thinking ahead to playing for the senior team last summer."I was hoping one time in the future, obviously that was my target, but at that time it was just focused on the U19s."I got the opportunity back in October, thanks to the gaffer, and I feel like I've not looked back since." From his first time at Windsor Park, Charles impressed with his ability on the ball with confidence and some eye-catching raking passes is his inexperience in senior football of any kind, Charles has won as many international caps as he has made league appearances for Sheffield Wednesday. With that in mind, it perhaps isn't a surprise he struggled to impose his area at times when up against high calibre attackers in Europe. However, in Tuesday's 1-0 win over Iceland, when Northern Ireland were put under pressure after being reduced to 10 men with just over an hour to go, he more than held his most impressive moment came inside the final 60 seconds, when he got a good hand on Isak Bergmann Johannesson's goalbound header before Ruairi McConville hooked the ball away from danger."I think it showed a different side to him," O'Neill said after the game. "In the brief time we've had with Pierce, he's played more international games than club games. That's the challenge, and he needs games. "Everyone would look at Pierce and know how good he is with his feet, but how he commanded his box was excellent."It was a good night for Pierce and he got a clean sheet, which is always nice." 'It shows determination and desire' There has been a lot of excitement surrounding O'Neill's young Northern Ireland side, and Tuesday's performance showcased a different side with the grit shown to get over the line. It was all the more impressive considering their previous two friendlies had resulted in defeats by Sweden and Denmark, but the defensive display in Belfast was much improved. "With the 10 men it showed that we can hold on to a result, and obviously the past few games maybe or so we've gone up leading and then we've thrown it away," said Charles, who is the younger brother of midfielder Shea."I was hoping we could do it, and obviously we did it, so it's good momentum going into the next. "It shows the real determination, desire, character, everything that any manager wants to see." With World Cup qualifying starting in September, fans are starting to dream about what could be possible over the next 12 months. O'Neill's side start their campaign with tricky away matches in Luxembourg and Germany, and also face Slovakia in Group within the group the message is clear - to take it "one step at a time"."I think we're all only young. I think we take it one step at a time, and obviously going into September, we'll do the most we can," Charles said."I think we've got to have patience with ourselves as well, because we've got a long way to go to what we hope to achieve, especially in the future."However, Charles admitted the manner in which Northern Ireland closed out their final friendly with Iceland meant they had some strong momentum heading into September."It just fills us with more confidence. It'll be the last memory that we have until September," he added."So, I think everyone will be more positive now, going into September, rather than if we had lost tonight, for example."I can't wait until then and, of course the Germany game. They're the games that you want to play since you were a kid. I just can't wait."
Glasgow Times
09-06-2025
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- Glasgow Times
Northern Ireland talking points ahead of Iceland friendly
After back-to-back defeats away to Sweden and Denmark, Michael O'Neill's men will be looking forward to the home comforts of Windsor Park. Here, the PA news agency looks at the key talking points ahead of the game. Final dress rehearsal Ahead of Iceland tomorrow, the press get an update from the boss and Isaac Price 🎙️ #GAWA — Northern Ireland (@NorthernIreland) June 9, 2025 O'Neill said at the start of the year he was happy Northern Ireland were drawn in a four-nation World Cup qualifying group as no competitive games before September gave him more time to prepare a young squad. But that time is now largely up with this the last run out before Northern Ireland travel to Luxembourg and then Germany for their opening Group A fixtures in September. Following two difficult away trips in the last two games, O'Neill will be looking for a confidence-boosting win before the campaign begins. Changes incoming Michael O'Neill plans to freshen up his side against Iceland (Brian Lawless/PA) O'Neill plans to freshen up his side for Tuesday's game, mindful that his players are at the end of a long season and many are at different places in terms of their fitness. Ali McCann started against Denmark despite not playing for Preston since March through injury, while Daniel Ballard has also seen limited action for Sunderland after an injury-impacted campaign. However, O'Neill pointed out that Northern Ireland do not have the depth to be making sweeping changes and still field a competitive side. Hale to get his chance? Ronan Hale, left, is waiting to make his Northern Ireland debut (Jane Barlow/PA) Ronan Hale is still waiting for his Northern Ireland