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YEARS AGO

Celtic were on the verge of paying £1 million to sign midfielder John Collins (above) from Hibs.

The 22-year-old had also interested Liverpool and Bordeaux.

Partick Thistle manager John Lambie started negotiations to sign defender Grant Tierney from Dunfermline.

Davie Cooper returned to training with Motherwell, having recovered from the injury that caused his withdrawal from Scotland’s World Cup squad.