Scottish gossip: Martin, Igamane, Clement, Dempsey, Chaiwa, Weir, Lennon

‘Rangers will not sack Martin after latest loss’ – gossipImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Russell Martin has won three of his 12 games in charge of RangersRangers head coach to survive latest defeat as former Celtic director despairs at the breakdown in relations between fans and the club.Russell Martin will not be sacked as Rangers head coach following Saturday’s home defeat by Heart of Midlothian. (Scottish Sun), externalThose in charge of Rangers are sticking by Russell Martin despite protests against the 39-year-old from Ibrox fans. (Daily Record), externalIt is likely to cost Rangers six months’ salary – around £600,000 – should they wish to sack Russell Martin if the under-pressure head coach is on a similar deal to predecessor Philippe Clement and could receive one year’s salary (£1.2m) or the full remaining cost of his contract (around £3.3m), but these are considerably less likely, and the club would also have to find money to part company with his backroom staff, which could double the cost of the decision. (Football Transfers), externalMedia caption, Neil McCann on if Russell Martin can survive latest resultThose close to Hamza Igamane suggest the Morocco forward left Rangers for Lille this summer because staff at Ibrox no longer gave him much confidence and not because of the 22-year-old’s desire to leave the Glasgow club, or his refusal to come off the bench against St Mirren. (L’Equipe via Football Transfers), externalPhilippe Clement has opened up on Hamza Igamane’s time at Rangers and said that the striker always showed humility and a desire to improve under his watch. (L’Equipe via Scotland On Sunday), externalLille striker Igamane has praised Philippe Clement for his role in his development at Rangers. (L’Equipe via Glasgow Times), externalFormer Rangers and Scotland defender David Weir is close to re-joining Everton after reigniting talks to join their recruitment team after Brighton & Hove Albion announced that he is leaving his post of technical director after seven years at the club. (Football Insider), externalFormer Celtic director Brian Dempsey, who was pivotal in saving the Scottish champions in 1994, is saddened to see the current club hierarchy lose the goodwill of the fans and says there is an urgent need is to convince supporters they do have ambition. (Sunday Mail), externalCeltic face a battle to retain Brendan Rodgers beyond this season with clubs across England and Europe interested in the 52-year-old manager, who is well into the final year of his contract. (Football Insider), externalFormer Celtic centre-half Gustaf Lagerbielke is at the centre of a bizarre episode after he was officially declared as a missing person by a Dutch council despite sealing a £2.5 m summer transfer to Braga in Portugal. (Sunday Mail), externalHibernian were without influential midfielder Miguel Chaiwa against Dundee United on Saturday after the summer signing returned late from international duty with Zambia. (Scotland On Sunday), externalNew Airdrieonians team boss Danny Lennon has revealed how the mental toil of the struggle to get back into management led him to “run away” to Malaysia. (Sunday Mail), externalImage source, Star On Sunday