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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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One Hundred Million and Change
“Too big to fail” is a term that’s been heard a lot in the last couple of years, mainly in relation to giant financial institutions receiving massive government bailouts because the alternative – allowing these banks to go under – could trigger the collapse of the global financial system. It’s also a term that many […]
Billy Williamson
April 29, 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
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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.
Billy Williamson
April 1, 2010
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Sixty-Seven Seconds and the SFL
So that’s the first big trophy of the year decided. Last week I opined that the League Cup should be scrapped, and I’m repaid for that statement with a League Cup triumph that will be remembered by Rangers fans for years to come. Perhaps referee Craig Thomson had read last week’s article and decided to […]
Billy Williamson
March 25, 2010
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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 […]
Billy Williamson
March 18, 2010
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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.
Billy Williamson
February 18, 2010
