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Rangers, Celtic and Hearts B teams given fresh hope of Lowland League entry

RANGERS, Celtic and Hearts have been given fresh hope their B teams could play in the Lowland League next season.

A proposal for them to participate as guest teams in the fifth tier of the SFA pyramid for a second year running (the first in the case of Hearts) was knocked back by member clubs last week.

Rangers and Celtic were previously hopeful their B sides could enter the Lowland League
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Rangers and Celtic were previously hopeful their B sides could enter the Lowland LeagueCredit: SNS

There will now be a second vote on the issue on Monday June 6.

The three clubs are all willing to pay £40,000 to enter the Lowland League for the upcoming season.

That's almost DOUBLE the £25,000 both of the Old Firm sides paid to play in last year's edition, which was won by Bonnyrigg Rose.

Rangers and Celtic finished second and third respectively in the Lowland League last season and were expected to be allowed to compete once again in the forthcoming campaign.

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When Hearts also decided they were keen to join, there began to be some resistance from teams in the league who were against the idea of more Premiership teams coming in.

That was when the Old Firm sides and the Jambos made a united front and said it would either be none of them or all three of them.

Meanwhile, Craig Napier and fellow referee Lloyd Wilson have bravely come out as gay in a landmark moment for Scottish football.

The Category One whistler was followed by colleague Lloyd Wilson in coming out this morning.

Napier has admitted his sexuality wasn't something he ever imagined opening up about but was inspired by recent stories.

Speaking with the Scottish FA, he said: “It’s something that I never thought I would be sitting here doing. It’s something I have lived with for a long time.

“It’s been a difficult journey to get to this point but over the past couple of years it has become easier.

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“I think it is really important that people like me are willing to sit here and do this. I don’t think this needs to be a news story but I think at this moment it really does.

“We need to see the climate change so that people feel they can be their true self and live happily and comfortably in their own skin. That then needs to transcend into football."


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