Millwall have signed Scotland striker Kevin Nisbet from Hibernian for what the Edinburgh club have described as a "significant seven-figure fee".

The 26-year-old spent three years at Hibs and scored 12 goals in 19 Scottish Premiership appearances last season.

"We're disappointed to lose Nizzy," said manager Lee Johnson.

"He did so well for us on his return [from injury] but we understand that he wanted to go on a new adventure down south."

Johnson added: "We thank him for his contribution and wish him all the best in England."

Millwall say Nisbet has signed a "long-term contract".

Lions boss Gary Rowett told the Championship club's website: "It's a fabulous addition for us. Kevin is a goalscorer but also has so many other attributes to contribute to the squad.

"When I've spoken to him you can tell he's raring to go and excited to play in front of our fans.

"He thrives off that energy from the supporters and I'm sure they will get that exact same buzz from him as well."

Nisbet missed the first half of the 2022-23 campaign while recovering from a serious knee injury.

He scored in his first game back, against Rangers in December, and almost joined Millwall the following month but the deal was abandoned.

This time, Hibs say they have received a "significant seven-figure fee" and that the deal includes "sizeable add-ons and a sell-on fee".

Hibs chief executive Ben Kensell said: "After deciding to stay in January, Kevin informed us that he wanted to leave the football club this summer, which we understood.

"Following those discussions, we had to ensure we got the best possible deal for him."

Nisbet, who has been capped 10 times, has been included in the Scotland squad for June's European Championship qualifiers against Norway and Georgia.

Striker Connor Wickham and Northern Ireland winger Gavin Whyte are among the players leaving Cardiff City when their contracts expire on 30 June.

An £8m signing for Sunderland in 2011, 30-year-old Wickham joined Cardiff on a short-term deal in February and scored one goal in 12 appearances.

Whyte, 27, signed from Oxford United in 2019 but found game-time limited.

Goalkeeper Dillon Phillips and Tom Sang, who has played in midfield and defence, have also left Cardiff.

A club statement read: "We'd like to thank all of the departing players for their efforts while with our football club, and wish them all the very best for the future."

Cardiff also confirmed they have offered new contracts to Wales forward Mark Harris, left-back Joel Bagan and midfielder Eli King.

At under-21 level, the Championship club have activated options to extend the contracts of Cameron Antwi, Raheem Conte, Kieron Evans, Caleb Hughes, Ryan Kavanagh and Matt Turner.

Jac Clay, Taylor Jones, Jack Leahy, Aidan MacNamara and Owen Pritchard will depart at the end of the month.

Crawley Town midfielder Rafiq Khaleel has signed a new two-year contract.

The 20-year-old, who also has an option for an additional year, played 14 times in League Two last season after making his debut in December.

He joined the club aged 17 and has had spells in non-league before breaking into the first team at Crawley.

Khaleel scored his first, and so far only professional goal, in March when he got a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw at home to Doncaster Rovers.

Dorking Wanderers have appointed Aldershot Town boss Ross McNeilly as their new head coach.

McNeilly was appointed as Shots boss in December having been interim boss after Mark Molesey was sacked in October.

He had been Aldershot's academy manager and spent five years at the Hampshire club, guiding them to 18th place in the National League last season.

He comes in after head of coaching Mark Beard left to be manager of National League South side Eastbourne Borough.

He will work alongside Dorking's chairman Marc White, who is also the club's manager.

"I firmly believe that this will be a great relationship with our upward trajectory and progression to a more hybrid status this year, and Ross will bring a big skill set which will be ancillary to what we already have," White told the club website.

McNeilly won seven and lost 11 of his 23 games in charge of Aldershot - his first job as a senior manager.

"Having come up against Dorking last season, I love the way they play and how welcoming they were as a club," McNeilly told the club website.

"It is a local team I've followed from afar, and I cannot wait to get started."

