Darren Johnstone

It was not the kind of emphatic victory that Hearts had been looking for following an encouraging drawn-out pre-season.

Raith Rovers chairman Bill Clark believes there is no chance that the current campaign will be played to a finish - and fears football could be written off until January.

Partick Thistle chief executive Gerry Britton concedes the Jags are facing at least a £150,000 loss in income should the remainder of the season be scrapped.

A prominent Dunfermline fans' group has urged the club’s supporters to rally round by making a monthly cash pledge towards the Pars.

ANNAN ATHLETIC are desperately seeking guidance from the football authorities after conceding they are in a ‘position of financial difficulty’.

HEARTS manager Daniel Stendel accepts that tomorrow night’s relegation six-pointer against St Mirren is important in his team’s bid for survival but the German insisted that securing a win is not the be all and end all for his team.

Hearts manager Daniel Stendel insists Ryo Meshino still has a part to play between now and the end of the season.

Scotland international John Fleck admits he had no hesitation in signing a new three-and-a-half year contract with Sheffield United.

STEVEN WHITTAKER turns 36 in June and is the first to admit age is beginning to catch up with him on the pitch.

Josh Taylor has hit back at former trainer Shane McGuigan and insists he had been unhappy for a long time working under Cyclone Promotions.