“Bullet packages sent to Celtic boss,” reported the Sporting Life over the weekend.  Last week a package addressed to Neil Lennon and Celtic player Niall McGinn was intercepted in Northern Ireland and turned over to the police, who are now investigating. On Saturday, congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in Tucson, Arizona by an apparently deranged […]

One side effect of the December snow in Scotland, aside from Mrs Williamson and myself not getting to see our beloved Rangers on my Xmas trip home, was the postponement of the SPL brain trust’s gathering to discuss league reconstruction (again).  That meeting was finally held earlier this week, though decisions are still a few […]

My friend Greg, a Scotland and Killie fan, died on Saturday morning.  He was only a few years older than me, but a couple of weeks ago he had a terrible accident which caused irreversible brain damage.  His life support machine was switched off late last week and he passed away a few hours before […]

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.

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

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 […]

“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.

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.

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 […]