debut after first being called into the squad in March following a long wait for his switch of allegiance from the Republic of Ireland to come through. There had been an expectation in some quarters that the Ross County forward, who scored 18 goals in County's unsuccessful fight against relegation, might have got some minutes in Copenhagen but instead he was left on the bench again. O'Neill has warned that some players will come out of this camp without playing any minutes but, as Northern Ireland remain without an undisputed first-choice striker, Hale will be desperate to show what he can do. Pierce Charles unbeaten at home Pierce Charles is yet to taste defeat at Windsor Park (Liam McBurney/PA) Pierce Charles seems likely to start again in goal after coming off the bench to replace an injured Conor Hazard at half-time in Saturday's 2-1 defeat in Copenhagen. If he does, the 19-year-old will be making his eighth appearance for Northern Ireland and fourth at Windsor Park, where he has won two and drawn one of his three previous games, keeping two clean sheets. Hazard has returned home following the injury, with 20-year-old Stephen McMullan called in as cover. Iceland in transition Arnar Gunnlaugsson took over as Iceland boss in January (Andrew Milligan/PA) Iceland manager Arnar Gunnlaugsson will be a familiar face to followers of English football, having played for Bolton, Leicester and Stoke during his playing career. The former forward is still getting his feet under the table as Iceland boss, having only taken over in January, with this to be his fourth game in charge. But Iceland travel to Belfast riding high on the back of an impressive 3-1 win over Scotland at Hampden Park, with Gunnlaugsson's aggressive pressing style delivering encouraging early results.
The Herald Scotland
09-06-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Northern Ireland talking points ahead of Iceland friendly
Here, the PA news agency looks at the key talking points ahead of the game. Final dress rehearsal Ahead of Iceland tomorrow, the press get an update from the boss and Isaac Price 🎙️ #GAWA — Northern Ireland (@NorthernIreland) June 9, 2025 O'Neill said at the start of the year he was happy Northern Ireland were drawn in a four-nation World Cup qualifying group as no competitive games before September gave him more time to prepare a young squad. But that time is now largely up with this the last run out before Northern Ireland travel to Luxembourg and then Germany for their opening Group A fixtures in September. Following two difficult away trips in the last two games, O'Neill will be looking for a confidence-boosting win before the campaign begins. Changes incoming Michael O'Neill plans to freshen up his side against Iceland (Brian Lawless/PA) O'Neill plans to freshen up his side for Tuesday's game, mindful that his players are at the end of a long season and many are at different places in terms of their fitness. Ali McCann started against Denmark despite not playing for Preston since March through injury, while Daniel Ballard has also seen limited action for Sunderland after an injury-impacted campaign. However, O'Neill pointed out that Northern Ireland do not have the depth to be making sweeping changes and still field a competitive side. Hale to get his chance? Ronan Hale, left, is waiting to make his Northern Ireland debut (Jane Barlow/PA) Ronan Hale is still waiting for his Northern Ireland debut after first being called into the squad in March following a long wait for his switch of allegiance from the Republic of Ireland to come through. There had been an expectation in some quarters that the Ross County forward, who scored 18 goals in County's unsuccessful fight against relegation, might have got some minutes in Copenhagen but instead he was left on the bench again. O'Neill has warned that some players will come out of this camp without playing any minutes but, as Northern Ireland remain without an undisputed first-choice striker, Hale will be desperate to show what he can do. Pierce Charles unbeaten at home Pierce Charles is yet to taste defeat at Windsor Park (Liam McBurney/PA) Pierce Charles seems likely to start again in goal after coming off the bench to replace an injured Conor Hazard at half-time in Saturday's 2-1 defeat in Copenhagen. If he does, the 19-year-old will be making his eighth appearance for Northern Ireland and fourth at Windsor Park, where he has won two and drawn one of his three previous games, keeping two clean sheets. Hazard has returned home following the injury, with 20-year-old Stephen McMullan called in as cover. Iceland in transition Arnar Gunnlaugsson took over as Iceland boss in January (Andrew Milligan/PA) Iceland manager Arnar Gunnlaugsson will be a familiar face to followers of English football, having played for Bolton, Leicester and Stoke during his playing career. The former forward is still getting his feet under the table as Iceland boss, having only taken over in January, with this to be his fourth game in charge. But Iceland travel to Belfast riding high on the back of an impressive 3-1 win over Scotland at Hampden Park, with Gunnlaugsson's aggressive pressing style delivering encouraging early results.
