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BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Brown expects 'quality' from teenage Celtic duo
Scott Brown is expecting 19-year-old Celtic midfielders Jude Bonnar and Kyle Ure "to add quality" to his Ayr United side on loan this made his third appearance as the former Celtic midfielder's side lost 2-1 in their final Premier Sports Cup group game away to St Mirren on Brown credited the half-time substitute with helping turn the game in the Championship side's favour after going into the break two goals down to their top-flight hosts."The change of shape and personnel helped and I thought Jude coming into the middle of the park was exceptional and that helped us keep the ball - also a bit of urgency and aggresseness as well," he told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound."Coming from Celtic to come in and play for us like that, it looks like he's been part of this team for some time."Bonnar scored in his debut as a substitute in Ayr's opening 4-0 win over Arbroath and started their 3-0 defeat of Forfar Athletic, while Ure played the closing minutes in Paisley."Obviously, if you are good enough, you get game time and Jude so far has shown he's not out of his depth and he can probably push on again," Brown added. "Kyle we've not seen too much of just yet, but he was only just in training the other day and gets his minutes on the park today. "The two of them are fantastic footballers and it's another two lefties in the team and they have a good understanding of the game and they want to better themselves. "Hopefully they can get game time and, at the same time, add quality on the pitch."
Glasgow Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Celtic youngster completes Scottish Championship loan move
The teenager impressed in pre-season with Brendan Rodgers' first team, playing in a holding midfield role. He will now spend the season with the Honest Men and is on the bench for their Premier Sports Cup tie against St Mirren this afternoon. Read more: He joins fellow Celtic starlet Jude Bonnar in the squad, who also recently joined Ayr on loan. Bonnar made an impression on his debut, scoring in a 4-0 win over Arbroath last weekend. He told the club's media after the match: "Right from when I came in, all the boys and the staff have welcomed me very well. "When I heard I had the opportunity to come here, I agreed straight away. "It's good to be here, getting professional games under my belt. "My goal, I just dropped to the edge of the box, seen I had a lot of space."
The Herald Scotland
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Second highly-rated Celtic starlet joins Ayr on loan
He has now signed for Ayr on a season-long loan, with the Somerset Park club confirming the move as they announced their lineup for a Premier Sports Cup tie with St Mirren in Paisley this afternoon. Read more: Ure is on the bench, with Jude Bonnar, who also joined Ayr on loan from Celtic last week, among the substitutes too. Your Ayr United lineup for today's Premier Sports cup match against St Mirren FC IN ➡️ Kyle Ure signs on a season long loan from Celtic.#WeAreUnited — Ayr United (@AyrUnitedFC) July 27, 2025 Bonnar bagged on his debut for the Honest Men as they beat Arbroath 4-0 last Saturday. "Right from when I came in, all the boys and the staff have welcomed me very well," he told club media after the match. "When I heard I had the opportunity to come here, I agreed straight away. "It's good to be here, getting professional games under my belt. "My goal, I just dropped to the edge of the box, seen I had a lot of space, got the ball off Marco [Rus], worked my way through and just got my shot off."
The Herald Scotland
15-07-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Celtic co-operation agreement plans change amid Queens Park problems
Previously spending a staggering £5.7million in the Championship Scotland's oldest senior club need to slash expenditure to around £1million a year. With Queen's unable to commit to a long term tie up, Premiership champions Celtic have now held discussions with Ayr, managed by former Parkhead captain Brown, with midfielder Jude Bonnar expected to be first to move to Somerset Park. The SFA have given clubs the green light to team up to boost the number of first team opportunities for young Scottish players between the ages of 16 and 21. Recent figures from CIES Observatory show that St Mirren offered just 0.8% of their available first team minutes to players aged 21 or under last season. Dundee had the highest figure in the SPFL Premiership with 24.8%. Under the new rules, up to three players can be placed on a co-operation list and allowed to move freely to move between the co-op club and parent club in order to increase their first team experience. Aberdeen have confirmed agreements with League Two Elgin City and Kelty Hearts of League One. Read more from Stephen McGowan: Defenders Dylan Ross and Jamie Mercer have joined City with Lewis Carrol, Joseph Teasdale and Cooper Masson heading to Fife. Director of Football Steven Gunn claims the agreements: 'create a clear pathway for promising young players to gain valuable senior football experience, learn from good professionals and be better prepared for the demands of first team football at Aberdeen.' St Mirren will team up Dumbarton of League Two and Lowland League team Clydebank. Carrick McEvoy, Thomas Falconer and Theo McCormick have already joined Dumbarton while Billy Hutchison has moved to Clydebank. St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson said: "I firmly believe in the loan system to develop our young players and something that hindered that previously was not being able to bring them back at certain stages or leaving yourselves short in numbers. "With the cooperation agreement we are able to get them into men's football and develop under other coaches. Hopefully we can also help the coaches and the clubs they are going to. It will be a great benefit for both parties. "All in all, I believe it's a brilliant way to develop young players in Scotland and doesn't compromise any young players coming back into the first-team." Newly promoted League Two side East Kilbride have also agreed a deal with Hibernian. Goalkeeper Freddie Owens and forward Dean Cleland have already moved to K Park. Rangers are expected to confirm a co-operation agreement with Championship side Raith Rovers.
BBC News
22-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Bonnar debut goal as Scotland Under-21s defeat Irish
Celtic midfielder Jude Bonnar stepped off the bench to score a debut goal as new-look Scotland Under-21s defeated their Republic of Ireland counterparts 2-0 in a friendly at the Pinatar Arena in substitute secured the win after Kilmarnock forward Bobby Wales tapped in an early opener, with replacement goalkeeper Ruairidh Adams also illuminating his first appearance with a late penalty head coach Scot Gemmill included five debutants in his starting line-up - Hibernian goalkeeper Murray Johnson, Hearts right-back Adam Forrester, Dundee centre-back Luke Graham, Celtic defender Colby Donovan and Manchester City forward Emilio Lawrence.
