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STV News
11-07-2025
- Sport
- STV News
Motherwell's Andy Halliday welcomes early return of Premier Sports Cup
Motherwell midfielder Andy Halliday declared himself a big fan of the Premier Sports Cup as the competition ushers in another season in Scottish football. The Steelmen begin their group campaign with a game against Clyde at New Douglas Park on Saturday and the 33-year-old midfielder is desperate to get into competitive action. 'I can't wait,' said the former Rangers, Hearts and Bradford player. 'It's funny, a lot of people kind of turn their nose up at the League Cup competition starting before the (league) season, but to be honest, I love it. 'I'm not a fan of friendlies. Never have been. There's nothing better than playing for something, playing for three points and playing with a crowd watching you as well. So I enjoy the cup competition coming early. 'Yes, you're not obviously at maximum in terms of your squad, the numbers you're going to bring in and obviously your own personal fitness. 'But I'd much rather get fit in competitive action than closed-door friendlies and playing in front of nobody.' Hearts welcome Neil Lennon's Championship side Dunfermline to Tynecastle in a later kick-off on Saturday and Jambos boss Derek McInnes is taking nothing for granted. He said: 'I've never viewed being involved in the League Cup and thinking you can use these games as pre-season games. 'Dunfermline is a tough game for us, especially at this stage of the season. 'A lot is expected of us, a lot of people anticipating us just turning up and blowing Dunfermline away. 'It's not as simple as that, especially at this stage of the season, especially when you're still trying to put your squad together and your best squad together. 'Ideally, Dunfermline might have been the last game in the group because they are the toughest team, but likewise for them.' Kilmarnock travel to Highland League outfit Brora Rangers, where Killie boss Stuart Kettlewell ended his playing career before moving into coaching. The former Ross County and Motherwell boss said: 'I spent a little bit of time at Brora when I first went into coaching as assistant manager and sort of kidded myself on towards the end of my career that I could still play – but I couldn't. 'It's a place I know really well, difficult place to go. So it's fair to say we'll not be misunderstanding what the challenge is in hand.' St Mirren travel to newly-promoted Arbroath, who won League One last season, and Saints manager Stephen Robinson is expecting a test of his side's mettle. He said: 'Arbroath have done very well. They've been very good with us as well in terms of our (loan) players, with young Callum Penman and Fraser Taylor who have both developed fantastically well, so we know they play a really good brand of football. 'They're coming up, which means they'll be very confident in terms of what they can do. 'So it's a test, it's a tough start of the season. Everybody will expect us to turn up and roll Arbroath over, it never happens like that. 'We have to be at our best, we have to show respect to who we're playing against and we have to be inventive and creative.' Falkirk and Livingston, who both came up from the Championship last season, take on Brechin away and East Fife away respectively. The other William Hill Premiership club involved in the competition at this stage, Dundee, host Airdrieonians. Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
BBC News
11-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Halliday a big fan of early League Cup group stage
Andy Halliday admits he "loves" the group stage of League Cup as the competition kicks off another season in Scottish begin their group campaign with a game against Clyde at New Douglas Park on Saturday and the midfielder is desperate to get into competitive action."I can't wait," said the 33-year-old. "It's funny, a lot of people kind of turn their nose up at the League Cup competition starting before the (league) season, but to be honest, I love it."I'm not a fan of friendlies, I never have been. There's nothing better than playing for something, playing for three points and playing with a crowd watching you as well, so I enjoy the cup competition coming early."You're not at maximum in terms of your squad, the numbers you're going to bring in and obviously your own personal fitness."But, I'd much rather get fit in competitive action than closed-door friendlies and playing in front of nobody."
BBC News
08-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Motherwell round off pre-season with narrow win over Carlisle
Andy Halliday's penalty was enough for Motherwell to end their pre-season with a friendly win over Carlisle Well forward Eseosa Sule was fouled in the box with 20 minutes left at Fir Park and veteran midfielder Halliday fired home from the spot for the only goal of the Stamatelopoulos came close on a number of occassions, finding the woodwork twice in the first half in a game Jens Berthel Askou's side will take charge of his first competitive Motherwell match on Saturday (12 July) when they visit League 2 Clyde in the League Cup.
