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How sad, too bad, never mind. Lawwell will be working on a scccessor at this very moment.

Scotland: Gary Caldwell applies for national team head coach role By Martin Dowden BBC Scotland Gary Caldwell has applied to become Scotland manager and has spoken with Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan. The former Scotland defender, who has managed Wigan and Chesterfield, says he can succeed in the role. "If I didn't believe I could make an impact then I wouldn't put myself forward," he told BBC Scotland. "I don't think that having vast experience is going to give you that much of a difference." Caldwell was speaking before a scheduled SFA board meeting on Thursday at which the vacancy will be discussed. "International football in the past used to be that somebody had a career [in management] and it was one of their later jobs," he said. "Nowadays, it's a job for younger people. A new, fresher approach is going to give you more benefit." Scotland have remained without a head coach since Gordon Strachan left the role "by mutual consent" in October. The SFA identified Michael O'Neill as its preferred target, but the Northern Irishman elected to extend his contract with the Irish FA. Caldwell, who has also spoken to SFA vice-chairman Rod Petrie, is hopeful that his credentials will be assessed by the governing body. "I have spoken to Stewart Regan," he continued. "I've spoken to Rod Petrie and other people. Hopefully my name will come up at the meeting. "I only want the job because I feel I can make a difference. A club job is different. You want a job because you want to work. "The international job, I feel that I can make a difference. Not just as the manager. "I want to contribute in whatever way I can to get to get this country to a major finals." Caldwell earned 55 caps for Scotland and scored the winner in a 1-0 European Championship qualifying victory over France at Hampden. He insists his experience of playing for the national side stands him in good stead to succeed Strachan. "The pinnacle of my career was playing for my country," he explained. "I understand the psychology of international players. I understand international football, the tactics, the approach that you have to have to games both offensively and defensively. "With my experience at international level, I can work with these players and bring something different that's going to help us get to major finals. "I have a lot to offer. A young person with different ideas to take the country forward. We need to have a new approach." Caldwell replaced current Scotland performance director Malky Mackay as manager at Wigan Athletic near the end of the 2014-15 season with the club eight points adrift from safety in the English Championship. He was unable to prevent relegation but won the League One title in his first full season in charge to gain promotion. Caldwell led Wigan to the League One title in his first full season in charge The former Celtic and Hibernian centre-half was subsequently sacked in October 2016 after just two wins from 14 league games. His next job was with Chesterfield, where he lasted eight months. Caldwell believes those experiences are a positive. "In club football, there is a real short-term approach where nobody is getting the time," he added. "Better managers than me have been sacked when they probably shouldn't have been. It's a positive that I have that experience behind me at 35 years old. "I also believe that I'm more qualified to be Scotland manager than I am to manage those teams. I have more experience dealing with international players. "We have to go into the fine details because the margins at that level are becoming smaller and smaller. "If we get everything right in terms of the preparation then I believe that we've got a group of players that can qualify."

https://mobile.twitter.com/BBCLancsSport/status/958815009118834688 #Fleetwood's Devante Cole has joined #Wigan for an undisclosed fee

Windass again 0-3

Windass makes it 0-2

https://mobile.twitter.com/FraserburghFC/status/958791733009108994

Well thats 45 mins I’ll never get back.

Their game is shinty.

I assume penalties don’t count for FGS?

Penalty taken by Windass and scores.

First few minutes and a couple of stray passes, hope this is not a omen for the rest of the game.

Yes, I agree.

The stupidity of those running our game knows no bounds. https://mobile.twitter.com/RadioForthNews/status/958399448916414465/photo/1

I have no argument against safe standing if the club are paying for it. But it’s obvious that Club1872 have already determined that they will pay for it if the members agree in a ballot. No other proposal will be put to members as far as I can ascertain, so the only way to stop this money being spent is vote against. When we have 25% of share issue we can maybe then spend cash on this vanity project. As others have said, our handicapped fans should be at the front of the que for any spend available.

It’s official. https://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/danny-wilson-joins-colorado-rapids/

Ah, get what you’re saying. I was just talking about the nutters in general, not UB in particular although they do ftp and Bobby Sands at every home game.

The problem we have is the “Ultras” who don’t care if their behaviour damages the club.

I thought the fans were tossers to be honest, jeez it’s Ross County not Barcelona. But you both make a very good point, there’s nothing the football authorities can do after Fir Park and Hampden.

