Scottish Football Round-up: Old Firm battle, Buddies win again and Hearts implode

The early afternoon kick off in the SPL saw Celtic travel to rivals Rangers at Ibrox to try and get their revenge for their 4-2 humbling in August at Celtic Park. All the pre-match talk was about Kris Boyd and how Celtic will struggle against Rangers with Aiden McGeady missing, but Celtic had the last [...]

The Long Ball – Transfer Latest & Latapy set to leave Scotland

So the weekend action is over with and another Old Firm derby match has passed us by, along with some dodgy refereeing decisions in a couple of matches also. So now all the talk once again is about the comings and goings of players in Scottish Football. More often than not it revolves around the [...]

Falkrik & Dunfermline Legend dies after battle with Cancer

Former Falkirk Captain and Manager George Miller his died following a battle with cancer, at the age of 69. Miller was born in Larkhall in May 1939 and started his playing career with Dunfermline in 1959, winning a Scottish Cup Winner’s medal in 1961. He played with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Hearts before joining Falkirk and [...]

Rangers 0-1 Celtic: The Wizard of Oz strikes to give Celts 7 point lead

All the talk in the pre-match build up was about Kris Boyd and Rangers – would he play or wouldn’t he, and how many goals would Rangers win by. And yet it was a wee Aussie striker that sealed all three points and in Celtic’s favour as they ran out 1-0 victors at Ibrox to [...]

Old Firm Derby – Official Team Line-ups

The line-ups have been released for the 12.30pm kick off at Ibrofor the match between arch rivals Rangers and Celtic.
Rangers Line-up: McGregor, Whittaker, Broadfoot, Weir, Papac, Davis, Mendes, Ferguson, Adam, Boyd, Miller
Celtic Line-up: Boruc, Hinkel, McManus, Caldwell, Naylor, Mizuno, Brown, Hartley, Robson, McDonald, Samaras.
Are the lineups the ones you would have chosen? Would you have [...]

Rangers Chairman picks his Starting Eleven – snubbing Foreign Imports for Home Grown Stars

It is 20 years since Sir David Murray took over the helm at Ibrox Park and in that time he has seen a few managers come and go – Souness, Walter Smith, Advocaat, McLeish, Le Guen and then back to Smith again. But the Daily Record has produced an article with a team that Murray [...]

The Most Atmospheric Stadiums in Football

After our day away from looking at the papers and finding out news for our readers, we finally crawled out of our slumber and once again trawled through the many sources we utilise at times to bring you the msot up to date information under one roof.And so we came across the Daily Mail site [...]

Scotzine wishes everyone a Merry Christmas

Well Christmas has finally came, Santa has dropped down the chimney and delivered his presents to all the good kids out there. Scotzine will be taking a break for the day and of course returning on Boxing Day to continue our year round coverage of Scottish Football.
But we would like to take the opportunity to [...]

Rangers fans fury over BBC Show Sectarian Jibe

With Christmas now upon us and everyone is unwrapping their presents from the fat man himself – nope not Scott McDonald, but Santa Claus it is supposed to be a time for all men to put behind their differences and celebrate. However it seems that the Rab C. Nesbitt Christmas Special shown on the 23rd [...]

Portsmouth target Scott Brown as a January Signing

According to Sky Sports News, Portsmouth are lining up a bid for Celtic midfielder Scott Brown. Portsmouth are on the hunt for a new midfielder after they agreed to the sale of Lassana Diarra to Real Madrid. Brown is believed to be high on Tony Adams’ wanted list with the Pompey boss receiving rave reviews [...]

Highlanders lose midfielder to Hearts

Hearts have announced that they have signed Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder Ian Black on a pre-contract agreement. The 23 year old, who has been with the Highland outfit, agreed to move to Tynecastle following talks with Hearts boss Csaba Laszlo last week. With the medical out of the way and passed, Black will sign on [...]

381st Old Firm Match Preview – 27th December 2008

Celtic travel to Ibrox to face arch rivals Rangers in the 381st Old Firm derby on the 27th December 2008. The Parkhead side sit top of the SPL with four points separating them and Rangers, but with Rangers already 1-0 up in the derby this season with a surprising 4-2 victory at Celtic Park – [...]

Top Scottish Footballer to take a break due to Pregnancy

Scottish Internationalist Julie Fleeting has put her footballing career on hold after learning that she is pregnant with her first child. The Arsenal and Scotland striker, who turned 28 last week, said last night that she had already stopped playing on medical advice but that she plans on returning to the game after giving birth [...]

SFA Extend January Transfer Window

The Scottish Football Association today announced this season’s January transfer window has been extended until 5pm on Monday, February 2. The move, which has also been confirmed by the Scottish Premier League, has been brought about because January 31 falls on a Saturday next year.
It is the second time this season the SFA have followed [...]

118 118 – Directory Enquiries continue Jock Stein slur campaign

The slur campaign perpetrated by Rangers supporters against Jock Stein has now hit a mobile phone text service, according to the Scottish Sun. The vile bigots behind the BJK claims, say the Celtic & Scotland Great kept quiet about a sex abuse scandal at the club. Now people who text 118 188 to ask the [...]

Celtic sign Milan Misun on four year deal

Celtic have completed the signing of Czech youngster Milan Misun on a four-year-deal. The deal represents the second signing today by the Parkhead side, after confirming Lukasz Zaluska has signed a deal to arrive at Celtic Park in the summer. The 18-year-old put pen to paper for an undisclosed fee, and is thrilled to be [...]

Latest Transfer News & Gossip – Zaluska signs for Celtic and a Brazilian for the Old Firm?

With the January Transfer window so close you can touch it, the clubs are beginning to search out for the players that will strengthen their side for the back end of the season. Saying that some clubs could just sell their star players to get some much needed finance into the club. News broke today [...]

The Famous Five of Hibernian FC

Arguably the greatest side to have graced the football stage, with their exceptional talent and majestic style, is the Brazil World Cup winning side of 1970. This highly technical and gifted side, containing the likes of Pele, Rivelino, Carlos Alberto and Jarzinho, spectacularly combined to thrill the football purists and conquer the world with a [...]

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