Scots football news today...so far...

[Davy]

Bristol City have made a 150,000 offer for Kilmarnock midfielder Liam Kelly. Full story: Daily Record

And Championship rivals Bolton and Burnley are after Kilmarnock goalkeeper Cammy Bell. (Sun)

Celtic are considering a fresh loan move for Manchester City defender Dedryck Boyata. Full story: Sun

Steve Lomas could be on his way to Doncaster after QPR manager Harry Redknapp advised the League One side to move for the St Johnstone manager. Full story: Daily Record

Doncaster are also interested in Inverness boss Terry Butcher, who has been given permission to talk to Barnsley about their vacancy. (Daily Express)

Aberdeen are weighing up a pre-contract offer for Motherwell keeper Darren Randolph. Full story: Sun

Hibs winger Ivan Sproule is in talks to terminate his Easter Road contract, with Ross County keen on the Northern Ireland international. (Daily Express)

St Johnstone have opened contract talks with skipper Dave Mackay. (Various)

Dundee United winger Gary Mackay-Steven has recovered from a broken hand and is on course to resume playing when the winter break is over. (Daily Express)

Dundee captain Stephen O'Donnell will not play again this season after sustaining a serious knee injury. (Various)

Celtic 's Champions League opponents Juventus are in contract talks with former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba. Full story: Sun

Maor Melikson, a summer target for Celtic, has been told be can leave Wisla Krakow if a suitable offer is made for the Israel midfielder. (Herald)

USA striker Juan Aguedo, who impressed on trial with Celtic, is training with West Ham. (Various)

Aberdeen's 18-year-old striker Declan McManus is set to go out on loan, with Dundee and Partick Thistle interested. (Daily Record)

Former Ayr United manager Brian Reid is to take over as boss of Filipino champions Global FC. (Various)

Former Rangers full-back Colin Millar is the new interim manager of Canada. (Daily Record)

 

[GdanskHibee]

Nice wee round-up there, Davy

Ivan is an ER legend but it'll be better for him if he moves on and, with the pressure off and regular game time, I think he could still do a fair bit of damage in the SPL for a season or 2. The level of expectation on him since he came back has been crazy when you consider that, during his 1st spell, he was essentially just a runner for quality passes coming through from Brown, Thomson, Boozy, Zemmama etc. He was never going to get the same service from our current midfield but for some reason people expect him to single-handedly turn games around.

As for the other stories there, can anyone really see Butcher going down to Doncaster or the like? I can't (although it would obviously be nice!). Why the hell would he bide his time up here for so long & then jump ship just when he's hitting some success. If he stays at ICT and they finish 2nd/3rd (quite likely IMO) then he'll have Championship clubs coming in. A move now just doesn't sound very likely to me TBH.