Celtic in pole position to sign Kieran Tierney from Arsenal – Scottish gossip

Scottish FA head of referees Willie Collum is expected to formally address claims Rangers were wrongly denied a penalty in Sunday’s Scottish League Cup final defeat by Celtic when the governing body’s monthly VAR Review airs on its YouTube channel on Thursday. (Herald – subscription), external

The SFA has accepted Rangers were denied a crucial penalty kick in Sunday’s final loss to Celtic, with Collum admitting the mistake in a discussion with new Ibrox chief executive Patrick Stewart. (Scotsman – subscription), external

VAR duo at Hampden Alan Muir and Frank Connor will not be on duty this weekend with the SFA set to admit they made a blunder in not recommending to referee John Beaton to review his decision to give a free-kick to Rangers instead of a penalty at Hampden. (Sun), external

Senior SFA officials have refused to rule out closing down stands in future if pyrotechnics continue to be let off at matches and have called for spectators who ignite flares, smoke bombs, strobes and rockets during games to be issued with football banning orders by the courts and prevented from entering stadiums. (National), external

Glasgow City Council has no concerns about the temporary alcohol licence that has been granted to Rangers before Celtic’s 2 January Scottish Premiership visit despite the trouble that occurred in the city over the weekend surrounding the League Cup final at Hampden. (Herald – subscription), external