News about Andy Scott

Two climate campaigners have scaled to the top of a 100-foot tourist attraction in Scotland to tackle the fossil fuel industry. The activists from This Is Rigged stumbling stumble were able to scale The Kelpies steel sculptures between Falkirk and Grangemouth at 5 a.m. this morning. They said they would not be lured underwater by the fossil fuel industry, referring to Scottish folklore, where kelpies delighted young children before drowning them. The protesters are still on the historic, which was designed by Andy Scott and installed in 2013, and they have unveiled a banner that reads "This Is Rigged."

With the club fighting relegation, Nottingham Forest's sporting director Filippo Giraldi has been sacked. The Italian was hired only six months ago, just weeks before recruitment duo George Syrianos and Andy Scott were sacked, and his departure leaves crippled boss Steve Cooper with one less ally behind the scenes. Since the latter's arrival, Cooper and Giraldi had developed a strong working relationship, but Forest's January transfer window, which Giraldi oversaw, hasn't produced the desired outcomes.

As the club ushers in a new era, Dean Holden has been named as the head coach of Charlton Athletic. On Tuesday, the 43-year-old did not train, but Charlton's Carabao Cup match against Premier League Brighton will be broadcast live on Monday. He was named head coach as part of the League One team's new-look leadership structure, with former Nottingham Forest head of scouting Andy Scott taking up a director of football and former Boston United chairman Jim Rodwell taking over as the chief operating officer.

Sky Sports, one of the EFL's current TV partners, is opposed to lifting the 3 p.m. Saturday blackout, which may result in multiple channels losing the ability to air live matches from the 2024-25 season. The EFL is showing all of their 1,656 matches in a recent bid to broadcasters this week, and they are excited to televise Saturday afternoon kick-offs for the first time. Sky Sports' resistance to dumping the blackout, which has existed since the 1960s, results from their close connection with the Premier League. Since the airline's broadcast scheme is based on multiple must-see matches at various times throughout the weekend, the top flight has no desire to see 3pm kick-offs on television. They also claim that only televising around half of the games makes their rights more valuable.

Nottingham Forest has fired two staff members who were heavily involved in the club's turbulent summer recruitment process, which saw 22 players join the club for a total £150 million. Both the head of recruitment George Syrianos and head scout Andy Scott have both left the City Ground, while the unpromoted side, who are currently ranked second in the Premier League, have reported that. The departures came after Filippo Giraldi's appointment as the sport director last week, but it is believed that owner Evangelos Marinakis was involved in the decision.

SIMON JONES: Nottingham Forest has welcomed former Watford chief scout Filippo Giraldi as their new sporting director. Watford's technical director for three years, the 48-year-old Italian, has joined as part of Forest's reshuffle. Giraldi will be given the challenge of investigating the new system and analyzing employee jobs as owner Evangelos Marinakis seeks to bring the best out of his team and investment.

As the club considers a management reorganisation, Nottingham Forest Chief Executive Dane Murphy (left, main) and the roles of his recruitment employees are under scrutiny. Following Forest's 4-0 loss to Leicester City on Monday night, manager Steve Cooper (right, central) continues to be consulted. However, Sportsmail understands that after £150 million was invested on 22 players during the summer, other key figures at the club could also leave this week. As the club's owners (inset right - owner Evangelos Marinakis) assess the situation and try to avoid their malaise, American Chief Executive Murphy, head of recruitment George Syrianos (inset, far left), and Scout Andy Scott (inset, second left) are all in the firing line.

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II of Edinburgh is on display at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, reminding me of my own encounter with Her Majesty in Scotland five years ago. As a young Australian journalist fresh out of university at 21 I was selected to conduct a traineeship at Daily Mail Scotland for eight weeks - and it was there I stumbled into the presence of Her