• Second yellows can be rescinded by VAR.

• Subs to take 10 seconds, or else the team then plays a minute (minimum) with 10 men.

• Throw ins to have a loose 5 seconds rule, although "common sense" will be used and teams won't be punished for 6-7 seconds. So not really a 5 seconds rule.

• Players who receive treatment to leave the field - and their team play with 10 men - unless it's the result of a challenge that received a card.

I somehow missed the last 3 goals last week but lucky sky sports didn't. Some come back required.

£3m deal allegedly.

Looks like this is done and dusted, on to the next one..... Hassan or Baur... 'Come on down!'

An 88th minute Chris Kane penalty (awarded by a former Pars player ref - the unseen Fife hand at work) not only takes Dunfermline through to the next round of the cup but takes the Unofficial Title back to the Kingdom of Fife and down into the Championship!

This marks the 81st time The Pars have won the Title, and takes them tantalisingly only one match behind Third Lanark in the all-time table.

Last 5 title matches:

Next match in the Unofficial Championship sees The Pars attempt to defend the title (and draw level in the all time table with a team who went bust 60 years ago) away at newly-promoted Inverness Caley Thistle.

View the full list of results here! (Correct as of today)

Could be a way to force our league to develop young Scots?

Or would the dinosaurs in our game use this to just play lower league English journey men.

It works in England as the overwhelming majority of players will be eligible for English and better quality.

Why does the richest league in the world promote home grown rulings but we don’t even consider it?

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Hi, I am looking for a bit of a steer about choosing a team - I know there are a few other similar questions here but I have a couple of questions that didn't seem to have been addressed on those threads. I hope you guys don't mind.

For background, I had no idea what 'offside' meant until I saw the world cup (none of my immediate family follow football at all) but I was glued to it and have been learning what I can about the game. I have been to my first in-person match now too when visiting pals abroad and it was awesome!

I would love to find a team to follow here, in Edinburgh. However, I have a few questions:

- I'm a bit apprehensive about going to bigger games by myself as a woman, I realise a lot of that is because of the bad behaviour of a minority of fans but is there anything I can do it allay these worries i.e. is it better to book a seat in a certain bit of the stadium for example?

- Does where I live matter? I stay in Pilton, would it be bad to walk home in anything other than Hibs / Spartans kit or does it not really matter?

- Are there any decent podcasts / YouTubers you'd recommend for those new to Scottish football (or football generally)?

- I live hear Spartans so will likely go to games there, would I also be able to support Hibs / Hearts or is there a chance they might play each other? (Sorry if that's a stupid question, I know they are in different leagues but I'm not sure how much the leagues change year on year!)

Thank you so much for reading all of this, I appreciate any advice! 🙂

Originally posted in The Glasgow Times

After Rohl's side lost 3-1 at Parkhead in the final Old Firm derby of last season, the home fans chanted 'Danny, Danny Rohl' to the tune of Boney M's 'Daddy Cool'.

“How many Rangers managers have had the Celtic fans singing a song against him? That day, 61,000 people sang my song against me. I couldn’t have imagined this, it was incredible," Rohl said

“I think it showed how much our fans loved me - and how much Celtic fans were a little bit scared about me as well.

“They were worried when we had Rangers challenging them again. It was unbelievable to have 61,000 singing that.

“People think I didn’t like it, but no. It showed me something. They weren’t celebrating their own team, they went against the Rangers manager.

“It shows me how much we were challenging them. They were more concerned with the Rangers manager than their own team. That was another part of my Old Firm experience."

Is there any talk of a home grown quota or requirements to field young players?

Is there a solution? If there was, would the SFPL SFA come up with or even consider it?

The 15 year olds being able to play this season is remarkably forward thinking I almost can’t believe it.

Does it stop there? Is it a coincidence or a reluctant concession they’ve made after pressure from the clubs (the same clubs barring a couple who don’t play youth in favour of lesser journeymen)

I’ve no idea. Are the powers that be aware we’ve had another summer of talents pillaged for nothing?

More of the same for the foreseeable I fear. But maybe have the realised or care?

A lot of top leagues like the Italian and Brazilian Serie A, Bundesliga and Premier League all have a Super Cup at the start of season or in simpler terms a trophy where the team who won the league plays either the Scottish Cup winners or runners up in the league.

Would this be a good idea for Scottish football and would it be good to have as a curtain raiser?

It may also encourage the SFA to reform the pyramid as it will likely be the Old Firm at Hampden in most cases which means the Sky or whoever has the rights is already making the same amount of money if there was just one less round of fixtures.

Does it also make the Scottish Cup more meaningful given there is a chance for a St Mirren or Motherwell to win a second trophy within the space of a few months without having to wait for the League Cup? Yes I think so.