Celtic Scottish Cup pressure laid bare as Falkirk legend reveals Tommy Burns touch of class after historic Bairns shock

Scottish Cup quarter-final. The competition was suspended in January due to the coronavirus pandemic and has been forced into a congested schedule.

Celtic this season then perhaps the final, final derby a few weeks later might have had even more significance.That’s all ifs, buts and never will be’s though with the Hoops’ 10-in-a-row car crash barely even visible in the rearview mirror.What is certain is that tomorrow is the biggest clash with Rangers left in the decorated skipper’s 14-year Celtic career and is absolutely pivotal to any chance he has of bowing out with silverware.Brown has been on the winning side in 22 of his previous 42

Dundee United. The midfielder has been offered a pre-contract by the Saints and is also considering an extension at United.

Douglas Ross being in charge of the Scottish Tories. He said: “My politics and his are different.

furloughed and the most recent figures show a drop in the employment rate. Labour also aims to create 19,000 jobs through a new programme of social home building, 7,500 roles through energy efficiency upgrade work, a 10,000-strong Scottish Conservation Corps and 48,000 jobs through a kickstart scheme.

SFA for misconduct - starting with tomorrow night’s Scottish Cup clash with Inverness.The Buddies boss will be banished to the stand for the fourth round tie and Wednesday’s Premiership trip to face Ross County in Dingwall.The third match of today’s punishment has been suspended until the end of the year.Goodwin was charged with misconduct for remonstrating with referee Don Robertson at the end of last month’s 1-1 draw with Hamilton - a result which cost his side a top six finish on goal

Scottish Government actively encouraged the public to register for postal ballots due to lockdown restrictions which will likely limit the number of people who can enter polling stations at once come May 6.It means that a large chunk of the final result will already have been cast by the time polling stations open for business at 7am.Postal ballots will be issued from April 14 and must be completed and returned to the address provided by 10pm on May 6 to count.Malcolm Burr, convener of the

Sarwar land Labour ahead of the Tories and what is holding him back? Nicola Sturgeon’s handling of the covid pandemic, despite the high death rate and despite the care homes scandal, has served her well. Voters look like they want to reward the First Minister for leading the nation during a very difficult year and every time she gives a covid update they are reminded of that.He’s only been boss for six weeks or so and Sarwar has gained ground.

Odsonne Edouard to hone his killer instincts if he wants to join the list of world-class strikers.Despite being the top scorer in the Premiership, the Frenchman has failed to recapture the striking form that saw him bag 28 goals in all competitions last term.That dip in front of goal has mirrored the Celtic's fall from grace and the caretaker boss insists it is time to start cashing in on chances created ahead of next Saturday’s Scottish Cup clash with Rangers.Kennedy insists Edouard must start

Premiership season remaining. But John Kennedy won't be looking at Livingston's third visit to Parkhead like that as he sees an opportunity to keep his unbeaten run intact ahead of next weekend's crunch clash at Ibrox.

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Celtic after their appeal date was set for AFTER the rivals' Scottish Cup clash. Nathan Patterson, Bongani Zungu and Calvin Bassey will eligible for the Ibrox showdown on Saturday, April 17.

elections.Prue, whose brother David died in agony from cancer, said it was inhumane to rob the terminally ill of the choice to end their own life.David, who spent eight months, growing progressively worse from bone cancer, desperately wanted to die and end his suffering.He spent the last weeks of his life fluctuating between a semi-comatose state and unbearable pain.Prue said: “That is no way to treat a human being.

Rangers are set to collide in the Scottish Cup fourth round - if the Ibrox side see off Cove. Steven Gerrard 's men host the Aberdeen underdogs in the third round at Ibrox on Sunday night.

Steven Gerrard will have Nathan Patterson, Bongani Zungu and Calvin Bassey available to him for their Scottish Cup third round clash with Cove Rangers. The Ibrox side have appealed their six-game suspension for breaking strict lockdown rules and are awaiting a hearing date from the SFA.

Livingston: McCrorie; Devlin, Fitzwater, Guthrie, Longridge; Holt, Bartley; Sibbald (Kabia 112), Pittman (Diani 112), Forrest (Mullin 62); Emmanuel-Thomas (Poplatnik 71). Subs not used: Stryjek, Lithgow, McMillan, Ambrose, Lawson.

James Forrest is set to make his first Celtic start since September against Falkirk. The Scottish Cup holders begin their defence of the trophy against the League 1 leaders at Parkhead on Saturday evening.

Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson which denied him a Scottish Cup winners’ medal in 2010. Whatever the reason - and despite the quip about his former Tannadice paymaster - the frustration of missing out on the final with a broken toe sustained in the semi still resonates heavily.

Scottish Parliament party launched itself on social media last year and aims to do what it says on the tin - ditch Holyrood and return Scotland to direct rule from London.

Gary Hooper according to the former striker's agent but "it just didn't quite work out". The Englishman spent three seasons at Parkhead between 2010 and 2013, scoring 82 goals in 138 games.