The Scottish PFA nominees for manager of the year have been announced. The list is a formidable one and for once we don’t have a clear winner. The nominees are: Ronny Deila (Celtic), John Hughes (Inverness Caledonian Thistle), Derek McInnes (Aberdeen) and Robbie Neilson (Heart of Midlothian).  All have had fine seasons and for […]

Posted on April 30th, 2015 by scott
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When it comes to booing players or teams, I always seem to get caught between the ‘should they‘ or ‘shouldn’t they‘ camps. I’m a big believer in fans having the right to show their frustration and disappointment at their team or members within it. Those fans pay for the privilege to support these clubs and […]

Posted on April 29th, 2015 by scott
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The English Premier League was all but decided before this past weekend, but some believed Arsenal could keep the slimmest of hopes alive with a win over Chelsea at Emirates Stadium. The two sides ended up playing to a scoreless draw, and the league standings now depict a virtually certain league title for the Blues. […]

Posted on April 27th, 2015 by scott
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Listen I am not going to lie, I thought Southampton were going to struggle this season. I was unsure how they’d deal with so many star players leaving St Mary’s last summer and I wasn’t convinced Ronald Koeman was the best man to replace Mauricio Pochettino. Well how wrong was I? But really can Southampton really […]

Posted on April 26th, 2015 by scott
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  For much of this season Leicester City have been gutsy without having enough about them to secure too many points. Although no one will forget their 5-3 victory over Manchester United back in September. All three sides that were promoted have struggled to find a foothold in the English Premier League and for much […]

Posted on April 26th, 2015 by scott
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Over the past decade, Arsene Wenger has stood in the opposite dugout from Jose Mourinho on twelve occasions and the Frenchman has so far not recorded a single victory over his nemesis. (The record is seven wins for Jose and five draws) You get the feeling for the few days leading up to games against […]

Posted on April 25th, 2015 by scott
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Another day and yet another blog about Scottish footballing officials and the Scottish Football Association (SFA). After the Josh Meekings scandal, where the Inverness Caley defender saved the ball on the line using his hand, we’ve had a week of blame and counter blame. Followed quickly by the SFA bumbling over the rules and looking […]

Posted on April 24th, 2015 by scott
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It could be a huge summer for West Ham United. After a few years of tension between their current manager Sam Allardyce and the ‘Hammer’s’ fans, it looks like the club could be ready to let Allardyce go. Obviously that means speculation mounts on who could replace ‘Big Sam’. One name that seems to be […]

Posted on April 24th, 2015 by scott
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The Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Celtic Scottish Cup semi-final match last Sunday certainly caused fireworks. Especially the saga involving referee Steven McLean, and his fellow officials, not seeing a clear handball by Thistle’s Josh Meekings on his own goal-line. That offence should have resulted in Meekings seeing a red and Celtic being awarded a penalty, […]

Posted on April 22nd, 2015 by scott
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Liverpool haven’t had the best of seasons this term. They have fallen out of the ‘Top Four’ places in the league and Aston Villa have just knocked the ‘Reds’ out of the FA Cup at the semi-final stage. Speculation has mounted regarding the future of their boss Brendan Rodgers. Is he the man to get […]

Posted on April 21st, 2015 by scott
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