LAFFERTY BETS HIMSELF IN HOT WATER: Former Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty has been charged with a betting offence after he placed a wager on 20 February this year. The Northern Ireland forward, who wants out of Norwich (we don’t blame him), joins an illustrious list of names including Manchester City’s Martin Demichelis and Dunfermline’s Michael Moffat who have breached gambling rules. It’s not known yet what his punishment will be.
KOLO BLOW: Celtic’s new defensive signing Kolo Toure has not travelled with the rest of the squad to face Barcelona, casting doubt over his chances of playing in the club’s crucial Champions League qualifier against Astana on Wednesday. Kolo played in the Europa League final only a few months ago, and his European experience is exactly what Celtic need, given the injury problems of Erik Sviatchenko and Jozo Simunovic.
Youngster Eoghan O’Connell deputised in Kazakhstan but Celtic’s third Chuckle Brother looked dodgy as ever alongside him.
HIBS’ GOALIE SEARCH GOES ON: Another day, another goalkeeper linked with a move to Easter Road. Lennon must be starting to resemble a ginger whiny Lord Sugar as he attempts to narrow down the list of candidates for the vacancy. Yesterday it seemed that ex-QPR stopper Brian Murphy was the man for the job but today wildcard Ofir Marciano, an Israeli international, has emerged.
Lennon has shown Sugar-like ruthlessness in ditching new signing Otso Virtanen after a howler on his debut in Europe and is now in the market for a replacement. With Leanne Dempster on one side and former boss Martin O’Neill on the other, Lennon’s search continues on Wednesday at 9…
THEY SAID…
“I have said before I am ready to fight for my spot in the team here, and nothing has changed. It’s not the first time I have been linked with a move to Olympiacos, I heard the same story last January. But I am happy and settled at Celtic.” (Words from Efe Ambrose that will see Celtic fans waking up in cold sweats.)
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(They’d probably still beat Celtic…)
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