Cammy Devlin and Hearts in Australian News

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We are getting some global coverage, Cammy Devlin in Australia news today.

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https://www.afr.com/world/europe/how-australians-are-upending-scottish-soccer-and-giving-fans-hope-20251104-p5n7ja

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22 minutes ago, kabermac said:

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Any chance of a cut & paste? It's a promising opening couple of lines

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21 minutes ago, kabermac said:

https://www.afr.com/world/europe/how-australians-are-upending-scottish-soccer-and-giving-fans-hope-20251104-p5n7ja

Subscriber only, read a good article in the age yesterday certainly got some coverage here.

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https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/the-old-firm-s-40-year-supremacy-is-at-risk-and-there-s-an-aussie-at-the-heart-of-it-20251103-p5n78y.html?btis

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We sure are, this from Thailand after the Celtic game.

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Cammy Devlin is not quite daring to dream, but the star midfielder is threatening to break Scotland’s soccer duopoly.

Glasgow Rangers and crosstown rivals Celtic are the Coles and Woolworths of the round ball code north of Hadrian’s wall, with the two teams having a lock on Scotland’s soccer premiership for 40 years.

Cameron Devlin (R) is among the Australian players boosting the Scottish Premiership. Getty

But Devlin’s Hearts of Midlothian is undefeated a third of the way through the season, jumping out to a nine point-lead over Celtic.

And Devlin, 27, who grew up kicking a ball around the grounds of Sydney’s Sutherland Shire, is a key part of the Edinburgh’s team surge.

“It’s too early to be saying [we are going to win] but there is no denying it’s been a great start from us,” Devlin told The Australian Financial Review.

“Obviously, Celtic and Rangers have probably lost a couple of games, which maybe they usually wouldn’t. But it is just about us, just trying to focus solely on what we can control and that’s how we perform every game.

“I’ve made no secret that you know whether it is a cup or whatever, bringing a trophy back to Hearts would be something really special.”

Hearts has undergone significant changes this year, with new players, a new manager in Derek McInnes, and an injection of investment from new minority shareholder and British entrepreneur Tony Bloom.

Devlin credited those changes with Hearts’ surge to the top of the table.

“That’s brought a new excitement to the club and obviously the fans are thriving off that,” he said.

Devlin though has been one of the team’s best, playing every minute so far. Against Celtic two weekends ago, he turned in a man of the match performance in the’ 3-1 win.

More eye catching was his stoush with Celtics skipper Callum McGregor, with the pair exchanging heated words after McGregor fouled the Australian.

“Callum is a top, top player, won so many trophies for Celtic. So you can try and get him off his game. And anything you can do to get one over him, you’ve got to take it,” Devlin said.

The Rangers-Celtic rivalry is known as the Old Firm, and is one of the fiercest in football, with a healthy dose of sectarianism thrown in (Rangers are the team for Protestants, Celtics the Catholic team).

Each year one of the teams will win the premiership, and the other will usually come second – the only sustained period that hasn’t occurred was when Rangers was relegated to the bottom division in 2012 for going bust and had to fight its way back into the top flight.

The last team to deny Celtics and Rangers the top prize was Aberdeen, coached by the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson in 1984-85.

“Hearts winning the league would be a seismic moment in Scottish sport,” sports editor for The Scotsman newspaper Mark Atkinson said. “They are nine points clear after 11 matches, but clearly a lot of football still needs to be played. Both sides of the Old Firm should improve.

“Nevertheless, there is growing hope around Tynecastle – especially after Brighton owner Tony Bloom became a shareholder – that this could be a special season.”

Devlin has been a fixture at the club since 2021 after transferring from the A-League.

Australians turn to Scotland

While there has been a lack of Australians in the English Premier League for the last few seasons, Devlin is just one of a number of Aussies succeeding in Scotland.

He shares the dressing room with Sydneysider Calem Nieuwenhof, while Hearts’ local derby rival Hibernian is skippered by Socceroo Martin Boyle. Hibs, which has another Australian in Jack Iredale on its books, is running third in the league, ahead of Rangers on goal difference.

