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http://www.theeditgcu.com/sport/scottish-premiership-preview-season-2020-21/ Written by Connor Ryan on July 20, 2020 The long-awaited return of professional football for Scotland kicks off once again with the 2020/21 Premiership season on the 1st of August 2020. This season sees Celtic aim for a historic, record-breaking 10th title in a row with Rangers having to do all they can in order to stop Celtic dominating a decade of league football. Dundee United have also returned to the league after a 4-year absence and will be looking to compete for a top-six spot against the other traditional big clubs such as Aberdeen, Hibs and Motherwell . The relegation battle will also be as interesting as ever with everyone’s favourite to face the drop year on year Hamilton Academical looking to extend their impressive 6-year stay in the top league. Aberdeen:  The Dons will be looking to secure a 3rd place finish and hope to play some more attractive football than has...

http://ilcalcioscozzese.it/2020-21-che-premiership-ci-aspetta/ Ci eravamo lasciati in un freddo mercoledì sera a Paisley, quell’11 marzo in cui il St Mirren, battendo gli Hearts per 1-0, si è garantito un altro anno di permanenza in Premiership, facendo “retrocedere” di fatto i Jambos in Championship : una vittoria degli Hearts invece avrebbe “prodotto” l’esito opposto. QUALI NOVITA’? La più grande novità di questa stagione è che, calcisticamente parlando e soprattutto nelle zone di vetta, non ci saranno grandissime… novità. Il coronavirus ha, di fatto, reso il mercato quasi nullo: ad oggi infatti non sono state molte le operazioni, sia in uscita che in entrata. Le novità sono sostanzialmente due: si giocherà fino ad ottobre a porte chiuse e la Scozia potrà portare dalla prossima stagione 5 squadre nelle coppe europee, anziché 4. Per quanto riguarda la prima novità, i club si sono organizzati garantendo ai propri abbonati la visione delle partite casalinghe, ovv...

By Nikhil Vinodh on September 11, 2020 THE 4TH OFFICIAL https://the4thofficial.net/2020/09/edouard-to-return-duffy-makes-his-debut-predicted-4-2-3-1-celtic-lineup-vs-ross-county/ Reigning Premiership champions will be looking to make it three wins on the trot in the league when they travel to Global Energy Stadium to take on Ross County.  The Celts seemed quite comfortable in their last league outing, where they ran out 3-0 winners against Motherwell at Celtic Park. James Forrest, Albian Ajeti and Christopher Jullien were all on the scoresheet that evening , but repeating that feat on the back of a frustratingly timed international break will not be an easy task by any stretch of the imagination. The Hoops currently find themselves in third place on the league table, with six points separating them from leaders Rangers . Although the situation does seem grim on paper, the fact that they have two games in hand due to prior postponements must be taken into co...

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/ross-county/2251694/new-staggies-chief-executive-ferguson-excited-by-fresh-chapter/ Ross County will began a new chapter with Steven Ferguson becoming the Staggies’ chief executive to leave Stuart Kettlewell in sole charge at Victoria Park . Ferguson, who has jointly held the reins alongside Kettlewell for two-and-a-half years, has opted to step aside after helping steer County to 10th place in the Premiership last season. Ferguson will remain with the Staggies however, with the 43-year-old moving upstairs in a newly-created position. The move will see Kettlewell become manager in his own right, with Richie Brittain stepping in as assistant and Don Cowie becoming first team coach. As part of his move into senior coaching, vastly-experienced midfielder Cowie will retire from playing at the age of 37. It marks an end to the co-manager structure which was implemented by County chairman Roy MacGregor fo...

SCOTLAND PREMIERSHIP Season preview 2020-21 by Phil Gordon - World Soccer, October 2020 Scottish football’s fascination with numbers has taken on a new twist. Celtic’s quest for a record tenth successive title is no longer the only talking point: “Celtic 10” now has “COVID-19” for company.  The 2020-21 Scottish Premiership season is now shaped by the pandemic and its financial impact on every club. A week before the campaign started, newspaper back pages had transfers pushed out by Aberdeen announcing wage cuts of £1 million to plug a £10m shortfall .  However, three weeks into the season, games were postponed – not by the football authorities (SFA and SPFL) but by the Scottish Government - after Aberdeen and Celtic players broke strict COVID-19 rules on self-isolation.  Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon , said the punishment was “a yellow card – next time, it’s red.” St. Mirren v Celtic and Aberdeen v Hamilton were axed, as was the vi...

https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/scottish-premiership-2020-21-season-club-club-analysis-and-predictions-2924237 Celtic are Scottish football’s Marlon Brando while Rangers more like Sharon Stone By Andrew Smith & Moira Gordon The Scotsman, 26th July 2020 ABERDEEN Manager: Derek McInnes Last season: 4th In: Jonny Hayes (Celtic). Out: Greg Leigh (Breda, loan ended), Jon Gallagher (Atlanta United, loan ended), Danny Rogers, Frank Ross, Sam Jackson, Luc Bollan, Lloyd Robertson, Sebastian Ross, Jack Chessor, Sean Linden, Chris Antoniazzi, David Dangana, Kieran Shanks, Kyle Dalling. Game changer: Much will depend on whether they keep Sam Cosgrove or how they replace him if he does go. Prospects: By their own high standards they struggled at times last season. There were too many draws and they will have to find a way to turn them into victories if they are to move up the standings this term. The return of Jonny Hayes is a boost and will off...