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09:04 GMT, Friday, 6 November 2009

Friday's Scottish gossip

Scottish newspaper gossip

FOOTBALL GOSSIP

Rangers fans claim Romanian police spat in their faces and shouted "Celtic" in their faces during Wednesday's Champions League tie against Unirea Urziceni in Romania. (The Sun)

Superintendent Mike Dean of Strathclyde Police has backed Rangers' claims that poor organisation and heavy-handed policing sparked the trouble in Romania. (Daily Record)

Uefa will take into consideration the poor disciplinary record of Rangers fans when considering the latest crowd scenes during the Champions League tie with Unirea Urziceni. (Daily Record)

Rangers face being forced to play future European games behind closed doors should Uefa rule against the club's fans. (Daily Express)

The Scottish FA will launch its own investigation into the violence in Romania with president George Peat warning that Uefa is planning its biggest-ever crackdown on fan violence. (The Sun)

Rangers must find a buyer before June or Lloyds Banking Group will introduce cuts to dramatically scale down the ambition and status of the club. (Daily Mail)

Celtic manager Tony Mowbray thinks his side can still qualify from their Europa League group despite sitting bottom after the 0-0 draw with Hamburg. (Various)

Falkirk chairman Martin Ritchie has backed under-pressure manager Eddie May, pointing out that he has less money to spend than previous boss John Hughes. (Daily Record)

Falkirk will back manager Eddie May with £500,000 to spend in the transfer market in January. (Various)

Hearts midfielder Laryea Kingston has been left out of the latest Ghana squad because of ongoing injury problems, avoiding another club versus country row. (Various)

Barry Ferguson has been fined by Birmingham manager Alex McLeish for being sent off against Manchester City. (Daily Record)

St Mirren midfielder Andy Dorman will learn today whether he has done enough to win a call-up for Wales to face Scotland. (Various)

Stranraer are considering installing an artificial pitch. (Daily Record)

OTHER GOSSIP

Colin Montgomerie is in a share of eighth place at the Egyptian Open. (Various)

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