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BBC News
10 hours ago
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- BBC News
'County close to centre-half signing'
Ross County manager Don Cowie has revealed the Scottish Championship club are closing in on a 12th summer signing in the shape of another central defender. (Press & Journal), externalRead Wednesday's Scottish Gossip in full.
Daily Record
2 days ago
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- Daily Record
Airdrie boss: New striker a priority as side prepare for Ross County without recognised centre forward
The Diamonds host Ross County on Saturday in the Championship curtain-raiser but are light up top Rhys McCabe admits Airdrie priority is bringing in a new striker as the Diamonds prepare for Saturday's Championship opener at home to Ross County without a recognised striker. The player-boss watched his side crash out of the Premier Sports Cup on Saturday to League One Alloa Athletic, with the Wasps pouncing on Sean McGinty's error to grab a 3-2 victory in the 89th minute at New Broomfield. Airdrie played without a striker as midfielders Chris Mochrie, Lewis McGrattan and Dylan Williams all had a shot at playing through the middle over the 90 minutes. Last season's star striker Ben Wilson sealed a summer switch to Welsh side The New Saints and the club are yet to replace him, while former Aberdeen frontman Aaron Reid is out injured. The club are also still coming to terms with long-term club captain and creative force Adam Frizzell leaving for Derry City last month. So McCabe is well aware of his side's shortcoming ahead of the Staggies visiting. He said: "We are not the thickest of squads and we've got a lot of kids on the bench who are still in a development phase, where they aren't ready or shouldn't be ready to be in the first team at this moment in time, but they have to be because of numbers. We've had to include them more than we'd planned. "So we need to look and get a couple of additions in to help the boys out in key areas of the pitch. "A striker has been our priority for a number of weeks because we've lost our source of goals but what some people might forget as well is we lost our captain, in Adam Frizzell. "Frizz has been a big, big part of how we've played over the last few years. His creativity and the way he leads by example on the pitch is a big miss. "To lose your source of goals as well - and Aaron Reid is still out injured and won't be back until the end of September - is tough. "We are playing Mochrie through the middle or Euan Henderson and we are trying to play a system that allows us to not kill somebody by playing them out of position. "But, right now, we don't have a recognised striker in the squad, which is an area we are trying to fill. "We need to make sure it is the right one and we are not jumping in too quickly to get somebody that ends up being a waste of a number in the squad. "They have to add value and challenge whoever is in the squad. When Aaron Reid comes back or when the likes of Mochrie or Hendo are playing there, there should be competition. We shouldn't just be sticking someone there because we've got nobody else. "I don't think we are a million miles away from being set and ready for the season. "We are certainly short in a couple of areas but we aren't making excuses. "We've gone and beaten Dundee, we won every game up until this one so we can't use that as an excuse just because we've lost a game."
BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Ross County v Partick Thistle
Update: Date: 90'+5 Title: Post Content: Match ends, Ross County 1, Partick Thistle 3. Update: Date: 90'+5 Title: Full Time Content: Second Half ends, Ross County 1, Partick Thistle 3. Update: Date: 90'+3 Title: Post Content: Attempt missed. Ronan Hale (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Update: Date: 90'+1 Title: Post Content: Attempt blocked. Matthew Falconer (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Update: Date: 90'+1 Title: Post Content: Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. Update: Date: 90' Title: Post Content: Corner,Ross County. Conceded by Daniel O'Reilly. Update: Date: 88' Title: Goal! Content: Goal! Ross County 1, Partick Thistle 3. Jordan White (Ross County) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jay Henderson. Update: Date: 87' Title: Post Content: Declan Gallagher (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Update: Date: 87' Title: Post Content: Foul by Thomas Horn (Partick Thistle). Update: Date: 86' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Partick Thistle. Thomas Horn replaces Tony Watt. Update: Date: 85' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Partick Thistle. Matthew Falconer replaces Robbie Crawford. Update: Date: 85' Title: Booking Content: Ronan Hale (Ross County) is shown the yellow card. Update: Date: 84' Title: Goal! Content: Goal! Ross County 0, Partick Thistle 3. Ben Stanway (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tony Watt. Update: Date: 83' Title: Post Content: Attempt saved. Ben Stanway (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ross Laidlaw (Ross County). Update: Date: 83' Title: Post Content: Delay over. They are ready to continue. Update: Date: 82' Title: Post Content: Delay in match because of an injury Lee Ashcroft (Partick Thistle). Update: Date: 79' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Ross County. Kieran Phillips replaces Ben Crompton. Update: Date: 78' Title: Post Content: Attempt saved. Arron Lyall (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lewis Budinauckas (Partick Thistle). Update: Date: 78' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Partick Thistle. Steven Lawless replaces Aidan Fitzpatrick. Update: Date: 77' Title: Post Content: Attempt blocked. Ronan Hale (Ross County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Denholm completes Livi switch from Hearts
Livingston have signed Aidan Denholm from fellow top-flight club Hearts on a three-year 21-year-old midfielder spent the start of last season on loan at Ross County, but his stay in Dingwall was cut short due to made his debut for Hearts in 2021, before loan moves to Berwick Rangers, East Fife, and is on the Livingsotn bench for their League Cup match with Kelty Hearts.
