Steven Kellow

I'm a 4th year student at the University of Aberdeen studying Gaelic and Politics. I have a wide interest in the world around me and this blog is a collection of news and opinions on the topics that come to mind.

I'm a 4th year student at the University of Aberdeen studying Gaelic and Politics. I have a wide interest in the world around me and this blog is a collection of news and opinions on the topics that come to mind.

Platini: The Progressive President

 Steven Kellow    Football

Much was made of the decision, back in 2007, to elect former French midfielder Michel Platini to the office of president of UEFA, European football’s governing body.  The post is arguably the second most powerful in football, after FIFA’s own president, and the man Platini defeated in the election, Lennart Johansson, had held the position for 16 years previously.  Johansson ushered in the era of the Champions League, which has become the second largest football tournament in the world in fans’ regard, behind only the — Read more →

Auld-Fashioned Approach to Housing?

 Steven Kellow    Politics

On Monday morning a copy of Old Aberdeen Community Council’s November Issue of Auld Toon News dropped through the letterbox, the first time I recall seeing the magazine in my two months living in my Old Aberdeen flat.  This part of town is dominated by students, with 15,000 of us attending the University of Aberdeen.  So I was very surprised to see two out of eight pages of the Auld Toon News seeming to declare the growth in the number of students’, and the subsequent growth in the number of HMO (House — Read more →

The Programs You Can’t Do Without

 Steven Kellow    Technology

When you get a new computer, there is a daunting feeling that it is completely empty.  All you have is the operating system and the few programs that are pre-installed.  It takes forever to get your computer back to the way it was, and even still you’ll go to do something and find that the program you need isn’t there.  So that this task isn’t as daunting in future, and in case you are looking for a program to do something for you that you — Read more →

The Killers – Direct Hits: Review

 Steven Kellow    Music  

I think The Killers need little introduction as a band.  Around for almost a decade, the band is one of the most consistent producers of modern rock songs you will find, and have become wildly popular.  They haven’t been afraid to change their sound slightly though, with the more electronic Day & Age and the more traditional rock sound of Battle Born being different to the more “alternative” tone of their first two albums.  I love The Killers, and their new compilation album is a fantastic — Read more →

The BT Revolution Will Be Televised

 Steven Kellow    Football, TV & Film

On Saturday, BT announced that they’d successfully bid for exclusive rights to show the UEFA Champions League and Europa League between the 2015-16 and 2017-18 seasons.  It may have cost them £897 million, double the total cost of the previous European deal in place between ITV and Sky, but it forms another coup for BT in their bid to end Sky’s dominance of football coverage in this country.  It’s a huge development, and another step towards a revolution in how football is broadcast in the — Read more →

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