Livingston first team coach Marvin Bartley revealed "there was a bit of an argument" between the dugouts during Sunday's defeat by Rangers. (Clyde 1 via Sun, external) Former Rangers defender Arthur Numan is still upset about the red card he received when the Ibrox side lost to Sturm Graz in 2000, with the sides facing each other again in Austria this week. (Record), external
Four draws and a defeat has Martin's side one point behind their West Lothian hosts - albeit having played a game fewer - in their worst league start in 48 years. Rangers are winless in six league games - stretching back into last season - (D5 L1), the joint-longest run in their entire history (level with six other runs of six, most recently in December 2005).
Last seen marking their return from September's international break with a 1-1 stalemate at home against Motherwell, the Dark Blues have failed to win any of their first five top-flight appearances and they have put just a trio of points on the board. Getting this weekend's fixtures underway sat down in 11th-place, the former Carlisle boss has a major job on his hands.
Image source, Getty Images Scotland striker Kevin Nisbet has returned to Aberdeen from Millwall for a fee in the region of 300,000 and on a three-year deal. The 28-year-old spent last season on loan at Pittodrie but has now has signed a three-year contract with the Scottish Premiership club. Nisbet, who has 11 caps for his country, was sold to Millwall by Hibernian in summer 2023, signing a three-year contract.
Rangers and Celtic rounded off a difficult week for both teams by playing out a dour 0-0 draw that will do little to ease the pressure on either Russell Martin or Brendan Rodgers. The Old Firm pair were each humiliated in the Champions League, Celtic beaten on penalties by Kairat as they exited the competition in the playoff round, with Rangers also failing to reach the league phase as a 6-0 loss to Club Brugge condemned them to a 9-1 aggregate defeat.
For some, the real derby of the weekend is at Dens Park. It needs no introduction. If Sunday's edition is anything like the last Dundee derby - when the Dark Blues won at Tannadice in March for the first time since 2004 - we are in for a treat. Then guided by Tony Docherty, Dundee stunned their neighbours with an astounding first-half performance that had them three goals to the good.
