Euro Championship · Midfielder · #6 · Scotland · 25 yrs
Rangers have appointed Brian Gilmour as interim academy director to replace David McCallum, who departs after two-and-a-half years in the role. Former Ibrox midfielder and youth graduate Gilmour returned to the club in 2017 as an academy coach before joining the B team staff in 2020. The 39-year-old also worked as part of Philippe Clement's backroom team during the Belgian's tenure as head coach.
Billy Gilmour has praised Steve Clarke as "more than just a manager" following the Scotland head coach's resignation. The 62-year-old told his players on Saturday night, at their hotel in Charlotte, he was ending his seven-year stint after it was confirmed the Scots had failed to get out of a World Cup group containing Brazil, Morocco and Haiti. Clarke had only recently signed a new four-year contract, but felt it was the right time to step away.
Injured Billy Gilmour has made the journey to Boston on his birthday to support his Scotland team-mates at the World Cup. The 25-year-old Napoli midfielder was cruelly ruled out of the tournament after damaging his knee in 4-1 warm-up win against Curacao at Hampden the day before the squad flew out to America.
Scotland branded ‘unprofessional, weak’John McGinn: ‘Our job is to look after Scotland’Scotland’s return to the World Cup after a 28-year absence has been immediately overshadowed by a war of words with Norway. Steve Clarke and Scotland were branded “unprofessional”, “embarrassing” and “weak” by the Norwegians after the cancellation of a training game planned for Monday in Charlotte. After the Scottish FA expressed “surprise” at the Norwegian stance, the Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn told the aggrieved parties to read up on Scotland’s injury situation.With the Scots and Norway both based in North Carolina, a game was scheduled to afford minutes to players requiring them. Scotland postponed the match on Saturday, with the injury sustained by Billy Gilmour during the recent friendly against Curaçao – which put him out of the World Cup – apparently uppermost in Clarke’s thoughts. Continue reading...
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