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Best of 2010: Reflections on the World Cup
The Dear Scotland contributors are going to take a bit of “winter break” over the festive period so it seems like an appropriate time to look back at some of the most popular articles of the year. First off, Billy’s thoughts on the summer of football.
December 23, 2010
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2010: The Year of Tacky Teatowels, Tawdry Truths, and Pittodrie Power
Five games that defined Scottish football this year… “Enjoy” might not be the right word to use, but please read on anyway! 24 March – St Mirren 4 Celtic 0
December 16, 2010
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Winter Snows, Red Glows, and McGhee Goes: This Week in the SPL
Red Sky at Night, Shepherd’s Delight The only response I have to Aberdeen sacking Mark McGhee: what took you so long? His jacket has been on the proverbial ‘shoogly peg’ for most of 2010, and giving him a vote of confidence after the Inverness Caley defeat after the 9-0 game was just another in a long […]
December 9, 2010
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Dear Santa
“All I want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague away kit,” sang Half Man Half Biscuit. You can’t get that in the Dear Scotland Shop – you can’t get them anywhere, was the subtext of the song title – but you can get other items of retro chic and Scottish football memorabilia. Take a look.
December 2, 2010
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The Boyos Are Back In Town
Or are they? “Welsh refs willing to help SFA” says the headline, although at the end of the Sporting Life article it quotes the president of the Welsh Referees Association saying it hasn’t been discussed by his members and they’re not due to meet until Sunday. And personally, he doesn’t think they’ll want to help.
November 25, 2010
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State of the SPL – Part Two
Last week I reviewed the state of the bottom half of the SPL – this week, let’s look up top. Dundee United “Dundee United will do well to retain third place,” I had boldly asserted back in August, and for once I appear to have been talking sense. As a Rangers fan, Tannadice was a […]
November 18, 2010
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State of the SPL – Part One
Back in August I previewed the SPL season, and I’d planned to update this when we were a quarter of the way in – after last weekend’s games. As things turned out, there was a midweek round of games this week. I put together my thoughts three hours before these matches, thereby guaranteeing a set […]
November 11, 2010
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A Letter To Hugh Dallas
Dear Shuggie, Ah, Shuggie. What a life, eh? Who’d be a referee. (Actually, I’ll get to that later.) “The Tannadice Coverup” is what they’re calling it in the papers, though I’m sure Neil Lennon would have it as “The Tannadice Conspiracy”. I think “The Tannadice Cockup” would be more appropriate.
November 4, 2010
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Billy’s Index, October 2010
With apologies to Harper’s Index, this week Billy runs the numbers over Scotland´s upcoming fixture against the Faroes, Tony Mowbray at Middlesborough, Fife teams in Division One and much much more:
October 28, 2010
