Celtic target Olivier Giroud won't be moving to Glasgow, or anywhere, before the end of the season. The Tours striker says he won't leave the French club until next June. (Daily Record)
Hibernian defender Sol Bamba hopes to keep learning from international team-mate Didier Drogba, the Chelsea striker, as the Ivory Coast team prepare for World Cup ties against Brazil, Portugal and North Korea. (Daily Record, Scottish Sun)
Defender Darren Dods says the Dundee United manager Craig Levein pushes them hard in training and their improved fitness is now paying off. (The Herald)
Jonny Hayes, the Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder, says when he was called to manager Terry Butcher's office, he assumed he was in for a rollicking. Instead, he walked out with the First Division player of the month award. (Scottish Daily Express)
Falkirk's 38-year-old defender-turned-striker Lee Bullen thought he had played his last game but is enjoying a last hurrah in Eddie May's Scottish Premier League side. (Daily Record)
Celtic midfielder Barry Robson reckons former Parkhead favourite Shunsuke Nakamura was probably in the top five in the world for his ability at free-kicks. (Scottish Sun)
Rangers manager Walter Smith tells his former stars Richard Gough and Mark Hateley to stop criticising the current crop of players, saying they themselves weren't without their faults. (Various)
With Hibs' strong start to the season, striker Colin Nish warns his team-mates that they are now viewed as a scalp by their opponents. (Scottish Daily Express)
Mark Burchill, a Kilmarnock sub in recent weeks, is keen to partner Kevin Kyle up front for the Rugby Park side. The pair played together for Scotland Under-21s. (The Herald)
OTHER GOSSIP
Greenock boxer John Simpson is in confident mood ahead of his Commonwealth featherweight title defence against Stevie Bell in Newcastle on Saturday, saying his opponent's height advantage does not worry him. (Scottish Daily Express)
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