- Moonbeams and Broken Dreams “At Least Barnes Could Rap” said the banner in the Rangers end at Ibrox after Tony Mowbray’s last Old Firm game. I’m not sure I agree with that. John Barnes didn’t seem much of a rapper.
- Chinese Numerology and Scottish Football Living in China these past few years has been a cultural education for me. I’ve given red packets of ‘lai see’ money to my employees at Chinese New Year (always crisp, new notes); I understand why a large apartment block on a hillside was designed with a hole in the middle (it’s so the spirits […]
- Some Things I Learned This Week, and Some Things I Knew Already (1) We’re going to Poland/Ukraine Big Lee McCulloch has made himself available for selection for Scotland again! That’s qualification sorted then. (2) The SFA are incompetent You’d think someone, somewhere, would have thought to check up on Andrew Driver’s actual eligibility before having a bloody press conference about it.
- Tony, What Are You Thinking? In Greek, the name “Tony” means “thriving” (look it up if you don’t believe me). Sadly for Celtic fans everywhere, their Tony is anything but.
- Kane, Cadamarteri, and Keynes: The State of the SPL I’m not sure if Scotland’s Premier footballing league more closely resembles the chaotic fractal patterns of a Mandelbrot diagram, with repeating patterns that are similar yet infinitely different; or the oscillators that occur in a computer-generated cellular automaton, constantly flitting between steady states.
- Interview with Burnley Manager Owen Coyle Burnley were in Southern California recently for a friendly with PDL side Ventura Fusion. After the game Regan Jackson spoke with Owen Coyle about scouting in LA, Scottish managers and how it felt to be offered the Celtic job.
- Tins, Black Holes, and Transfer Fees [transcript begins] Mint: “This is Sir David Murray. Sir David, to you. Murray. That’s Sir. David. Murray.” Watty: “Boss, gonnae gie’s some dough fir some new players?” Mint: “Walter, I telt you already, naw.” Watty: “How naw?” Mint: “Ah’m skint.” Watty: “Are ye f*ck. Ye’re loaded. That’s why yer caw’d The Mint.”