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Failure to comply »

This week, homes across Scotland raised a toast to the life and works of Rabbie Burns, Scotland’s favourite son. As the bard himself said “the best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley” (roughly translating as 'the best laid pl...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Gary Paul | Read more »

Splitting the Old Firm »

Splitting the Old Firm. It rarely happens, but it gets people talking – especially at this stage in the season, when one ‘non-Old Firm’ team has made a particularly bright start. Twelve games into this campaign and Motherwell found t...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Gary Paul | Read more »

'It's a real fairytale story that had a tragic end' »

The Johnny Thomson Story

You do not have to be a football fan to appreciate the Johnny Thomson story. His was a tale of the struggle of a real working class boy gifted with immense skill and the courage to use it in the days football was a gritty and brutal game. It was a tal...

Fri 30 Sep 2011 by Angela Haggerty | Read more »

Hacker: Five things we’ve learnt from the 2010/2011 Season »

Wayne Rooney

1. Wayne Rooney isn’t as stupid as he looks…but then neither is Fergie. When in October Wayne issued a statement declaring he would not be signing a new contract at Manchester United, it seemed that the double Glazer-ing had finally fal...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

Salmond to hold summit with Old Firm managers »

Celtic Park

Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has called for a meeting between the managers of Glaswegian football teams Celtic and Rangers. Salmond confirmed the move after the Scottish Cup replay at Celtic Park earlier in the month was described as ‘sh...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

Sport Shorts »

Fergie in the thick of it The Manchester United manager last week proved once again that no matter how long you spend in football or how many great successes you achieve, you can never quite have enough. Not content with publicly defending Wayne Ro...

Sun 06 Mar 2011 by Sean Gibson, Jamie Timson | Read more »

Greek tragedy for Hibs on Mowbray's return »

Although the build up to this match had been dominated by talk of the return of Tony Mowbray to Easter Road, it was Scottish football’s own version of “Eduardo-gate” that took centre stage after this match, in which Greek internation...

Sun 13 Sep 2009 by Liam McCabe | Read more »

Goalless draw deals Celtic's title hopes a blow »

Celtic’s chances of securing a fourth consecutive SPL title were dealt a blow at Easter Road as the Hoops failed to secure a win, leaving them two points shy of Rangers with a single game to go. Despite enjoying the majority of possession and cr...

Sun 17 May 2009 by Graham Mackay at Easter Road | Read more »

Hibs bring Celtic's winning streak to an end at Easter Road »

A catastrophic error by Celtic keeper, Artur Boruc, saw John Rankin’s speculative 45-yard effort give Hibs the lead at Easter road after 54 minutes. Colin Nish doubled the Hibees’ lead 15 minutes later to ensure the victory and condemn Celt...

Tue 09 Dec 2008 by Lewis Mallen | Read more »

Celtic affirm champion status at home to Hibs »

Celtic secured a three point lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League after an impressive display against an offensive 4-3-3 Hibernian set-up. The wet and windy conditions failed to hold back Gordon Strachan's side, who sailed passed the Edinburg...

Mon 27 Oct 2008 | Read more »

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