The most famous Australian connection to Scottish football in recent years has manager Ange Postecoglou who delivered Celtic the treble in 2022-23. Former Socceroo and Rangers player Kevin Muscat was touted last month as a possible contender to become Rangers’ coach.

“The Australian market has always been attractive to Scottish teams. There is no language barrier and the athleticism and physicality associated with Socceroos translates well in the Premiership,” Atkinson said.

“There are also the finances; Australia still remains a good shopping centre. Scottish clubs believe they can get value for money in terms of transfer fees and wages.

“Cammy Devlin probably typifies this best. His tenacious and high-energy performances this season for the Jam Tarts have played a big part in getting them to the top of the league.”

Devlin’s form has seen him picked for the Socceroos’ recent friendlies. Staying in the squad for next year’s World Cup in America is a goal.

Devlin’s form is also set to be rewarded financially. Off contract at the end of the season, he has put talks on hold while he focuses on matches. Added incentives to stay come from having a Scottish girlfriend and developing a taste for haggis bon bons.

“I’ve made no secret how much I love and feel privileged at the club so that’s something that will get sorted out down the line,” he said. “It genuinely feels like football is a religion over here and as a player that’s what it is all about

How Australians are upending Scottish soccer (and giving fans hope)

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London | Cammy Devlin is not quite daring to dream, but the star midfielder is threatening to break Scotland’s soccer duopoly.

Glasgow Rangers and crosstown rivals Celtic are the Coles and Woolworths of the round ball code north of Hadrian’s wall, with the two teams having a lock on Scotland’s soccer premiership for 40 years.

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Cameron Devlin (R) is among the Australian players boosting the Scottish Premiership. Getty

But Devlin’s Hearts of Midlothian is undefeated a third of the way through the season, jumping out to a nine point-lead over Celtic.

And Devlin, 27, who grew up kicking a ball around the grounds of Sydney’s Sutherland Shire, is a key part of the Edinburgh’s team surge.

“It’s too early to be saying [we are going to win] but there is no denying it’s been a great start from us,” Devlin told The Australian Financial Review.

“Obviously, Celtic and Rangers have probably lost a couple of games, which maybe they usually wouldn’t. But it is just about us, just trying to focus solely on what we can control and that’s how we perform every game.

“I’ve made no secret that you know whether it is a cup or whatever, bringing a trophy back to Hearts would be something really special.”

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Cameron Devlin (right) squares off with Celtic’s Callum McGregor. Getty

Hearts has undergone significant changes this year, with new players, a new manager in Derek McInnes, and an injection of investment from new minority shareholder and British entrepreneur Tony Bloom.

Devlin credited those changes with Hearts’ surge to the top of the table.

“That’s brought a new excitement to the club and obviously the fans are thriving off that,” he said.

Devlin though has been one of the team’s best, playing every minute so far. Against Celtic two weekends ago, he turned in a man of the match performance in the’ 3-1 win.

More eye catching was his stoush with Celtics skipper Callum McGregor, with the pair exchanging heated words after McGregor fouled the Australian.

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Hibernian’s Martin Boyle. Getty

“Callum is a top, top player, won so many trophies for Celtic. So you can try and get him off his game. And anything you can do to get one over him, you’ve got to take it,” Devlin said.

The Rangers-Celtic rivalry is known as the Old Firm, and is one of the fiercest in football, with a healthy dose of sectarianism thrown in (Rangers are the team for Protestants, Celtics the Catholic team).

Each year one of the teams will win the premiership, and the other will usually come second – the only sustained period that hasn’t occurred was when Rangers was relegated to the bottom division in 2012 for going bust and had to fight its way back into the top flight.

The last team to deny Celtics and Rangers the top prize was Aberdeen, coached by the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson in 1984-85.

“Hearts winning the league would be a seismic moment in Scottish sport,” sports editor for The Scotsman newspaper Mark Atkinson said. “They are nine points clear after 11 matches, but clearly a lot of football still needs to be played. Both sides of the Old Firm should improve.