become only the third man to play for both Old Firm clubs since the Second World War. 27 January: Inverness coach and former player Charlie Christie is appointed as the club's new manager. 8 February: Hearts principal shareholder Vladimir Romanov agrees to a meeting requested by the Hearts players, following speculation that Romanov had selected the team in the previous two matches, Manager Graham Rix meanwhile, refused to confirm or deny the speculation. 9 February: Rangers Chairman David Murray confirms that manager Alex McLeish will leave the club at the end of the current season. He also stated that an announcement regarding a new manager and significant levels of investment into the club will be made in March. 11 February: Livingston Manager Paul Lambert resigns after defeat at home to Dunfermline left them six points adrift at the bottom of the table having taken just 12 points from 26 games. 15 February: Livingston appoint former player John Robertson as their new Manager. 8 March: Rangers Chairman David Murray's announces a 10-year licence agreement with sports retailer JJB Sports. Rangers will net an initial £18m and a minimum of £3m each year on royalty fees for the duration of the licence. 11 March: Rangers confirm that former Olympique Lyonnais manager Paul Le Guen will succeed Alex McLeish at the start of the 2006–07 season, signing a three-year contract. 13 March: Former Celtic legend Jimmy Johnstone dies at the age of 61 after a long battle with motor neurone disease. 19 March: Celtic win the League Cup, beating Dunfermline 3–0 at Hampden Park. 23 March: Hearts sack head coach Graham Rix after just 4 months in charge. Valdas Ivanauskas was appointed as head coach for the interim 25 March: Gretna win the Second Division and are promoted to the First Division with their second successive promotion. 5 April: Celtic win the SPL after beating 2nd placed Hearts 1–0 at Celtic Park. 16 April: St Mirren win promotion to the SPL after a 2–1 win over Dundee. 29 April: Livingston are relegated from the SPL after a 1–0 defeat to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Meanwhile, Cowdenbeath clinch the Third Division title after beating Elgin City 2–1. 3 May: Hearts clinch second place and a spot in the Champions League qualifiers with a 1–0 home win over Aberdeen. This marks the first time since the 1994–95 season that the Old Firm clubs have failed to