celtic caretaker boss neil lennon wants job permanently

... " i never really buy into the bookmakers' favourite; it doesn't wash with me norwich city manager paul lambert former celtic captain tom boyd told bbc scotland that the club should recruit an experienced manager to succeed mowbray ... boyd conceded that lennon could force himself into the reckoning with a winning run, but he expects the club to go for "someone who's been over the course before" ... i know he's been down in england in the premier league and did well with blackburn," boyd said

kovacevic caps dundee united comeback against rangers

... united shocked ibrox by taking the lead, only for two kris boyd penalty kicks to send rangers in front before the interval ... the two spot kicks followed, ensuring boyd has scored seven times in his last two outings against this opposition

birmingham 1 wigan 0- make my men as tough as rooney demands mcleish

... kris boyd under the microscope in scotland scouting mission for birminghampremier league referees are a laughing stock, blasts wigan boss martinezbirmingham city fc

kris boyd under the microscope in scots scouting mission for birmingham

... birmingham city manager alex mcleish will send scouts to watch rangers' striker kris boyd when he makes his scotland comeback against the czech republic on wednesday ... wanted: rangers' kris boyd in action against celticderby county are to give wayne rooney's young brother john, 19, a second trial in their reserve game with sheffield wednesday this week

the soccer365 grapevine

... caribbean sports network revealed that the houston dynamo will audition the jamaica pair of tivoli garden forward navion boyd and harbour view defensive handyman lovel palmer

burnley's graham alexander still wants scotland caps

... scotland squad to face the czech republic on 3 march:goalkeepers: alexander (rangers), gordon (sunderland), marshall (cardiff city); defenders: hutton (tottenham), berra (wolves), caldwell (wigan), dixon (dundee united), kenneth (dundee united), wallace (hearts), webster (dundee united, on loan from rangers) whittaker (rangers), midfielders: adam (blackpool), brown (celtic), dorrans (west brom), fletcher (manchester united), hartley (bristol city), mcculloch (rangers), mcfadden (birmingham), robson (middlesbrough), thomson (rangers), forwards: boyd (rangers), fletcher (burnley), iwelumo (wolves), miller (rangers)

kris boyd links own ibrox future with walter smith's

... kris boyd says his future at rangers could depend on whether walter smith is still manager at the end of the season ... "he'll have a big influence on it," said boyd of his contract talks ... " a number of clubs from around europe have been linked with 26-year-old boyd, including hertha berlin and galatasaray ... kris boyd on the rangers manager walter smith and former rangers manager alex mcleish, who lured boyd from kilmarnock to ibrox, has maintained an interest in taking the scottish premier league's top goalscorer to birmingham city ... boyd's future had previously been in doubt after smith consistently left him out of the starting line-up for european ties, but he has struck a rich vein of form this season and recently surpassed former celtic hero henrik larsson's goalscoring record ... my sport: debate should kris boyd stay at rangers? "i said weeks ago that my contract would get sorted out whenever it does, but the most important thing is to go to st johnstone and get three points

gers leave it late

... kris boyd was rangers' hero as they left it late in seeing off st mirren at ibrox in their scottish cup replay ... just when it looked like extra-time would be needed to separate the sides boyd latched onto a flick-on to fire home from close range ... rangers dominated early on and were not too far away when boyd slipped a lovely ball through to steven naismith who bore down on goal before drilling across the face of goal and inches wide of the target ... lafferty released steven smith down the left flank and he squared across goal for the on-rushing boyd but goalkeeper paul gallacher was alert enough to snuff out the move before the striker could connect six yards out ... seconds later, boyd had the ball in the back of the net after being teed up for the shot by novo but the assistant referee had already flagged for offside to the groans of the ibrox crowd ... it was davis who could have made the difference when he embarked on an impressive run into the box from the right flank but saw his shot blocked at the near post by the keeper before a saints defender hooked to safety with boyd loitering in front of goal

rangers kill off st mirren

... rangers 1 st mirren 0: rangers remained on course for a domestic treble when kris boyd grabbed a late winner against st mirren to send the holders into the quarter-finals of the scottish cup ... rangers dominated early on and were not too far away when boyd slipped a lovely ball through to steven naismith who bore down on goal before drilling across the face of goal and inches wide of the target ... seconds later, boyd had the ball in the back of the net after being teed up for the shot by novo but the assistant referee had already flagged for offside to the groans of the ibrox crowd ... it was stephen davis who could have made the difference when he embarked on an impressive run into the box from the right flank but saw his shot blocked at the near post by the keeper before a saints defender hooked to safety with boyd loitering in front of goal

rangers reveal big jump in profits

... star striker kris boyd is among those who will be out of contract at the end of the season