Manager Paatelainen quits Hibernian

Hibernian manager Mixu Paatelainen has left the Easter Road club by mutual consent after 16 months in charge. He becomes the third SPL manager to leave his post in the space of a week, after Celtic’s Gordon Strachan walked away from Parkhead and Aberdeen’s Jimmy Calderwood was sacked. According to the BBC, it is believed [...]

Team GB to go ahead – after football deal agreed

England are set to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics in London after an agreement was reached between the four home nations. A joint letter has been sent to Fifa, which has yet to ratify the proposal, saying that Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales would have no involvement whatsoever. But it goes on say [...]

MG Alba continue with Challenge Cup sponsorship, plus First Round draw

The Scottish Football League received a cash boost ahead of the new season when MG Alba agreed to continue its sponsorship of the Challenge Cup. The competition which is now entering its 19th year will again be known as the Alba Challenge Cup, with an undisclosed sum, believed to be close to six figures, changing [...]

Dunfermline investigated in tapping allegations

Dunfermline Athletic are to be investigated by the SFA after Airdrie United lodged an official complaint about approaches made to midfielders Joe Cardle and Steven McDougall. The SFA’s General Purposes Committee will consider Airdrie’s complaint by reviewing the matter next Thursday.
The Fifers’ actions have been investigated by league officials after Airdrie claimed the pair were [...]

Bob Malcolm sick of sectarian abuse in Scotland – has he forgotten his lil’ autograph?

Bob Malcolm revealed in the Scottish sun that he is sickened by the sectarian abuse aimed at him, and that has forced him to start a new life on the other side of the world – in Australia. The despite the article thinly relating to his misdemeanours in his career, they don’t delve into them [...]

Glasgow City win the Domestic treble after beating Hibs 2-0

Glasgow City defeated a resilient Hibernian side 2-0 last night in Broxburn to lift the Premier League Championship. Last night’s result topped off an outstanding season for Scotland’s number one side. Having already lifted the Unite Scottish Cup and the Premier League Cup, City have now won the domestic treble. This combined with also becoming [...]

Di Canio dreams of being Celtic boss – not if the fans have anything to say about it

Paolo Di Canio, according to the Scottish Sun, has revealed that he dreams of returning to Celtic Park as boss. The former Celtic player admitted last night that he would love to take over from Gordon Strachan, as Chief Executive Peter Lawwell continues his hunt for a new boss.
The Italian is returning to Glasgow for [...]

The Long Ball: Morais to quit Caley Thistle, Brunt in £3 million Rangers transfer and Leroy Lita to Celtic

A double blow for Inverness Caley Thistle, after the heartache of relegation the Highland side must now say goodbye to Filipe Morais as he is set to quit the club to stay in the SPL. Rangers rumoured to be making a summer swoop for Chris Brunt, but any deal will be put on hold until [...]

Coyle rejects Celtic for relegation scrap with Burnley

Owen Coyle has rejected the chance to manage boyhood heroes Celtic, to stay with Premier League new boys Burnley. Coyle was the first choice replacement for Gordon Strachan, but despite being offered £1 million a year to manage the Parkhead hot seat, he is staying with the Clarets. If Coyle took the Parkhead job he [...]

Livingston Board getting desperate now as they ask fans for donations

Livingston are pleading with their supporters to help out the First Division club in their current financial crisis. The board want fans to make donations at Almondvale to help pay off creditors and deal with what the club are calling “short-term cash flow issues”.
“We ask you to buy, as soon as possible, your season tickets [...]

Who do you think should be the next Aberdeen Manager? Candidates Poll

With the resignation sacking of Jimmy Calderwood by Aberdeen, Willie Miller and the Pittodire Board will now be looking for a replacement, but who will be tempted to travel north to manage an Aberdeen side whose better days are behind them? Every manager and every side is compared to Sir Alex Ferguson and his 1983 [...]

Who do you think should be the next Celtic Manager? Candidates Poll

With the departure of Gordon Strachan from the Parkhead hot seat, the Celtic board are now trawling through a list of potential candidates to see which one they will go for, and who will take Celtic Football Club forward.
There have been numerous names thrown into the hat, with ludicrous suggestions of Martin Jol, Marco van [...]

Owen Coyle set to become Celtic manager or is he?

According to media reports this afternoon, Owen Coyle is expected to become the new Celtic manager by the end of the week. According to these reports Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell had spoken to the 42 year old Burnley manager, who has just taken his side into the Premier League in his first full season [...]

The Terrace Scottish Football Podcast Episode 17

There is certainly no shortage of subject matter for the show this week! Obviously we will be looking back on Rangers becoming champions of Scotland for the 52nd time on Sunday. Also Gordon Strachan has left Celtic, we will be looking at the work Strachan has done at Celtic and asking whether he was harshly [...]

Gordon Strachan resigns as Celtic manager plus the Fan’s views

Celtic FC have announced in the past few hours that Gordon Strachan has resigned from his post as the club’s manager. The Celtic boss won six trophies in four years, which included three league titles, one Scottish Cup and two League Cups as well as steering the club to the Last 16 of the UEFA [...]

Hearts player in the dock over threatening to shoot Door staff

Hearts defender Lee Wallace has appeared in court on breach of the peace charges that include threatening to shoot door staff at a nightclub.
The 21-year-old, who lives in Edinburgh, pled not guilty to three charges and was released on bail. At Edinburgh Sheriff Court, he denied shouting and swearing at staff at the Lava and [...]

Poll Question: What will you remember from the 2008-2009 Season?

We are asking our readers what they will remember from the 2008-2009 season? Will it be Rangers lifting the SPL trophy for the first time since 2005, or will it be just how poor both sides of the Old Firm really were? Or maybe the sacking of Jimmy Calderwood stuck out for you or the [...]

Strachan favourite to take over as Sunderland manager

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has emerged as the front runner to replace Ricky Sbragia as Sunderland manager in the summer. Sbragia revealed that he was to step down as Mackems head coach moments after securing their EPL survival on Sunday afternoon.
In the aftermath, the likes of Frank Rijkaard, Martin Jol and Slaven Bilic, who have [...]

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