1 hr ago Video: Rangers fans defend 'pitch invasion' during win over Ross County Martin Williams @MWilliamsHTSenior News Reporter Video: Rangers fans defend 'pitch invasion' during Ross County win RANGERS supporters have defended fans who ran onto the pitch to celebrate a goal in the club's 2-1 victory at Ross County. A number of fans tumbled onto the pitch and jumped on Jason Cummings after he scored his first goal for the club triggering concerns by some of a police investigation. John Cummings who has just arrived on loan from Nottingham Forest came off the substitute's bench to score in the latter stages of the clash with Ross County and fans couldn't contain their celebrations and jumped onto the pitch. Fans of other clubs were quick to take to social media to criticise. But Rangers fans defended the incursion. Cummings goal was the second for Rangers in the 2-1 win. He helped fire Rangers back up to second place after making his mark five minutes after replacing Alfredo Morelos.

Could be I got this wrong(now there’s a first). Seems that a book by Andrew Davies states that Fullerton worked his way up through the ranks of the Billy Boys, therefore he did not name the gang or is it named after him.

That could/should have been penalty for RC.

DK at today’s game. Was there a board meeting this week? Does he usually go to these far flung places?

https://www.rangersobserver.com/views/2018/1/27/danny-wilsons-never-ending-journey-to-mediocrity-turns-to-mls January 27, 2018 So, Danny Wilson is likely for the off again. And again, perhaps at the period he's performing his best in a Rangers' shirt during a particular spell. This time, he's allegedly setting off for America and the MLS: football's retirement village. And at age 26, no less. What should be the peak years of a footballer's life. We needn't spend much time recapping Wilson's career missteps. He left too soon for Liverpool the first time, just as he had a chance to be an integral part of a trophy-winning side. But the glory and prestige of an EPL contract came to his door, and Wilson rebuffed Rangers for a shot at glory.™ The deal could've been decent enough for Rangers had Wilson shown any of the talent he'd displayed as a 17-year-old replacement for an injured Majid Bougherra. The team that made him its youngest-ever Champions League participant stood to make £5 million off the deal—£2 million reported up front and £300,000 for each of his first 10 appearances—if Wilson could ever stay on the park. He didn't. And then he didn't get on the pitch during a pair of loan deals to Blackpool and then Bristol City, who, at the time, were mired in an English Championship relegation battle. Wilson pulled on the glorious No. 40 shirt for the Robins only once. Cue a 2013 return to Scotland via a loan to Hearts, where he would eventually land on a permanent deal and be named captain at just 21-years-old. Wilson would make 85 total appearances for the Edinburgh side as he began to show glimpses of the skill he'd apparently left behind at Murray Park when he moved south. And then the return to Ibrox, which has been, we could say, an up and down show in an up and down team for the still-young central defender. Yet now, just as he appears to have a role in Graeme Murty's resurgent side, Wilson again wants out, this time for the glamour transfer to Denver and a Colorado Rapids side that finished second-bottom in MLS last season. A league with viewership numbers that would make Neil Doncaster cringe and a market cap solely tied to franchises' expansion fees. Talent has never been the question with Danny Wilson. Or, at least, it didn't use to be. Years of toiling on the bench in what should have been his prime development stage certainly stunted his growth as a footballer. And what would have become of him in the fallout of 2012 can never be known. But what is clear, certainly now, is that this has never been a player suited for the spotlight that comes when one pulls on the light blue. Wilson once said he hoped to model his career on the AC Milan great Paolo Maldini, who similarly broke into the senior side at age 17. Maldini's run had a slightly different trajectory, of course: more than 900 appearances, 7 Serie A titles, 5 Champions Leagues, 25 years in a Milan shirt. Wilson, as he prepares to exit Ibrox a second time, surely must look back now and wonder what could have been. If he looks back for guidance and self-reflection at all. And that, perhaps, will be the memory of Wilson's career, whenever and wherever it stops. Maybe this move to America is for the sake of his personal life, and maybe there is something noble in that pursuit. But this was a young man who could have and perhaps should have reached the heights of the sport. Instead, he was forever in pursuit of something that seems impossible for the average supporter to understand. A "success" that seems so intangible. Whatever that is, it will always feel like a missed opportunity, for both him and Rangers. —Shane Nicholson, @ofvoid

Just about every time I go to a sportsman’s dinner the same thing happens. What gets me it’s not young boys who cannae hold their drink, but some older tosser.