Aberdeen have agreed a deal to sign Mark Kerr after he reached the end of his contract at Dundee United.

Kerr, who began his career at Falkirk before moving to United in 2003, will sign a two-year contract next week providing he passes a medical.

The 26-year-old midfielder is currently on holiday but has committed to joining the Dons after five years with United.

He will add experience to Jimmy Calderwood's side after several senior players left at the end of last season.

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Annan voted into SFL's Division 3

Veteran duo seal new Ibrox deals

Romanov has brought Chervenkov back to Edinburgh

Former Hearts coach Angel Chervenkov has returned to the club to assist with first team training.

The Bulgarian left Tynecastle earlier this year but has been brought back by majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov while the club searches for a new boss.

Chervenkov, who has previously managed FBK Kaunas and CSKA Sofia, will assist sporting director Anatoly Korobochka.

However, it is understood that Cher ... Read more »

Gold believes a second tier of the SPL is viable

Chief executive Lex Gold says he is confident proposals for a second tier of the SPL will be green lit.

Several Scottish Football League clubs, including Dundee, Livingston and St Johnstone, tried but failed to set up an SPL2 last year.

However, an arbitration panel is still to report its findings on the proposal.

Gold said: "I am pretty confident we will win, but that's not knowledge, that's on the basis that we believe our view on the po ... Read more »

Soutar made 16 appearances for Aberdeen last season

Former Aberdeen goalkeeper Derek Soutar hopes to finalise a move to English football in the next few weeks.

Soutar, who left the Dons at the end of the season, is attracting interest from a Championship side along with four other clubs in Leagues One and Two.

The 26-year-old has previously played for Dundee, Brechin and Alloa.

"My agent has been talking to five different teams in England and I'll be happy with any of ... Read more »

Quinn boasted to friends about what he had done

A Scottish Premier League footballer has been ordered to complete 150 hours of community service for attacking a man at a team-mate's birthday party.

Motherwell FC captain Paul Quinn, 22, was earlier convicted at Glasgow Sheriff Court of assaulting Andrew Smith at a nightclub in the city.

The court heard Quinn punched Mr Smith, 22, to the ground and knocked him unconscious in August 2007.

He is likely to be heavily fined by the club, the court h ... Read more »

Riordan has struggled to break into the Celtic first-team

Celtic striker Derek Riordan could seal a move to Championship side Burnley before the end of the week.

Burnley boss Owen Coyle failed with a £400,000 bid for the former Hibernian player in January and is keen to capture the 25-year-old this summer.

No new bid has been made but an agreement could be reached before Celtic begin pre-season training.

Riordan has made a total of 32 appearances since joining Cel ... Read more »

Smith says that playing at Ibrox first bodes well for Rangers

Rangers manager Walter Smith is hoping a home draw in the first leg of their Champions League second round qualifier is an "omen" for more European glory

Smith's side will face Andorra's Santa Coloma or Lithuanian champions FBK Kaunas, with the first leg at Ibrox.

"In the knockout parts of the Champions League last season and then in the Uefa Cup, we were at home first in every one," Smith told the club's website. ... Read more »

Nicholson has been linked with a move to Deepdale for months

Preston have completed the signing of former Aberdeen midfielder Barry Nicholson on a two-year deal on a Bosman free transfer.

The 29-year-old Scottish player is boss Alan Irvine's first capture of the summer after he passed his medical.

Irvine told BBC Radio Lancashire: "I'm delighted. He made it very clear from the start that despite all the interest he wanted to sign for Preston.

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