{"id":204488,"date":"2025-06-22T06:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T06:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/204488\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T06:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T06:41:12","slug":"in-case-you-missed-it-battles-from-the-last-football-season-spill-into-summer-but-theres-plenty-of-reasons-to-be-cheerful-in-the-world-of-scottish-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/204488\/","title":{"rendered":"In Case You Missed It: Battles from the last football season spill into summer but there&#8217;s plenty of reasons to be cheerful in the world of Scottish sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>\u00a0SFA and Rangers at loggerheads over Ibrox legend John Brown claiming officials were &#8216;corrupt&#8217; on club TV following the failure to award a goal\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Jim Goldie ends Scots&#8217; 17-year wait for a Royal Ascot winner after Robert MacIntyre had earned a second-placed finish at the US Open<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By STEPHEN FAIRWEATHER <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  02:00 EDT, 22 June 2025   |  Updated:  02:00 EDT, 22 June 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After last weekend&#8217;s US Open came to an end, with Scotland&#8217;s own Robert MacIntyre lifting golfing spirits having finished in a solo second place at Oakmont, things returned to normal in the wacky world of Scottish sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The week began with <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14814299\/RANGERS-FURY-Ibrox-club-leap-John-Browns-defence-SFA-charge-corrupt-comment-following-goalline-decision.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Rangers leaping to the defence of club legend John Brown<\/a> after he was charged by the SFA following his claim on club commentary for a match at the end of the season against Hibernian, whereby he claimed that the officials on duty were &#8216;corrupt&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14833277\/SFA-hit-Rangers-statement-John-Brown-TV-row-takes-fresh-twist.html\" rel=\"noopener\">The back and forth between club and governing body continued, when on Friday, the SFA accused Rangers of &#8216;misleading comments<\/a>&#8216;. The Ibrox side had previously claimed that\u00a0 they &#8216;had flagged numerous examples of similar incidents on other club channels&#8217; but the association hit back, suggesting that potential breaches weren&#8217;t considered serious enough to merit more than warnings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">To matters on the pitch, <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rangers\/index.html\" id=\"mol-0b0af110-4ebc-11f0-9210-81b1b03ce45d\" rel=\"noopener\">Rangers<\/a> unveiled<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14821903\/Rangers-new-boy-Lyall-Cameron-ready-make-mark-Ibrox-club-belongs.html\" rel=\"noopener\"> Lyall Cameron with the former Dundee star announcing that he wants to get the club &#8216;back where it belongs&#8217;<\/a> and new manager<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14833197\/Martin-issues-transfer-promise-Rangers-supporters-ahead-crucial-Champions-League-showdown.html\" rel=\"noopener\"> Russell Martin told fans of the Ibrox side that the team will be strengthened ahead of their Champions League qualifier against Panathiniakos next month.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c3c761aa30c50c54\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99596813-0-image-a-2_1750521706360.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Russell Martin is confident that he will be able to bring in targets ahead of the Champions League qualifiers\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Russell Martin is confident that he will be able to bring in targets ahead of the Champions League qualifiers<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3c06feb448397606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99596815-14834787-Lyall_Cameron_has_already_been_unveiled_as_a_Rangers_player_foll-a-11_175052345384.jpeg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Lyall Cameron has already been unveiled as a Rangers player following his pre-contract agreement\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Lyall Cameron has already been unveiled as a Rangers player following his pre-contract agreement\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5026aff1d322fe13\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99596791-14834787-Robert_MacIntyre_had_success_at_the_US_Open_and_now_the_Oban_lef-m-12_175052351651.jpeg\" height=\"873\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Robert MacIntyre had success at the US Open, and now the Oban left-hander is targeting a major\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Robert MacIntyre had success at the US Open, and now the Oban left-hander is targeting a major<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Though there has been plenty of build-up towards the British and Irish Lions tour kicking off, in the end with a 28-24 loss to Argentina in Dublin in the first warm-up match, there has been lots happening on the Scottish rugby front too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-14826183\/We-want-Gregor-stay-says-Scottish-Rugby-chief-backs-Townsend-despite-disappointing-Six-Nations-having-highly-rated-Franco-Smith-waiting-wings.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Scottish Rugby chief Alex Williamson admitted that the SRU are keen for head coach Gregor Townsend to remain in charge of the team<\/a>, despite a disappointing Six Nations. The former Scotland star has been at the helm since 2017 and has overseen one of the most talented squads in a generation but many feel that the squad have fallen short in major tournaments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Williamson also spoke about the state of <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-14826241\/We-cash-concerts-host-NFL-UFC-darts-football-not-Williamson-determined-boost-Murrayfield-coffers-draws-line-round-ball-game.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Scottish Rugby&#8217;s finances, revealing the organisation are on track to cut losses with the addition of more concerts at Murrayfield<\/a>, while revealing they are upgrading the toilet system and would be open to holding other sporting events at the national stadium &#8211; though football isn&#8217;t one of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6014f444a1aaf7e2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/99596785-14834787-Gregor_Townsend_received_backing_from_SRU_chief_Alex_Williamson-m-13_1750523528794.jpeg\" height=\"385\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Gregor Townsend received backing from SRU chief Alex Williamson\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Gregor Townsend received backing from SRU chief Alex Williamson\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Towards the end of the week, <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-14829751\/Shamed-Rufus-McLean-called-USA-face-Scotland-Murrayfield-later-year.html\" rel=\"noopener\">news broke that Rufus McLean had been called up by the USA and could face Scotland in the Autumn Tests<\/a>. The former Glasgow Warrior was sacked by the SRU after receiving a 120-hour community payback order by Sheriff Matthew Auchinloss following charges relating to a two-year campaign of abuse against his former partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">There was joy for Scotland at Royal Ascot, though, when <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/racing\/article-14822363\/FOR-KING-COUNTRY-Joy-Jim-Goldie-American-Affair-Scottish-trained-winner-Royal-Ascot-17-years.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Goldie ended a 17-year wait for a winner trained north of the border<\/a> when American Affair stormed to success in the King Charles III Stakes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/article-14818005\/Oakmont-near-miss-just-one-huge-moments-Bob-MacIntyre-battles-games-elite-ten-years-28-major-bag-long.html\" rel=\"noopener\">On another positive note, following that second-placed finish at Oakmont, there is now a real feeling that Robert MacIntyre<\/a> will end Scotland&#8217;s wait for the country&#8217;s first major winner since Paul Lawrie triumphed in The Open at Carnoustie in 1999, and<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/article-14817809\/Bob-MacIntyre-insists-win-major-despite-US-Open-heartbreak-JJ-Spaun-snatches-Oakmont-glory-Scot-birdie-birdie-finish.html\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/article-14817809\/Bob-MacIntyre-insists-win-major-despite-US-Open-heartbreak-JJ-Spaun-snatches-Oakmont-glory-Scot-birdie-birdie-finish.html\" rel=\"noopener\">the Oban left-hander insists he is capable of doing just that.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        In Case You Missed It: Battles from the last football season spill into summer but there&#8217;s plenty of reasons to be cheerful in the world of Scottish sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0SFA and Rangers at loggerheads over Ibrox legend John Brown claiming officials were &#8216;corrupt&#8217; on club TV following&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":204489,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5009],"tags":[748,92,4884,7806,712,93,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-204488","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scotland","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-othersports","12":"tag-scotland","13":"tag-sport","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114725656113627040","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}