Published: March 31, 2010
Welcome to the latest episode of The Terrace: The big Three-Oh for this season! In celebration of this landmark we have a packed show. As always there will be a look at all the action in the SPL. Including, Neil Lennon’s first match as Celtic boss, Rangers being hammered at St Johnstone, the race for [...]
Published: March 30, 2010
East of Scotland League side Spartans are in talks over a merger with Second Division side Cowdenbeath – which would see the Blue Brazil killed off. In a move likely to leave fans devastated, it appears the Central Park side are struggling financially and have offered to ground share with other Fife sides in a [...]
Published: March 26, 2010
The second in the series of Scotland’s Greatest Team was aired last night on Scottish TV. The show was dedicated to the midfielders of our wee nation. The panel of experts are selecting players over the next few weeks and in the final programme will reveal those who make up the nation’s choice of Scotland’s [...]
Published: March 26, 2010
The fallout of Tony Mowbray’s sacking at Celtic leaves behind a trail of blame, bitterness and recrimination – but one person has come out as the winner from Mowbray’s disastrous reign. Neil Lennon. The Parkhead hero has been drafted in as the interim manager, bringing with him former team-mate and good pal, Johan Mjallby to [...]
Published: March 25, 2010
Rangers dream of winning a domestic treble this season were crushed last night by Dundee United after a late winner from David Robertson. His 90th minute goal gave United a 1-0 victory over Rangers and a place in the semi finals of the Scottish Cup against Raith Rovers. The game had looked to be heading [...]
Published: March 25, 2010
Last night was abysmal. I can admit that, the 4-0 defeat to St. Mirren in Paisley was one of the worst moments as a Celtic supporter. And while the blue hordes will be loving it – despite being knocked out of the Scottish Cup – the result has all but sealed Rangers’ domestic double and [...]
Published: March 25, 2010
Scotland’s women take on Georgia today this Saturday in a crucial World Cup qualifier in Tbilisi. The Scots are in Group 3 of what is a very complicated World Cup Qualifying competition, where qualification from this stage leads to a play-off and then potentially another play-off to finally reach the end goal of the World [...]
Published: March 24, 2010
Now there’s no conspiracies. No “establishment” trying to help Rangers win a second consecutive league title. It’s right there and everyone else saw it. Celtic, plain and simply, just aren’t good enough. It’s very rare that you get nights like this when a football result can utterly shock you – but this is a result [...]
Published: March 24, 2010
More dropped points by Dundee has seen what should have been a stroll through spring turn into a high intensity, full blooded First Division title race. They may be under new management, but the stuttering Dens Park side are in danger of throwing their SPL charge away after being held to a 1-1 draw by [...]
Published: March 23, 2010
Division One Ross County came from a goal down to snatch an injury time winner as they dumped SPL side Hibernian out of the Scottish Cup, with a 2-1 victory. The Highland outfit have now set up a Semi Final clash with Celtic at Parkhead. Scott Boyd was the hero for the First Division side [...]
Published: March 23, 2010
It is 15 years to the day that Rangers & Motherwell legend Davie Cooper died after a brain haemorrhage on the 23rd March 1995, whilst filming a training video for youngsters. He was only 39 years old. His career started at Clydebank FC where he became an instant success, helping them win the Second Division [...]
Published: March 22, 2010
After a weeks hiatus due to technical problems, all my fault I must add (Alan – ed), The Terrace is back! The dust is still settling after one of the most dramatic League Cup Finals in living memory. Kevin Thomson lost the plot; Danny Wilson lost Craig Dargo; Steve Davis lost his lunch; but, ultimately, [...]
Published: March 21, 2010
In a surprise bit of news, Gordon Chisholm and Billy Dodds have been appointed the new management team at Dundee, succeeding Jocky Scott who was sacked on Saturday night. The duo leave First Division rivals Queen of the South to take over at Dens Park, as they look to secure promotion to the SPL. Both [...]
Published: March 21, 2010
Rangers lifted the Co-operative Insurance League Cup after beating St.Mirren 1-0 at Hampden Park, but it didn’t all go to plan. The Paisley side dominated the first half with Steven Thomson and David Barron being denied by Neil Alexander on the goal line and the crossbar respectively. In the Second Half and Rangers were reduced [...]
Published: March 21, 2010
Ian McCall is the leading candidate to take over the managerial job at Dens Park after Saturday night’s sacking of Jocky Scott. Partick Thistle’s board have given Dundee permission to speak with McCall, whose side has lost 8 games out of 10. Dundee contacted the Jags on Saturday evening, just hours after they sacked Scott [...]
Published: March 20, 2010
Jocky Scott has been sacked as manager of Dundee following their surprise 3-0 defeat to bottom of the league Airdrie United – putting their promotion hopes in serious jeopardy. The once runaway Division One leaders have suffered a wobble, with their once solid lead down to three points over Inverness Caley Thistle and Dunfermline, in [...]
Published: March 20, 2010
The League Cup Final in Scotland is a bit like the Eurovision Song Contest -it’s been doomed for years, but for some reason, continues to entertain. Too many cynics in Scottish football believe the League Cup should have binned years ago – but yet it seems to capture the minds of even the most hardened [...]
Published: March 20, 2010
The takeover bid for Stirling Albion by Gordon Mackay has collapsed. Back in December Mackay announced that he was interested in buying the club and would enter into a period of ‘due diligence’ prior to the sale, however he has now issued a statement say that he was standing aside after three months of negotiations [...]