Published: August 24, 2010
Kilmarnock boss Mixu Paatelainen will run the rule over two trialists as he looks to strengthen his side’s attack. Strikers Cedric Roussel and Basile Camerling, are available on free transfers, and Killie would only have to pay for their wages which would help the side who have limited funds available. The Finn needs to strengthen [...]
Published: August 16, 2010
According to the guys over at Celtic Quick News, Celtic have announced their financial results for the year up to 30th June 2010 today. Turnover fell 15% to £61.72m from £72.59 from the previous year, the Parkhead club made a loss of £2.13m, while last year they made a profit of £2 million. And the [...]
Published: August 10, 2010
It looks like Rangers’ financial constraints could once again prevent them from signing another one of their top transfer targets. Nikica Jelavic’s transfer to the Ibrox side looks set to collapse, after it has been reported that not only has a transfer fee not been agreed upon yet – despite reports last night, but also [...]
Published: July 10, 2010
Celtic’s potential signing of Cardiff City midfielder Joe Ledley has gone to the highest levels of FIFA, as the club has been locked in talks with the top brass in FIFA, to make sure that they will not need to pay Cardiff any compensation. Cardiff’s hierarchy have also contacted FIFA for adive on where they [...]
Published: June 21, 2010
Celtic have been linked with a move for Egyptian side Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary’s attacking midfielder Mohammed Gedo Nagy. It is reported that the Parkhead side have tabled a £600,000 offer to bring the Egyptian International on loan, with a permanent move at the end of the deal possible. Manager Neil Lennon reportedly wants the highly rated [...]
Published: June 3, 2010
IT’S been a busy couple of days in the transfer market for Scottish clubs and in this edition of the digest, we’ll bring you as many as we can plus one or two bits of tittle-tattle that have made the headlines also. Arguably the biggest transfer confirmed is that of Kevin Kyle, who has left [...]
Published: May 31, 2010
JIMMY CALDERWOOD has left Kilmarnock after admitting the club’s financial limitations would have made it difficult for him to take the Rugby Park side forward. His decision to end his association with the Ayrshire club wasn’t entirely unexpected, however it will leave the Killie faithful fearing the worst for next season after Calderwood just managed [...]
Published: May 23, 2010
It seems that Rangers’ patience with Andrew Ellis is at an end, as the Ibrox club have given him a deadline of just one week to make a decision to buy or not to buy the debt ridden club. Just the other week Rangers Chairman Alastair Johnston came out and claimed that he had no [...]
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: February 2, 2010
Tony Mowbray deserves applause for his shift at Celtic Park when he brought in four new faces to the club. I’m happy to concede that Mowbray does indeed have a plan, following my blog on Friday, but the euphoria over the biggest signing has me a little perplexed. Robbie Keane arrived at Celtic late last [...]
Published: January 13, 2010
Celtic quartet Willo Flood, Chris Killen, Barry Robson and Gary Caldwell have all left Celtic Park for pastures new. Frozen out stars Flood and Killen along with Barry Robson have signed for Middlesborough and have been reunited with former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan. Gary Caldwell, rejected the chance to sign for Boro and instead made [...]
Published: October 23, 2009
Live the dream – A long weekend for you and a friend, or partner of your choice, in the home of world football – Barcelona. We have two tickets to the Camp Nou, tier one or two, available for auction now – you could be watching Messi, Henry, and Ibrahimovic take on Ronaldo, Kaka and [...]
Published: September 28, 2009
To tie in with an article we shall be writing for Issue Nine of our football fanzine The 12th Man, we are asking fans and primarily Rangers fan – if they think Rangers FC is a club in crisis? The past few seasons have seen the following: Sir David Murray stepping down as chairman No [...]
Published: September 1, 2009
It’s the final day of the transfer window, as clubs look to put that final piece into the puzzle, while others count down the hours till the window closes so that their key players do not leave. At 5pm tonight the window slams shut and we will know all the comings and goings in Scotland. [...]
Published: August 7, 2009
Issue Seven of The 12th Man Scottish football fanzine is out soon and our free issues have ended. Now the only way you can get your hands on one of our issues is to purchase it via our site. We are selling the issues now in both Print and electronic formats, so whatever your preference [...]
Published: July 8, 2009
After our 1-1 draw against Cowdenbeath some players were on the receiving end of a hard bollocking, while others were just exiled to train with the reserves for a few days to get the message through that they are expendable and that I am the gaffer. And if a poor showing against a lower league [...]
Published: July 6, 2009
Another day and another player leaves Motherwell for pastures new. Motherwell full back and former skipper Paul Quinn has signed a three year deal with English Championship side Cardiff City, following a medical and personal terms being agreed. “It’s nice to get the deal done and I’m delighted to be here” said Paul. “After speaking [...]
Published: June 25, 2009
It is the dawn of a new era at McDiarmid Park, as Andreas Moor takes charge of the Perth side. Tasked by the staff at Scotzine to take charge of a Scottish league side, I have been installed as St. Johnstone manager in the popular Football Manager 2009 game.