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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Millionaire Hibees fan escapes jail term after setting Dons fan on fire

A Millionaire Hibernian fan who set fire to an Aberdeen supporter has avoided jail after agreeing to pay his victim £25,000 compensation. The ARSE-onist Peter Wallace, who is reportedly heir to a £3 million Fife farm, set victim Arjuna Rabindranath on fire, subsequently causing panic as Rabindranath ran through the train on fire and in [...]

Rangers are confirmed in Pot 3 for Champions League draw

Rangers have been drawn in Pot Three for Thursday’s Champions League group stage draw, after a late comeback from Bundesliga side Werder Bremen over Sampdoria last night, which confirmed Rangers’ place in the draw. If Sampdoria had knocked out the German side, then Rangers would have sneaked into Pot two, but now they face an [...]

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 [...]

Co-op Insurance League Cup Second Round results

SPL league leaders Aberdeen overcame Alloa at Recreation Park with a comfortable 3-0 win to progress to the third round of the competition. The shock of the round came at Stark’s Park where Raith Rovers booted out SPL side Hamilton, as their start to the season continues to look bad. Hearts and St. Johnstone had [...]

Scotland squad announced: Hartley and Weir back in the fold

Scotland manager Craig Levein has named his squad for the upcoming EURO 2012 qualifying double header against Lithuanian and Liechtenstein. And the squad sees a return to the international fold for veteran duo David Weir and Paul Hartley. “The thing about Davie is he is still playing at the highest level week in, week out,” [...]

Scottish Football Weekend Round-up: Three way tussle at top of the SPL

There is a three way battle at the top of the SPL with Aberdeen, Celtic and Rangers on maximum points after two games. On Saturday, Aberdeen made it two wins out of two as they beat St. Johnstone 1-0. On Sunday, Celtic gained some revenge for last season’s 4-0 humiliation at St. Mirren Park with [...]

Middlesborough looks set for Conway move

It looks as though Middlesborough manager Gordon Strachan has not finished his pillaging of the SPL, with the news that he is going to make an offer for Dundee United’s Craig Conway. It is not unexpected as there has been months of speculation surrounding Craig Conway and Middlesborough, and now it seems Boro will finally [...]

The Terrace Radio Football Podcast S3 Episode 3: The Weiss is Right, Majic Man, Celtic, ‘Well & Utd in Europe, Kingdom Derby

We’ll have a general look at what the opening weekend of the SPL taught us, and what we can expect from this weekend’s fixture. There have also been a few signings since we were last on air which deserve our attention – and one transfer down south which has certainly got the attention of Motherwell [...]

Europa League: Dundee United v AEK Athens Preview

Scottish Cup winners Dundee United face AEK Athens looking to make the group stages of the Europa League for the first time. AEK are unknown to Houston, as he has failed to see his opponents in action with he Greek season yet to start, which could be advantageous for the Tannadice side. Houston commented on [...]

Scottish Football Weekend Round-up: Hartley bags a hat trick on Dons debut

So the SPL has finally kicked off a new season and it was a dream debut for new Aberdeen skipper Paul Hartley as he scored a hat trick of penalties as he guided Mark McGhee’s side to a 4-0 victory over Hamilton Accies at Pittodrie. Defender Zander Diamond was also on target for Aberdeen as [...]

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