Scottish Sun
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
‘No balls, nothing' – Ex-Rangers stars on Steven Gerrard's brutal and ‘scary' pre-season training regime
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) FORMER Rangers midfielder Andy Halliday has pulled the curtain back on the ferocious intensity of Steven Gerrard's training sessions. The Liverpool legend is the frontrunner to return to Ibrox and become the next Rangers boss. 3 Gerrard speaking with Gary McAlister during time at Rangers Credit: PA 3 Andy Halliday in training for Rangers Credit: Willie Vass - The Sun 3 Steven Gerrard and Josh Windass Credit: Willie Vass - The Sun Glasgow And if that turns out to be the case, some of the players could be in for a rude awakening come the 23rd of June when they are due to return to pre-season. Halliday, who played under Gerrard between 2018 and 2020, told the Open Goal podcast: "F***** hell it was hard. "Five three-minute runs, three times a week. "Say you've got a 24-man squad, you would get split into three groups. "I think the top eight if I remember correctly had to run 910 metres in three minutes - which is f****** rapid. "The middle eight was 870m or 840m, and the bottom eight 810m and [Alfredo] Morelos 500m. He used to plod round! "You end up getting fit to be fair, Gerrard would get you fit." Sheffield Wednesday attacker Josh Windass also spoke about his experience of training under the 44-year-old. He also said he regretted the way his time came to an end at Ibrox before joining Wigan in a deal worth £2.5 million on transfer deadline day. Windass added: "When we were doing those runs, Gerrard used to stand in the middle with his watch. He didn't say a word. Rangers hero Andy Halliday explains moment he was sent in from training after telling Pedro Caixinha he'd got Celtic formation wrong "There was one occasion when he was in the right channel and he whipped one round the defence for me, and I was like, 'oh good ball, gaffer'. "And he was like, 'I used to do that for [Fernando] Torres lad,'" He continued: "The runs were scary. You would do them in the morning, you would go to the pitch and there wouldn't be a cone anywhere. "No balls, nothing, just your runners on." Both players were full of praise for Michael Beale who was Gerrard's assistant before going on to take the top job himself. Beale has faced criticism for his managerial record following disappointing spells at Rangers and Sunderland. But Halliday and Windass lauded his expertise on the training pitch. Windass said: "He [Gerrard] wasn't a big talker. "He would come in during a training session and maybe say something to you. "But Mick would do all the presentations. " Halliday added: "He's a brilliant coach. "Personally, I don't think the fans would want it, but I think you would take him back. "Because he's the first-team coach, he's not coming back as the manager again." Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
The Sun
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
I'm a football WAG – haters tell me to hide my baby bump but I refuse to look like a tent, flaunting it is cute
A FOOTBALL WAG has hit back at trolls who tried to shame her for flaunting her baby bump - insisting it's "cuter" to show it off. Jilly Cross, from Glasgow, is married to ex-Rangers and current Motherwell star Andy Halliday. 4 4 She regularly posts her outfit choices and shopping hauls for her army of followers on social media (@jillyisabella). And since sharing the news that she's expecting her first baby with Andy this year, Jilly has enjoyed styling outfits around her growing bump. In a recent video, the mum-to-be - who has her own fashion brand Dula - paired low rise jeans with a white flowy crop top and blazer. While most fans gushed over "how glowing" she looked, one hater commented: "Is it mandatory to have your belly out in every video when you're pregnant? "We get it, put it away. "I'm not hating. It's my personal opinion." But Jilly instantly hit back with her typical humour and says she refuses to be left looking like a tent. In a clip, showing off her bump in a white co-ord, she said: "Now aside from the fact that we had beautiful weather over the weekend, 23 degrees, I'm assuming you're from Britain, and you decided to spend that indoors commenting hateful things on people's TikToks. Could never be me. "Although you said it's not hateful, it's not hate comments and it's just your opinion, I love when people say that. 'I'm not being a hater, it's just my opinion, like I'm entitled to it', it's just another way to say I'm an a***hole. But that's cute. Each to their own." Pulling her skirt up to cover her bump, she then continued: "You can't tell me that looks good and that's how you want me to walk about? I was dating the same guy for just over a year and he was hiding a secret pregnant wife - he even made jokes about her & lived by a fake name "I look like a tent from Decathlon, I look like a tent that was left in the Glastonbury Fields from last year. "You want me to walk about like this? "This is giving your bed sheets on the washing line, so I won't be doing that, it's not stylish of me." Jilly then insists "you can't tell me this isn't cuter" as she pulls her skirt waistband down again to sit below her bump. "Much more stylish, much more freeing, and in the heat that we're having, I don't want to overheat", she said. Jilly's clip has racked up almost 250,000 views with people jumping to her defence. One person said: "Something absolutely chilling about telling a woman who's pregnant to 'put it away'." 4 4 "It's actually impressive the things that upset people these days", wrote a second. A third cried: "DO NOT PUT IT AWAY!!!!! I demand to see the bump I'm loving seeing you style it." "God forbid you style yourself well while pregnant", fumed a fourth. A fifth gushed: "An absolute queen, I am screaming." Meanwhile a sixth said: "You look beautiful you are carrying precious cargo why not show it off." It comes after her footballer beau revealed he had to have his "phone on loud" on the sidelines in case Jilly went into labour while he was playing for Motherwell. 'I want to be there for the birth of my first baby — but hopefully she can hold off", he joked. But he added: 'The time has come and we're absolutely delighted that we've got the first baby on the way. The timing is good at the end of the season. 'I will have a couple of weeks off to spend every day with my wife and the baby. I'll get to do as much as I possibly can before the madness of next season starts again. 'We've got a really good network of support with both our families being from Glasgow. 'We've got mums and dads, brothers, sisters and cousins around who can help out where possible." We told earlier how Jilly was branded the " Lidl of WAGs" by a cruel troll. But the red-haired beauty immediately got the last laugh with her funny comeback. Replying with her typical humour, Jilly sarcastically hit back: "Do you mean Lidl as in little, like skinny? Wait, do you think I'm really skinny? [screams]."
