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Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Wild moment Premier Sports Cup match delayed as a SEAGULL causes chaos on the pitch
It's the second time this week a big game in Scotland has been disrupted by a gull WINGING IT Wild moment Premier Sports Cup match delayed as a SEAGULL causes chaos on the pitch Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SEAGULLS have certainly been making an impact on the Scottish football scene over the past few days. And one appeared to be trying to upstage what went on at Tannadice on Thursday night with a dramatic intervention in the Premier Sports Cup! Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 6 A seagull took residence on Raith Rovers' pitch Credit: X / @RaithRovers 6 It started to scamper away when a staff member approached Credit: X / @RaithRovers 6 It wasn't an easy task to get rid of the gull! Credit: X / @RaithRovers A seagull took centre stage during Dundee United's Conference League qualifier with UNA Strassen on Thursday night. The gull caused chaos by flying around and over the pitch - before settling near a corner flag. As fans chanted 'seagull, seagull, seagull' at the bird, it took flight again and just didn't seem to want to go away! Less than 48 hours later, another gull was wreaking havoc! Just 32 miles from Dundee United's Tannadice home, Raith Rovers were in action at Stark's Park against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. It was the side's final Premier Sports Cup group stage clash and ended in a thumping 5-1 win for the hosts. But while there were plenty of goals in Kirkcaldy, it was another seagull that had punters talking! The match was briefly delayed as a stubborn bird decided to plonk itself near the centre circle. In a short clip posted by Raith on X, players could be seen looking a little uneasy as the gull awkwardly lingered. The referee stopped the game - and on came the man of the moment! Barry Robson ponders whether he deserved the sack after a hectic year at Aberdeen - plus his message to ex-Celtic pal turned rival Scott Brown Raith Rovers' head of sports science Mac Kenney sprinted onto the pitch. The unsuspecting gull appeared taken by surprise as Kenney approached it and attempted to scamper away. The Raith staff member managed to then carefully lift the gull before removing it from the pitch to the applause of the fans in attendance. Stunned punters could be heard laughing as he carried it all the way up the stairs to the exit, where the bird could then be seen flying off. The referee was able to restart the game as Kenney made his way back down towards the pitch - appearing to have one final glance back to make sure the gull had departed! Alongside the video, Raith simply said: "Never change, Scottish football." 6 Mac Kenny safely got the gull off of the park Credit: X / @RaithRovers 6 He took it to the exits! Credit: X / @RaithRovers 6 The seagull flew away after being taken away from the pitch Credit: X / @RaithRovers Have YOU got a point for Kris Boyd? Kris Boyd and Roger Hannah chew over the big talking points each week SOMETHING you've just got to get off your chest from the weekend action? A burning Scottish football talking point you can't wait to bring up with Kris Boyd and Roger Hannah? SunSport's GoBallistic show wants to hear from you! So why not help set the Scottish football agenda for the week ahead! Have your say on the game's big topics by emailing us on: GoBallistic@ It's YOUR turn to Go Ballistic! Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Raith Rovers v Inverness CT
Update: Date: 90'+4 Title: Full Time Content: Second Half ends, Raith Rovers 5, Inverness CT 1. Update: Date: 90'+2 Title: Post Content: Own Goal by Remi Savage, Inverness CT. Raith Rovers 5, Inverness CT 1. Update: Date: 90'+1 Title: Post Content: Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time. Update: Date: 89' Title: Post Content: Lewis Vaughan (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Update: Date: 89' Title: Post Content: Foul by Danny Devine (Inverness CT). Update: Date: 83' Title: Post Content: Delay in match because of an injury Richard Chin (Raith Rovers). Update: Date: 80' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Inverness CT. Ben Gardiner replaces Alfie Stewart. Update: Date: 80' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Inverness CT. Samuel Thompson replaces Joe Chalmers. Update: Date: 79' Title: Post Content: Attempt saved. Richard Chin (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Update: Date: 77' Title: Post Content: Corner,Raith Rovers. Conceded by Remi Savage. Update: Date: 75' Title: Post Content: Lewis Vaughan (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Update: Date: 75' Title: Post Content: Foul by Archie Kerr (Inverness CT). Update: Date: 75' Title: Post Content: Foul by Lewis Stevenson (Raith Rovers). Update: Date: 75' Title: Post Content: Oscar MacIntyre (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Update: Date: 74' Title: Post Content: Foul by Richard Chin (Raith Rovers). Update: Date: 74' Title: Post Content: Remi Savage (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Update: Date: 69' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Raith Rovers. Kai Montagu replaces Dylan Easton. Update: Date: 68' Title: Booking Content: Danny Devine (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Update: Date: 67' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Inverness CT. Archie Kerr replaces Luis Longstaff. Update: Date: 67' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Inverness CT. Robbie Thompson replaces Liam Sole.
