#highland-league

#highland-league

The table is so tight that the title race and the fight to survive relegation looks like going to the wire, with teams battling for Europe still also looking over their shoulder at the relegation zone.

Toronto FC will consider a permanent transfer for on-loan Rangers midfielder Jose Cifuentes after a strong run of form, indicating his potential value to the team.

John Rankin has been appointed as the interim manager of Ayr United for the rest of the season, replacing Scott Brown, who left by mutual consent.

"I was scared. I remember right away feeling, oh this isn't right. It was 10, 15 minutes into the game, I blocked a pass against Everton and I knew right away..."

West Bromwich Albion's recent wins against Hull City and Bristol City have provided a glimmer of hope, but the team remains firmly in the relegation battle as they face tough fixtures ahead.

I know how it goes. If you lose those two games, I'm not in the conversation at all. I think we had two relatively-positive performances. Again, still so much about those that I'm not entirely happy about and want to keep improving on, but I think we've got things moving in a decent direction.

Dominic Plank has been a key man for Chris Aitken's side at Stranraer, playing a major role in helping get the Blues into the League Two promotion play-off places.

"It's the first time in 18 games that I had to have a go. I didn't like that I had to do that. We were passive in the first half, passing side to side, that was not us."

We're miles ahead. The board reckoned, if we could get there in five years, to the Premiership, that would be an achievement. We managed to do it quicker. A lot of hard work. Some good recruitment. Some good personalities in the dressing room. Some togetherness. Punching above our weight most of the time.

He, like all Hearts' signings, went through Jamestown Analytics' assessment and passed the test. "If he had rated poorly, we wouldn't have signed him. It just wouldn't have got over the line," McInnes said of Findlay on Open Goal, external in October. "He's a brilliant boy in terms of being a brilliant team-mate. He allows you to play with that high line, gives you that left-sided balance."