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BBC News
10 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Shinnie signs on for another year at Livi
Andrew Shinnie has signed on for another season at 35-year-old has scored 13 goals in 158 Livi appearances since joining in helped David Martindale's side secure promotion to the Scottish Premiership via the play-offs in season former Rangers, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Birmingham City, Luton Town and Charlton Athletic attacker was capped once by Scotland in 2012 and has 504 club appearances in total.
Scotsman
a day ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Former Livingston player appears in court accused of betting scam
Former Livingston FC footballer Keaghan Jacobs has appeared in court accused of a betting scam - by deliberately getting himself booked in a Scottish Premiership match against Celtic. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Jacobs is alleged to have attempted to cheat at gambling by picking up the yellow card on purpose during a game against the Hoops at the Tony Macaroni stadium in October 2019. Court papers state the 35-year-old is said to have 'acted in a manner whereby he would receive a yellow card for the purpose of enabling or assisting others to cheat at gambling'. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Jacobs - who now turns out for Lowland League club Gala Fairydean Rovers - lodged a not guilty plea to the charge when he appeared in person in the dock at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday. Sheriff John Cook set down a date for trial in October and issued a bail condition that Jacobs, from Edinburgh, cannot approach or contact his co-accused Conan McDiarmid. Jacobs lodged a not guilty plea to the charge when he appeared in person in the dock at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday. | PA McDiarmid, 40, is facing a charge of allegedly placing bets, and arranged for others to place bets, on Jacobs receiving the caution from referee Willie Collum during the high profile match. He is alleged to have placed bets 'in the knowledge that it had been arranged that Jacobs would act in a manner whereby he would receive a yellow card during the match'. McDiarmid, from Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, pleaded not guilty to the charge at a court hearing last month and will stand trial alongside Jacobs at the capital court in October. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Both men are being prosecuted under the Gambling Act 2005, Section 42, 1A. The match involved in the alleged betting scam saw Livingston beat Celtic 2-0 win at the Tony Macaroni stadium on October 6, 2019. Celtic midfielder Ryan Christie was shown a straight red card in the 25th minute before second half goals from Scott Robinson and Lyndon Dykes clinched the points for the Lions. Jacobs played the full 90 minutes and was shown a yellow card by referee Willie Collum for an illegal challenge on winger Jonny Hayes in the 95th minute. Jacobs is a South African national who had two spells with Livingston between 2007 and 2015 and again between 2017 and 2022. The midfielder played a total of 252 times for the West Lothian club scoring 23 goals and has also played for Falkirk, Arbroath and South African outfit Bidvest Wits. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Jacobs is believed to have made football history when he played alongside his three triplet brothers - Kyle, Devon and Sheldon - in a Scottish Third Division match between Livingston and Albion Rovers in April 2010. The 2-0 win in front of just over 600 supporters is said to be the only time four brothers have turned out for the same professional senior team in the same match. McDiarmid played as a defender with a number of amateur clubs including Edinburgh United and Whitehill Welfare before he retired in 2020 and moved into management.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Martindale welcomes 'newest version' of artificial surface
David Martindale says criticism of Livingston's artificial surface has been "unwarranted" but is looking forward to welcoming opponents to a new improved one in the coming West Lothian club's pitch is being upgraded this summer and the Livingston manager points out that it is the "newest version of our surface and Falkirk's", which has received some praise."I know everybody talks about it not being a good surface, but that probably comes from watching and not playing on it," he said of Livingston's has lost captain utility man Jamie Brandon to Kilmarnock but brought in four new players - winger Graham Carey from St Johnstone, defender Shane Blaney from Motherwell, plus forwards Connor McLennan and Zak Rudden from Ayr United and Queen's Park striker Stevie May has signed permanently after last season's loan from St Johnstone."I thought it was important to get as much Premiership experience in as we can," Martindale told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound. "They are all boys who have played in the Premiership and I'm giving some of them the opportunity to continue to do that but also giving some of them the chance to get back to the Premiership."Martindale admits his side will be slightly "undercooked" when the season starts with the League Cup group sections because they will be "a week to 10 days" later in starting pre-season because of playing in the Premiership Play-off final. "I've been involved in some big games with Livingston previously, but that tops the lot for me," he said of the victory over Ross County."In the manner of going behind, how we won the game, it was just a great way to end the season. I think it was a really good game of football for the neutral, but I think it was really good for Scottish football in terms of the play-offs - it is one of the formats that work."
BBC News
5 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
'Hire and fire' not good for Scottish football
Livingston manager David Martindale says the "hire and fire nature" of Scottish football is not helping clubs or their team bosses - and that he himself is an example of the benefits of "continuity".With five out of the 12 Scottish Premiership clubs going into the new season with new men in charge, the average tenancy for a manager in the country's top flight is now 12.7 at four years, 198 days, Martindale is now the longest-serving in the Premiership and third longest in the Scottish Professional Football League's four divisions."I don't think the way football is going is the way forward," said the 50-year-old who has led Livingston back to the top flight at the first time of asking after relegation the season before. "I'm a big believer in continuity, but I think social media and fan pressure play a part in trying to get instant results."Livingston stuck by Martindale, despite his side finishing bottom, 10 points adrift of Ross County, amid a protracted takeover of the West Lothian owned by Calvin Ford, the American businessman has kept hold of the man who has been part of Livingston's backroom team for 11 years and who led his side to second place in the Championship and a win over County in the Premiership Play-off."If you use my scenario at Livingston, it was a tough season the season before, the club stuck by me and we have managed to take them back to the Scottish Premiership," Martindale said."This hire and fire nature, I don't think it is beneficial to the clubs. I don't think it's beneficial to managers trying to do their job."I am obviously biased, but I think continuity plays a huge part in the success of a football club."If you look at Livingston, they stuck by me in tough times and we won a cup [Challenge Cup] last season and got promoted."Martindale admitted that he went through "periods of self-reflection and lacking a bit of belief" but is delighted he "managed to repay the fans and the club".While Livingston's main goal would be to avoid relegation "and consolidate" in the coming season, "within the four walls, we will have aspirations to do a little bit better".Martindale will again have one of the lowest budgets but vowed not to talk about those this time as "we've got a little bit more than we've had in previous seasons".
BBC News
6 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Full-back Kerr returns to Premiership with Livi
Livingston have signed right-back Cammy Kerr from Scottish Championship side Queen's former Dundee full-back, who made over 150 appearances in the top flight for the Dark Blues, is Davie Martindale's sixth summer signing. The 29-year-old ran out 15 times in the second tier last season for the Spiders.
