Great Subbuteo Matches of Our Time

With the end of the season now in sight, the thoughts of supporters of clubs with little to play for are elsewhere, anywhere but on the football field. But the premature end to the season for some (and as a Hearts fan, that’s me) brought to mind the days when I was a lad (no, [...]

SPL In Brief

Rangers, Dundee Utd and Kilmarnock all recorded wins over Hibs, Motherwell and Inverness respectively. Two draws in the battle for a top six finish.

Division One Round Up

Hamilton and Dundee continue to edge further towards a final day showdown with 1-0 successes away from home from both teams. St.Johnstone are all but out of the race for promotion and Morton, Livingston and Clyde all fight it out in the relegation battle.

Saints Stun Buddies

St.Johnstone hit three against SPL Side St.Mirren to set up a third major semi final in two years.

Burley names Scotland Squad

George Burley has named his first squad as Scotland manager ahead of their clash with Croatia on March 26th. There are inclusions for Christophe Berra of Hearts and Steven Fletcher of Hibernian, but it looks as if David Weir’s Scotland days are over as he was not named in the Squad.

Dundee United Gift Rangers Cup Final

This was to be Dundee United’s Cup Final, a Cup Final to honour Eddie Thompson and yet it was Rangers that were gifted the Cup Final by United. Rangers twice came from behind before beating United in a Penalty Shoot-out to win what was a typical Cup Final.
Substitute Kris Boyd was the hero after scoring [...]

Division One Round Up

A huge day in the First Division promotion race as Hamilton and Dundee fight it out at New Douglas Park. St.Johnstone were the only other winners today as there were three draws. Read all reports here. 

FIFA tell Premier League No Go for 39th Game

Fifa’s executive committee have unanimously opposed the English Premier League’s plan for overseas matches. Sepp Blatter, President of Football’s world governing body, said even former FA chairman Geoff Thompson – now a Fifa vice-president – opposes the proposal.
Blatter said after Fifa’s committee meeting in Zurich: “This idea for the Premier League to play a 39th [...]

Gretna Captain Turns his Back on the Club

Crisis hit Gretna will field a team at Aberdeen after the SPL came to their rescue with an advance of £100,000. However Captain Paul Murray will not play any part in the fixture.
Administrators who are now running the cash-strapped club are understood to have secured some of the £100,000 they were seeking in a cash [...]

Fir Park is a Joke!

Motherwell’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Celtic at Fir Park on Saturday has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch (ONCE AGAIN!!).
The much-criticised Fir Park surface- which is also being used by Gretna, has failed numerous pitch inspections this season.
The latest postponement came after a 9am inspection and leaves Celtic three points behind SPL [...]

Lisbon’s Lions to play Rangers

Rangers have been paired with Sporting Lisbon in the Quarter Finals of the UEFA Cup. Rangers will host Lisbon at Ibrox on April 3rd for the First Leg, with the Return Leg being played at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.
Walter Smith will speak to former Assistant Archie Knox, who is now the coaching coordinator at Bolton, [...]

McGregor heroics see Gers into Last 8

Allan McGregor was the Rangers hero as Walter Smith’s men stumbled into the Last 8 of the UEFA Cup. Although Rangers lost 1-0 on the night, Bremen keeper Tim Wiese butterfinger performance at Ibrox last weekmeant that Rangers progress 2-1 on aggregate.
Rangers had to withstand a major onslaught from Werder Bremen who scored in the [...]

Ger Legend To Sign For Clyde?

Former Rangers legend Jorg Albertz is set to come out of retirement to sign for Clyde. Albertz’s former team mates – John Brown and Andy Goram are coaches at the club and Albertz commented “Bomber and The Goalie are true Rangers legends and great friends of mine, They asked me to come over and that’s what [...]

Division One Round Up

Dundee close the gap at the top of the league to just three points, and they have a game in hand an important relegation battle is fought out. St.Johnstone virtually seal third place and Accies drop points.

Davie Hay linked to Livi takeover deal

Former Livingston manager Davie Hay is in line for a return to the First Division club. Livi owner Pearse Flynn is close to agreeing a takeover deal with an Italian consortium who want to take over at Almondvale. If the deal is agreed, they would appoint Hay to oversee their £1m investment in Livingston.
Meanwhile, the [...]

Scotland – Croatia Friendly Ideal Warm Up

Slaven Bilic has said that Scotland will provide an ideal test for Croatia in their run up to EURO 2008 in Glasgow on March 26th.
“Scotland are such a competitive nation that any match against them can hardly be called a friendly,” Bilic told reporters after naming a 19-man squad. It will be a real test [...]

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Manchester United to play at Pittodrie

Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United are heading to Pittodrie, it has been revealed. The Premiership giants will play Aberdeen – who Sir Alex formerly managed – on Saturday, 12 July. The game will mark the 25th anniversary of the Dons winning the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1983. A sell-out crowd is expected for the [...]

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