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The 29-year-old Celtic forward claimed on Tuesday he would be putting his family and club career first after announcing he no longer wished to add to his 12 Scotland caps.

GORDON WADDELL and Mark Guidi of the Sunday Mail and Daily Record reporter David McCarthy offer their view of this Sunday's Hampden final.

THE Irish striker believes critics have a short memory and the Hoops deserve more praise after the season they have just had.

GARY CALDWELL is clearly not a big favourite with the Tartan Army because a number of Hotline callers welcomed the news of his withdrawal from the Scotland squad.

Provided his back has not buckled under the strain of carrying a glut of individual awards, Leigh Griffiths, more than any Hibernian player, will bear the hopes of Leith on his shoulders on Sunday.

AIDEN McGEADY has vowed to curb his temper as he kick his heels following a six-game ban at Spartak Moscow.

All the interest, unsurprisingly, seems to be in the favourites and Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, who are 8/11 to win the final in 90 minutes.

HENMAN, a former semi-finalist at the French Open, says Andy's back problem would only get worse if the Scot took part in the clay court tournament.

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SCOTT BROWN sat with the Hibs fans a year ago praying their 110 years of Scottish Cup agony would end.

CELTIC defender Mikael Lustig believes tiredness will be the Hoops' biggest enemy as they prepare to face Hibernian in the Scottish Cup final on Sunday.

Talk of administration and liquidation has been as much a part of the back page headlines as any of the action on the field.

Amid the predictable praise and admiration for a footballer with truly extraordinary ability, John Collins drops in one telling little word with notable frequency.

Leigh Griffiths, who has netted 28 goals in an impressive campaign for Hibs, is handed a crack at competitive international football, while Celtic kid Tony Watt came out of cold storage to find himself the youngest player in the senior Scotland squad on the day team-mate Kris Commons announced he was retiring from Scotland duty for family reasons.

His club's website states the 29-year-old, who scored twice in his 12 games for Scotland, wishes "to concentrate on his family and on club football". Commons said: "I have enjoyed my time immensely with the Scotland team and it was a very proud moment every time I pulled on the Scotland shirt." At this stage of my career I just want to give Celtic ... (more)

GARY Ralston takes the hotline calls on a day when Gers fans are up in arms over Celtic manager Neil Lennon's jibe at Rangers.

FORREST had been struggling with a hamstring injury but is set to return to training after sitting out the weekend win over Dundee United.

Hibernian's top scorer Leigh Griffiths has been called up to the Scotland squad for next month's World Cup qualifier against Croatia.

For many players in the Celtic dressing room, the 3-2 extra-time defeat to Porto in Seville was devastating.

Mark Hughes, the former Manchester City and QPR manager, and Celtic's Neil Lennon are the frontrunners to take over at Leicester City as the club's Thai owners ponder the future of current boss Nigel Pearson.