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Chinese Numerology As Applied to the SPL’s “Radical Changes”
Once again the SPL are meeting to consider a brand new idea that by changing the number of teams in the league, it will dramatically increase the quality of Scottish football. About six months ago they had a similar meeting. Here is what Billy had to say about it then:
Billy Williamson
October 21, 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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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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Going on Holiday? Pack Your Replica Shirt
Back in the mid-90s, before Mrs Williamson was a snowboarder, we’d often spend the Martin Luther King long weekend (mid-January) flying down to Miami and hanging out in South Beach. It was a fine break from the freezing New York winters and allowed me to transform my pasty white skin into a marginally less pasty […]
Billy Williamson
July 22, 2010
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What’s the Hampden? (Part 1 of an occasional series)
This is the first in an occasional series where we will take a match result and look at memorable games in Scottish history with that result. This week: games that ended 4-1: 1882 Scottish Cup Final: Queen’s Park 4 Dumbarton 1 (after 2-2 draw)
Billy Williamson
July 1, 2010
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When the seagulls follow the trawler, it’s because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea
This week an interesting football match broke out in Scotland! The final Old Firm game of the season was expected to be a strange affair and surely it was – strangely full of decent attacking football and strings of passes from both teams. Maybe the lack of meaning in the game allowed football to emerge […]
Billy Williamson
May 6, 2010
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If A Week Is A Long Time In Scottish Football, How Long Is A Season?
Saturday evening, 9pm local time, and life is good. Celtic are 2-1 down to Hibs with 12 minutes to go, I’m already a bit drunk, and I am heading out for more, sans Mrs Williamson, who is sleeping off an afternoon session. If all goes to plan, the following evening will be spent celebrating both […]
Billy Williamson
April 22, 2010
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Six Months Later: The State of the SPL
Back at the beginning of October I did a review of the SPL table at that time and made a few predictions for the rest of the pre-split season. Six months later, let’s see how things have turned out…
Billy Williamson
April 8, 2010
