I had the privilege to visit Cathkin Park last month to meet Simon Weir for Club Development Scotland, a man who spends much of his spare time at Cathkin Park and diligently trying to bring it back to life. The former stadium still has five parts of terracing and Simon does a variety of maintenance […]

Posted on January 12th, 2019 by scott
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Naby Keita’s signing was much heralded, when it was first announced by Liverpool on their own website, in 2017, that they’d done a deal with RB Leipzig to bring in the midfielder for the 2018/19 season. After a bright start, the Guinean international has since struggled to hold down a place in Jurgen Klopp’s starting line […]

Posted on January 11th, 2019 by scott
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You don’t have to be a fly on a luxurious Dubai wall to know that Manchester United’s stars are far more relaxed and happier with life under their new interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The pictures coming out of the United Arab Emirates have all been about the players enjoying the warm weather training, the […]

Posted on January 11th, 2019 by scott
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Everton have still have issues with their forward line. Marco Silva will want to improve his options for the centre forward role. Richarlison looks decent in the middle but he’s not known as being a prolific striker. Now it’s not been a bad scoring season for The Toffees so far, they’ve scored thirty-one goals in […]

Posted on January 11th, 2019 by scott
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The Manchester Evening News have reported that Manchester City could be about to pounce for Juventus star Paulo Dybala, with the Serie A giants ready to sell the Argentine forward next summer if they get an offer of over £90m. Personally, I think City’s neighbours Manchester United need to swoop in and try and steal […]

Posted on January 8th, 2019 by scott
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Rangers have made a big statement this month by bringing in England international striker Jermain Defoe on an 18 month loan deal. Many felt The Gers didn’t have enough fire power or strength in depth in attack to seriously mount a title challenge. They’ve got a great finisher in Colombian hitman Alfredo Morelos but when […]

Posted on January 7th, 2019 by scott
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Celtic have brought in their first signing of the winter transfer window, with the club’s website confirming that they’d agreed a deal to bring Scotland international Oliver Burke on a six month loan deal. While I don’t believe the move is a particularly bad one, I am not sure it makes a lot of sense […]

Posted on January 6th, 2019 by scott
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Manchester United have got quite a few players nearing the end of their contracts. While I understand why the Red Devils would want to prioritise top class talent like David de Gea, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford when it comes down to renewing deals, I also believe they should be discussing a new contract with […]

Posted on January 5th, 2019 by scott
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Liverpool suffered their first league defeat of the season last night as Premier League champions Manchester City closed the gap at the top of the table. It was a highly entertaining game with both sides trying their upmost to outdo the other. In the end, it was Pep Guardiola’s men that claimed the important victory. […]

Posted on January 4th, 2019 by scott
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Scottish Premiership side Rangers could be busy during this transfer window as they try and sustain a title challenge. BBC Sport are reporting that veteran England striker Jermain Defoe is set to sign on at Ibrox in an 18 month loan deal. Defoe would add much needed fire power to the Gers frontline as it’s […]

Posted on January 3rd, 2019 by scott
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