The Terrace Radio Football Podcast S3 Episode 4: Euro 2012 campaign kicks-off; ALBA Challenge Cup semis; SPL is back with new faces

Welcome back after a short hiatus folks, Episode 4 will be chock full of Scotland based goodies including a look back at the draw in Kaunas and a look ahead to the visit of Liechtenstein to Glasgow on Tuesday night. The SPL returns this weekend, and with a busy final day of the transfer window [...]

We hit a raw nerve over Jock Stein Friendship Cup trouble article

It seems that our article on 60 Celtic fans being kicked out of the Jock Stein Friendship Cup against Albion Rovers, has hit a raw nerve with some elements within the Celtic support. We reported yesterday that Police waded into Celtic supporters at Cliftonhill after they set off flares and smoke bombs, arresting one fan [...]

SWPL: Glasgow City close the gap on leaders Celtic

Glasgow City secured another three points in the race for the SWPL title with a 3-0 victory at Forfar Farmington today. On a very bumpy pitch at Strathmore Park and with a strong wind blowing in gusts around the stadium, the quality of City’s passing in the early stages was certainly effected, however they began [...]

Police pile into Celtic support during Jock Stein Friendship Cup

60 Celtic fan belonging to the Supporters Group ‘the Green Brigade’ were kicked out of Albion Rovers’ stadium during the Jock Stein Friendship Cup friendly between Celtic and Rovers, after they set off smoke grenades and flares. According to the Sunday Mail, Police ejected the Green Brigade over fears the flares would cause a fire [...]

Lithuania 0-0 Scotland: Two points dropped as Scots fire blanks

One game into Scotland’s European Championship 2012 campaign and it is already looking tough to qualify, after Scotland failed to beat a second rate Lithuania side who were content with beating our players black and blue. Before the game, talk of a draw with Lithuania would be classed as a failure and after the 0-0 [...]

Competiton Time: Win a copy of ‘Jock Stein – The Celtic Years’

After the success of the last book competition to win a copy of This is the One – the Sir Alex Ferguson book. We are continuing to run our competition to give our readers the chance to win a prize each month. Next up is the book ‘Jock Stein – The Celtic Years’ written by [...]

The United Nations of the Scottish Premier League

The Scottish game has seen an influx of foreign footballers arrive on our shores, and while it occurred beforehand the 1980s was the decade that foreigners felt that Scotland was the land of riches – even the English thought that as they turned their backs on Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United travelling north to play [...]

Scottish Women’s Premier League Sunday Preview

Glasgow City take on Forfar Farmington on Sunday, a team they have never dropped a point against in their history. However, City defender Rachel Corsie, knows better than most just how tough this match can turn out to be. Eighteen months ago, despite dominating for ninety minutes, it took a goal from Corsie with the [...]

Co-operative Insurance League Cup Third Round Draw

The draw for the Third Round of the Co-operative Insurance League Cup was made today at Hampden Park, and it saw two all-SPL encounters. Inverness Caley Thistle will travel down to Glasgow to play Celtic, while Hibernian travel to Rugby Park to face Kilmarnock. Rangers will welcome Dunfermline to Ibrox, while Falkirk’s Steven Pressley will [...]

Transfer Deadline Day – Wheeling and Dealing

It is the last couple of hours in the summer transfer window and there has been a bit of business been going on in the SPL. Kilmarnock have signed Finnish midfielder Alexei Eremenko on a season long loan deal from Ukrainian outfit FC Metalist Kharkiv. Eremenko has played 44 times for Finland, scoring 13 goals [...]

Anthony Stokes set to join Celtic as Duffy signs on at Easter Road

Hibs striker Anthony Stokes will join Celtic today, subject to passing a medical, after Hibs accepted a fee of £1.2 million from the Parkhead club. Stokes has agreed personal terms with Celtic and will be Neil Lennon’s ELEVENTH signing of the summer. Celtic had a previous bid of £800,000 rejected by Rod Petrie, but Neil [...]

Former Celtic General Manager Jock Brown back in Football!

Former Celtic General Manager Jock Brown looks set to return to football as Chairman of Dundee Football Club. The lawyer spent time as a BBC Match Commentator before leaving to become Celtic’s General Manager under Fergus McCann in 1997, and he is now been approached by the Dens Park side to replace Bob Brannan who [...]

West Brom snap up Celtic flop Fortune for £2.5 million

English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion have signed Celtic flop Marc Antoine Fortune on a two year deal for a reported £2.5 million. It will be the striker’s second stint at The Hawthorns after he spent five months on loan at the club under former Celtic manager Tony Mowbray in the last few months [...]

The Scottish Co-Efficient Problem

“Scottish Football is in Trouble!” How many times has this been said over the last five years, Celtic again can’t cure their away blues and are shown up by FC Utrecht, Dundee United’s valiant effort away in AEK Athens finished in elimination, and Motherwell for all their chances couldn’t find the goals at Fir Park [...]

Black Thursday for Scottish Football as clubs crash out of Europe

Scottish Football has taken a kick in the baws over the past few seasons both at international level and in europe. But tonight it has been neutered after Celtic, Dundee United and Motherwell all crashed out of the Europa League on the same night, in what must be one of the worst night’s for Scottish [...]

Europa League Second Leg Previews: Celtic, Dundee United & Motherwell

Its all to play for in the Europa League second leg final play off round for Celtic, Dundee United and Motherwell. Celtic are 2-0 up in their tie against FC Utrecht, although they travel to Holland looking to make sure their away day hoodoo does not strike again as it did against Braga in this [...]

Dundee United striker set for Swansea move

Dundee United striker Franciszo Sandaza looks set to swap Tannadice for a move to Championship outfit Swansea City. The Spaniard was plagued with injuries last season, and has been told by manager Peter Houston that he can leave the club. Sandaza, has made a total of 43 appearances for United, scoring 11 goals, reportedly impressed [...]

Celtic’s defeat to Braga is no longer a laughing matter

Yes Celtic were knocked out of the Champions League by the runners-up in the Portuguese league. A league which is ranked higher than the SPL. But after last night’s result, was the defeat to Braga really the shock that many saw it? Was it on comparison to Celtic’s Artmedia Bratislava disaster or to Rangers’ Unirea [...]

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• We hit a raw nerve over Jock Stein Friendship Cup trouble article
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