
Mark Atkinson
Sports Editor and Writer at The Scotsman
Sports Editor and Writer at Scotland on Sunday
Sports editor and writer for @TheScotsman | ⚽️🎾🏉💻🏴🇫🇷
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Rangers vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction: Our writers predict the result of tonight's Europa League tie
2 weeks ago |
scotsman.com | Graham Falk |Mark Atkinson |Matthew Elder
The Scotsman’s football writers predict us the result of tonight’s game between Rangers and Athletic Bilbao. Rangers turn their attention back to the Europa League this week as they welcome La Liga giants Athletic Bilbao to Ibrox in the first leg of the quarter-finals on Thursday evening.
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2 weeks ago |
scotsman.com | Mark Atkinson
Striker has scored 14 goals while on loan this termHibs will address the long-term future of striker Dylan Vente after the Dutchman revealed last month that he wants to leave Easter Road at the end of the season. Vente was signed for just under £1 million in the summer of 2023, but failed to settle in Edinburgh and was loaned to Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle for the 2024/25 campaign. The 25-year-old has shone back in his homeland, netting 14 goals in 28 games across all competitions.
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2 weeks ago |
scotsman.com | Mark Atkinson
So often a place of sanctuary, Rangers have a problem with Ibrox and it needs solvedHappiness for Rangers has often been Thursday night under the lights. In a season of wild fluctuations, you can normally rely on the Govan outfit finding some sort of equilibrium when competing in the Europa League. Such has been their form in this tournament, Rangers are now at the quarter-final stage of Europe's second-tier event.
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2 weeks ago |
scotsman.com | Mark Atkinson
Fixture release details are set by the SPFLThe 42 clubs in the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) will find out their fixtures for the 2025/26 campaign in mid-June. The SPFL has announced that all the matches for the William Hill Premiership, Championship, League One and League Two will be released at 9am on Friday, June 20. The league’s governing body has also confirmed that the league season will begin on the weekend of August 1-3.
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2 weeks ago |
scotsman.com | Mark Atkinson
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A bold Rangers move calls for a bold analysis piece - @alan_pattullo nails it with this critique of a wacky 24 hours at Ibrox as Barry Ferguson and Co move in

🗣️ "What chief executive Patrick Stewart and co have opted for is eye-opening enough already. Here comes the cavalry" 🆕 From Go Radio to Jose Mourinho: Rangers play to an unconvinced gallery with curious gang of four move | ✍️ @alan_pattullo https://t.co/3jFpdl9QLs

RT @ScotsmanSport: 🗣️ "What chief executive Patrick Stewart and co have opted for is eye-opening enough already. Here comes the cavalry" 🆕…

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