Obviously I couldn’t pick a Scotland squad for this years World Cup as we didn’t qualify (Yip we were unlucky, honest!). So I’ve decided to pick a Scots squad full of uncapped players. I love the B team idea and think the home nations should resurrect that idea. So this is kind of like a […]

Posted on January 29th, 2014 by scott
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Its World Cup year!!! England will obviously win it (Aye right!). So I thought today I would do something fun and give you my squad that I’d pick if it were next week and if I was Roy Hodgson. Please tell me your team in the comments section and tell me where I have went […]

Posted on January 29th, 2014 by scott
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Over the past few days Neil Lennon has made it quiet clear that he is very interested in signing Leigh Griffiths. They’ve already made a formal offer for the Wolves striker which was promptly rejected. The potential signing hasn’t gone down well with some of the Celtic faithful and they made that quite clear on […]

Posted on January 28th, 2014 by scott
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For years we wondered what would happen to Manchester United if/when Sir Alex Ferguson decided to retire. Now that It was always going to take time for things to settle down, it looks like it needs Fergie time. I have said in previous posts that Fergie has to accept some of the blame for the […]

Posted on January 26th, 2014 by scott
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I remember the 1996-97 Scottish Premier League very well. Rangers clinched nine in a row and for the first time in that era Celtic looked like real title contenders. Tommy Burns managed to build a very exciting squad, with the ‘three amigos’ being the focal point for that team. Paulo Di Canio was a star […]

Posted on January 26th, 2014 by scott
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According to media reports, Juan Mata is about to seal a move to Manchester United for a fee believed to be between £35m-£40m. But can Chelsea afford to lose a player who has been voted their player of the year in the past two seasons? Especially to rivals like United. Well I would say so. […]

Posted on January 22nd, 2014 by scott
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Blackpool have dismissed manager Paul Ince. The Tangerines chairman Karl Oyston has asked veteran captain Barry Ferguson to takeover training. Many have speculated that Ferguson may get the job in a temporary capacity and will then be judged on the results he gets with the current squad. Should he be successful then he could then […]

Posted on January 21st, 2014 by scott
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Let me start off by saying I will not go into any detail about the ‘Quenelle’. I don’t have a great idea about its origins or its meaning. I will let The FA  judge that and whether Nicolas Anelka meant any offence by recreating the gesture. Also may I point out for all those newspapers […]

Posted on January 20th, 2014 by scott
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  A few football hacks have been criticised on Twitter for suggesting that ‘Major League Soccer’ is nothing more than a retirement league. People have often answered back with the line ‘Have you even watched the league?’. Well let me tell you, I have watched the league and it is a retirement home for some […]

Posted on January 20th, 2014 by scott
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Back in 1878, Newton Heath LYR Football Club were formed. In 1892 they took their place in the football league, in Division One no less. After relegation that season, the club would suffer financial difficulties. They would be taken over by four local businessmen, who then decided to change the name from Newton Heath to […]

Posted on January 19th, 2014 by scott
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