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Captain Rachael Boyle says "there is no place I would rather be" after g a one-year contract extension with SWPL champions Hibernian.

The 33-year-old midfielder, who has 43 Scotland caps, ed Hibs in 2016 and helped the club end their 18-year title wait last season despite injuries restricting to her 14 appearances.

"I'm absolutely delighted that I'm extending my time at the club," said Boyle. "I've obviously had to miss a lot of football over recent years but last season's success, and the excitement building towards the new season, just made me want to be a part of it all.

"I'm desperate to put injuries behind me and be ready to help the team to more success this season."

Head coach Grant Scott praised "real leader" Boyle and said: "We're all hoping for an injury-free campaign and it'll be great to have her involved in her first full pre-season in a few years. That consistency will be huge for both her and the team."

Amy Canavan
BBC Sport Scotland in Tilburg

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For a wee while there, I thought I was going to have to look out a pair of boots...

But the panic is over, Scotland have - eventually - made it to Tilburg.

It's so far from ideal for Melissa Andreatta, on her first away day with the Scots, and for the players.

And for captain Rachel Corsie, who will retire tonight. What a way to go out...

The squad had a morning training session at Oriam yesterday, before gearing up for their scheduled flight in the afternoon. Then it was delay after delay after delay.

A late night was had as plans were hastily put in place for this morning's take-off.

And after a long couple of days comes a gruelling meeting with the Netherlands.

Andries Jonker's side were surprisingly scudded by on Friday, so could be in frightening mood.

Here's hoping the Scots are awake and alert, or it could be an even longer night.

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Leanne Crichton believes Scotland's "bleak" Nations League campaign can't end quickly enough, while fellow former international Joelle Murray has called for a reset of expectations amid the national team's "very underwhelming" form.

Scotland were relegated from the top tier of the Nations League last week as Melissa Andreatta's tenure as head coach began with a 1-0 home loss to Austria.

Andreatta's side play their final fixture away to the Netherlands tonight - live on BBC Scotland - seeking a first point after five successive defeats.

"It's been a real poor run of form for Scotland in of the results, even going back beyond this Nations League campaign," ex-midfielder Crichton told BBC Scotland.

"As bleak as this Nations League campaign has felt, we understand the magnitude of the challenge going up against real top sides in the Netherlands and .

"The disappointment lies with the two Austria games, which when anybody looked at the draw would have been the two games that you earmarked as your potential three points and looked to maximise that opportunity.

"The fact we've lost on both occasions just leaves the nation feeling deflated.

"We've gone from qualifying for two back-to-back major tournaments [Euro 2017 and 2019 World Cup] and we've fallen off the edge of a cliff because we've not capitalised on that.

"We find ourselves now a huge transitional period."

Former defender Joelle Murray echoed those sentiments, telling the BBC's Scottish Football podcast: "There's no hiding from it, it's been a very underwhelming, frustrating, disappointing campaign for the national team.

"It's maybe one of those ones where we may need to reset our expectations. What we've been experiencing, is that now our reality?

"Do we need to reset, refocus and get back on a journey that gets us back to where we were in 2017 and 2019">