Press and Journal
7 days ago
- Sport
- Press and Journal
Joe Coyle's memorable week: The multi-talented 16-year-old who scored for Newtonmore then bagged a double for Ross County's first team
Sixteen-year-old Joe Coyle is enjoying quite the week – scoring big goals across two different sports. Already a rising talent within the first-team at Newtonmore Shinty Club, he scored his team's first goal in Saturday's 6-1 Premiership win against Kyles Athletic, which places them just one point adrift of leaders Fort William. Then, on Tuesday, he stepped off the bench for Ross County Football Club to score twice in the Dingwall side's thumping 8-0 Premier Sports Cup win against League Two opponents Edinburgh City. Coyle is believed to be the youngest County scorer in an SPFL match, with Ross Jack scoring for the club as a 15-year-old in the Highland League in 1974. Fans are already drawing comparisons between professional golfer Robert MacIntyre, the US Open runner-up this year, who also plays when he can for his home town shinty side Oban Celtic. Newtonmore first-team boss Peter Ross has often referred to Coyle as a 'real talent', having watched him be part of highly successful primary, under-14, under-17 sides, the latter of which he is still firmly part of. His contribution of 10 goals this year for the senior side is helping keep More in the chase for honours. That extends to this Saturday when they lock horns with local rivals Kingussie in the Artemis Macaulay Cup semi-final in Beauly for the right to meet either Oban Camanachd or Glasgow Mid Argyll in this season's final. However, Ross County's midweek victory means they have a must-win Premier Sports Cup match against Partick Thistle on Saturday – only a victory will take the Championship team into the knockout stages of the competition. Coyle is one of eight players who last week signed full-time apprenticeships at County along with midfielder Copeland Thain, Ollie Lamont, Rio Hastings, Lewis Mackay, Eoin Munro, Torran Lambie and Greg Ferguson. Ross acknowledges that County will now take top billing for Coyle as a result, but says the teenager deserves his shot at making the mark in football's Scottish Championship. He said: 'We're all very pleased for Joe. 'Joe and his family have worked very hard for this. There's a lot of travelling involved to attend training over the years. We hope it all goes very well for him. 'Football is Joe's job now and we always knew this was coming but, as a club, we have other players who can step in and play as Joe carries on with his football career.' Coyle is also in the Scotland under-17 squad for their upcoming shinty/hurling challenge matches in Ireland next month. There's plenty of pride locally for Coyle, who has just left Kingussie High School, whose head teacher Gavin Murphy extended his well wishes to an all-round star pupil. He said: 'Joe has just left school after earning his professional contract at Ross County. 'He's a great lad, a genuine, polite, hard-working boy. I'm delighted for him. He's naturally talented at football and shinty. It's fantastic that he's doing so well in both sports. 'He showed talent throughout the years in any sport, whether it was basketball, hockey, athletics – he's always been a strong runner and jumper. He's strong, with such physical attributes and I'm not surprised he's been offered the contract at Ross County. 'It looks like he'll have to give up shinty to focus on football. I didn't even realise he'd bagged a brace for Ross County, which was great to see. 'As a school, we're unfortunate to now lose him – it's bittersweet in a way. It would have been great for him to carry on to S5-S6, but he's taken the decision which I think is in his best interests. 'He's got really supportive family and friends around him and he's so well grounded. 'At 16, when you're given that opportunity in front of you to sign for Ross County, he had to go for it.' Ross County manager Don Cowie sensed Coyle was ready for his debut – and was rewarded with two first-team debut goals. A Ronan Hale hat-trick, a Jay Henderson brace and a strike from Kieran Phillips was added to be a late double from 16-year-old Coyle on his senior debut in that 8-0 rout of Edinburgh City. There was also a competitive debut from the bench on Tuesday for 17-year-old midfielder Thain, who recently impressively replaced captain Connor Randall when he was injured in pre-season against Clachnacuddin. While Coyle hit the net twice, Thain provided an assist and Cowie spelled out how important it was for the teenagers to have shown fans a glimpse of their potential. He said: 'It was a proud moment for Joe and Copeland and their families. I spoke about it afterwards in front of the rest of the players. It should not be underestimated what they have achieved tonight, making that step. 'They still have so much more growth in them and so much hard work to come. 'Copeland especially has really impressed all of us in pre-season. You hope the game goes the way it did so we can get him on the pitch to allow him to get that taste of it. He deserved that. 'We didn't see as much of Joe in pre-season as he was on holiday and he came back a bit later, but I had him in the squad at the end of last season because he impresses me every time I see him within the youth set-up. 'I watched him again for the under-17s on Sunday and that made my mind up that I wanted him to be involved tonight. 'I know when he comes on, he will be a threat. The way he took his two goals proved that.'