Daily Record
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
East Kilbride boss on major injury blows as new signing could miss entire season
Mick Kennedy's preparations for the League Two campaign have been hampered by injuries East Kilbride have been hit with some major injury blows ahead of next weekend's big League Two kick-off against Spartans. The newly-promoted SPFL side will be without summer signing Ouzy See after a knee injury in last week's Premier Sports Cup group stage win at Raith Rovers looks set to rule him out of the season completely, while star striker Cami Elliott is expected to still be sidelined with the Achilles injury that has kept him out over the summer. Defenders Jamie Hamilton and Jordan McGregor are also struggling, while midfielder Joao Balde also faces a race to be fit. These blows come after the bizarre news that new strikers Josh O'Connor and Mouhamed Niang have left the club just weeks after signing, with regular starting slots not guaranteed. They have now joined League Two rivals Elgin City and Clyde, respectively. All of this has lead to boss Mick Kennedy dipping back into the transfer market ahead of welcoming Spartans to K-Park on August 2, with former Celtic striker Lewis Dobbie joining earlier this week. But he still has his sights set on another addition before next weekend. Kennedy - whose side lost 6-2 to Inverness last night in their final Premier Sports League Cup match, said: 'We thought the squad was settled, but we are a wee bit short of where we want to be now due to injuries and some players leaving. 'Ouzy See got a really bad injury against Raith Rovers last Tuesday night and he is waiting for a scan on that. 'That could require an operation and that would finish his season. That is a real concern and his injury looks really serious. 'He has got an issue with his knee and it is an injury he's had previously. 'Cami is already out injured as well with his Achilles so we definitely need to address that area quickly. Cami is so athletic and he does a lot of running, so we wanted to bring someone in too give him more support this season. 'Ouzy was the perfect foil for him and has been great in the games he's played, but it's just sheer bad luck with his injury. 'We have been working on a defender for the last six weeks and we need a few things to fall into place, but it looks like that might happen this week.' On those with a chance of making the opener, Kennedy added: 'Joao is probably a wee bit away but I think he will make the start of the season. 'Jamie Hamilton will make the start of the season, but I don't think Cami will and Jordan McGregor definitely won't. 'We only had 13/14 players against Elgin at the weekend there, so we were very short.'
Daily Record
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
East Kilbride v Inverness: Kilby reaching last 16 of cup would be remarkable, says boss
Kilby sit top of Group F and have a chance of reaching the knockout stages if they see off the Caley Jags tonight Mick Kennedy reckons it would be a remarkable achievement for SPFL newcomers East Kilbride to qualify for the last 16 of the Premier Sports Cup. The Kilby boss has seen his side stun Championship side Raith Rovers 4-2 and sink League Two rivals Elgin City 4-1, having taken the lead in a 3-1 defeat to St Johnstone in their group opener. Now Group F table-toppers EK welcome League One Inverness Caledonian Thistle to K-Park in the final game of their group campaign, knowing a win would see them finish on nine points. That would give them the chance of finishing as one of the best runners-up to reach the knockout stages, with group favourites St Johnstone holding a game in hand this coming Saturday. And Kennedy said: 'We've set everything up now to potentially finish a good second place in the group after Tuesday. 'We've given ourselves a real opportunity to do that against Inverness, but I think everyone is well aware of the test we face. There's been a big turnaround up there in the summer and the recruitment Inverness have done, so it is going to be a really difficult game for us. 'It would be a remarkable achievement for the club to qualify. If you look at the group we are in, there are three full-time clubs in it. 'The group is really strong and it would be a great effort from the boys to finish second and then see what happens.' On Saturday, Kilby backed up a stunning win in Kirkcaldy last Tuesday night – where John Robertson struck a five-minute hat-trick in the dying minutes to overturn a 2-01 deficit - to thump Elgin 4-1. Jack Leitch bagged a brace, while Nathan Flanagan and Robertson were also on target, and Kennedy heaped praise on their two victories. He said: 'Against Raith Rovers we had 60 per cent possession and anybody who watched the game would see that Raith's chances were down to us making mistakes rather than Raith punishing us from open play. 'Over the piece, we dominated large parts and I always felt we were in the game, even at 2-1 down. We are never the kind of team to sit in, so we always have attacking intent and we just went for it and got our rewards. 'On Saturday I was delighted as well. We had 22 efforts at goal in Elgin and the boys were in fine form. We are in a good place. 'If we get to the levels we know we are capable of, I think we will be a really competitive team in the league. 'Sometimes travelling long distances can have an impact on performances, but we were terrific from the get-go. 'There were spells either side of half-time where Elgin looked more dangerous in the game, but over the piece I don't think anyone can deny we deserved to win the game. 'We would have scored a few more if it wasn't for Elgin's goalkeeper.' Kennedy admits he has been blown away by the strides his side have made in the group, with the competition serving as their pre-season. He added: 'The boys have been in fine form. We were good for large parts against St Johnstone as well, to be fair. 'Since I have been at the club, our record has been fairly impressive when it has come to playing teams above us. 'I'm delighted with the performances, the results in the last two games and the levels we've managed to get to already, especially when you consider we've had to use this as pre-season because we came back a bit later due to the [promotion] play-offs. 'We've produced these performances despite missing Jamie Hamilton, Cami Elliott, Joao Balde and Jordan McGregor - all key players last season - through injury, so it shows the strength we've managed to build in the group.'
BBC News
18-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Outstanding' Spencer signs new two-year deal
"Outstanding" midfielder Brad Spencer has committed his future to Falkirk by signing a new two-year deal upon their Premiership 29, played every minute of the Bairns' title-winning campaign last term and was named Championship player of the is now tied down until summer 2028, with the option of a further year, and has been an integral part of John McGlynn's team since joining from Raith Rovers two years scored the crucial penalty against Alloa Athletic in the final game of the 2023-24 season to ensure Falkirk were 'Invincible' in their League 1 title McGlynn said it is "great news for every Falkirk fan" that Spencer, who captained the Bairns for most of last season due to Coll Donaldson's injury, is staying."It shows his commitment to the football club," McGlynn added. "Brad's been outstanding from the moment he walked in the door, he's been a key player on the pitch, and he's been amazing off the pitch as well."It's great news for every Falkirk fan that Brad has extended his contract."