Sunderland have agreed terms with Central Coast Mariners for the transfer of Nectarios Triantis.

The 20-year-old central defender is expected to join the Black Cats for an initial fee of £300,000.

Triantis is an Australia Under-20 international who is expected to move up to their under-23 squad this summer.

Triantis played 25 times for the Mariners and started as they beat Melbourne City in the A-League grand final at the weekend.

Sunderland are looking to reinforce their squad after reaching the play-offs in their first season back in the Championship for five years.

They suffered problems with injuries to central defenders at key moments of the season with Danny Batth, Dan Ballard and Aji Alese all missing for lengthy periods.

"The opportunity to join such a prestigious club is an honour and I'm really looking forward to heading to England and meeting my new teammates later this month," Triantis said.

"I'm ready for the challenge ahead and can't wait to get started. I would like to thank Nick Montgomery and the Central Coast Mariners for giving me the platform that led to this exciting next chapter in my life."

The transfer is subject to international clearance and cannot be completed until the transfer window opens next Wednesday.

League Two side Grimsby Town have signed Stevenage striker Danny Rose on a two-year deal.

The 29-year-old helped Stevenage to promotion to League One last season.

Stevenage said the move was for "an undisclosed five-figure fee" after Rose scored nine times in 52 appearances in their promotion-winning campaign.

Rose began his career with home town club Barnsley and has also played for Bury, Mansfield and Northampton.

"We like Danny a lot and have for the last couple of seasons now. When you ask defenders who play against him, they say that he is a nightmare to play against," Grimsby manager Paul Hurst said.

"He's not 6ft 5ins but he's very good in the air, he gives us a physical presence at the top end of the pitch.

"He's perhaps not prolific in terms of numbers but, if you look at his career, he has been involved with teams at the right end of the division.

"He's got a lot of know-how, a lot of experience and he can certainly bring a lot to the squad in the dressing room and at the training ground."

Sheffield United legend Billy Sharp will leave the club this summer.

Jack O'Connell, Enda Stevens and Kyron Gordon will also depart, while Ismaila Coulibaly, Wes Foderingham, Oliver McBurnie and Oliver Norwood will all stay after their deals were extended.

Sharp, 37, has won promotion from the Championship twice and scored 129 goals in 377 appearances across three spells.

Sharp, O'Connell and Stevens were part of their promotion to the Premier League in 2018-19 and this season.

Sheffield-born Sharp made his debut for the Blades in 2004 before joining Scunthorpe a year later.

After returning to Bramall Lane in 2007, he departed again in 2010 for Doncaster and then had spells at Southampton and Leeds.

In 2015 he began his third stint with the club when they were in League One.

Hi all,

Hope you're all doing well!

Yesterday I fell across this video and got me thinking about the role of a scrumhalf and what makes those that are good at it the "best". I recommend watching the video, it's really well-edited and quite funny so I'll link it in this thread!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fXlo6jEvY8

I think the video's point about cheat lines is really good. A scrumhalf that can get the ball in their hands, more than just passing, will be extremely effective!

What are your thoughts?

Who do you think is the best scrumhalf in the world and why are they so good?

Thanks!

Worcester, Wasps and now London Irish gone bust, seem o remember those halcyon days when it was an amateur sport now professional clubs are struggling to survive

Barnsley have signed defender Kacper Lopata on a four-year deal following his short spell with National League side Woking.

The 21-year-old came through Brighton's academy before joining Sheffield United in 2020 and later Southend United.

Lopata left the Shrimpers midway through this season and joined Woking until the end of the 2022-23 campaign.

"[Barnsley] has a great history of developing players and I thought I could do just that here," he said.

Chief executive Khaled El-Ahmad added to the club website: "We are pleased to be able to have signed Kacper on a long-term deal. He is a young player whose development we look forward to seeing at Oakwell."

Despite his short time with Woking, Poland Under-21 international Lopata helped the Cards to a fourth-placed finish in the National League.