Football

With the exception of just two matches, all clubs in the Scottish Premiership have played each other so far this season, so it is fair to say the battle lines for the season have been drawn up and developed.  Some teams are faring better than expected, whilst some aren’t meeting expectations.  Here’s a run through the sides, and how they are matching up to pre-season predictions. For reference, here’s how I foresaw the final league table before the start of the season: Celtic Motherwell St. — Read more →

Another Scotland qualifying campaign has ended without a success, the 8th in a row, But for the first time in five years, I believe we have a decent chance at ending the barren run and qualifying for Euro 2016. First of all, we finished in the group where we were expected to. With the powerhouses of Belgium and Croatia, currently two of the top ten ranked sides in the world, we weren’t in with much of a chance of getting the place we needed to samba in — Read more →

Today Scottish football’s reconstruction efforts have been curtailed by the SPL; as a vote to proceed with the proposed 12-12-18 league structure went against the proposal.  Ten teams voted for the proposal, and two against, namely Ross County and St. Mirren, and with the SPL’s farcical requirement of an 11-1 majority to push through any such measure, the new league setup is looking further away than it has in years. As much as reconstruction is required, which it desperately is, today has been a victory — Read more →

Stumbling through the internet, looking for traces of myself out of sheer boredom, I came across this dusty, old blog that I began 3 years ago.  It, until now, has had one, solitary post – a reactionary piece about the plight of Scottish Football.  I thought it would be interesting to critique my opinions of 3 years ago, and whether or not the beautiful game of fitba’ is still in such a malaise. The short answer is, yes.  However, there are many caveats to this — Read more →