Holsgrove Pursues Scotland Call-Up as Cup Semi-Finals Loom
Jordan Holsgrove keeps his Scotland hopes alive, Hibs boss Marink Reedijk prepares to face former goalkeeper Beau Reus in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Hearts, and Aberdeen's Joe Harper urges his old club to fight Rangers at Hampden.
Estoril midfielder Jordan Holsgrove is still set on earning a Scotland cap, with recent contact reported between the 27-year-old and the national team set-up, according to The Herald. The Portugal-based player's determination to break into international contention is one of the talking points in the latest round of Scottish football gossip.
At Hibernian, manager Marink Reedijk is preparing for Sunday's Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Hearts at Hampden, where he will meet former Beveren goalkeeper Beau Reus. Reedijk said he is looking forward to the reunion but joked that he will "love him a bit less" during the match, the Edinburgh Evening News reports.
On the other side of the same competition, Aberdeen great Joe Harper has urged his former club to "fight with all they've got" against Rangers in Saturday's semi-final at Hampden, even though the Dons are low on confidence. Harper also backed Nicky Devlin, whom he described as an "experienced campaigner", to cope with the occasion if the 33-year-old has to start, per the Press & Journal.
Elsewhere, Josh Campbell says he is still building fitness at St Johnstone after a spell of illness, having scored his first goal for the club as a substitute in Wednesday's draw with Motherwell. Ben Krauhaus, who scored in Falkirk's away win over Aberdeen, insists another top-six finish "has to be the goal" for John McGlynn's side after three straight victories.
In transfer news, Tony Mowbray has revealed that Blackburn Rovers were looking "pretty hard" at signing Elijah Just before the New Zealand midfielder left Motherwell for Swansea City this summer.
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