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Over But Not Out
“It’s over,” said the BBC commentator Liam McLeod in the fourth minute of injury time against Liechtenstein. He was referring to Barry Robson’s free kick but he could just as well have been talking about our campaign: over, before it began.
Billy Williamson
September 9, 2010
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Lithuania v Scotland Live
With no official way to watch today’s game outside the UK, we will try and bring you live video from Lithuania here:
Pete Reid
September 3, 2010
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Interview with Joe Jordan
Man Utd, AC Milan, Leeds and Scotland legend Joe Jordan was in New York earlier this summer in his role as Assistant Manager at Spurs. Here, the man who played and scored in 3 World Cup tournaments, shares his thoughts about pre-season in the US, the World Cup and his expectations for the season ahead.
Pete Reid
September 3, 2010
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I Have A Dream
Fox News TV celebrity and all-round fruit loop Glenn Beck held a rally for his followers in Washington DC last Saturday. The date just happened to be August 28, the same date that Martin Luther King held his famous “March on Washington,” the culmination of which was his legendary “I Have A Dream” speech.
Billy Williamson
September 2, 2010
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From The Sublime to the Ridiculous: Fake Quotes and Financial Facts
Scottish football was rocked to its core on Sunday following the Hibernian-Rangers match at Easter Road – a match which featured two red cards and a blatant act of simulation. One senior figure in Scottish sport, who would only be quoted off-the-record, stated: “There is no place for that type of behaviour in Scotland’s elite […]
Billy Williamson
August 26, 2010
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Back to School with Six of the Best
The start of the season is now upon us, and if you’re like me that means a return to the weekly ritual of match day. Over the years I’ve found a few things to enhance the experience of being a Scottish football supporter – here are a half-dozen ideas for you.
Billy Williamson
August 19, 2010
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The Glorious Twelve
Today is the Glorious Twelfth – the beginning of the shooting season for red grouse. There’s no equivalent name for the start of the Scottish football calendar – Sensational Saturday? – but this weekend sees the twelve powers of the Scottish Premier League re-align for another smashing season of soccer. Read on for a dozen […]
Billy Williamson
August 12, 2010
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Size Matters
I often tell people one of the benefits of being a Rangers fan is that you get two occasions every week to be happy: Rangers winning and Celtic losing. Celtic’s defeat to Sporting Braga in the first round of the Champions League qualifier gave Rangers fans even further satisfaction – not only did Celtic lose […]
Billy Williamson
August 5, 2010
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The Football We Deserve
James Curran Baxter was born in 1939 in Hill of Beath, Fife. He played 381 games for Raith Rovers, Rangers, Sunderland, Nottingham Forest, and Scotland, scoring 38 goals, including both in the 1963 win at Wembley – the stadium where, four years later, he played “keepie uppie” against the newly-crowned world champions. Baxter retired from […]
Billy Williamson
July 29, 2010
