Are Rangers Ready For Celtic This Time?

Mark Warburton and Rangers truly suffered the last time they met Old Firm rivals Celtic. During that miserable afternoon, Rangers looked well off pace and were humbled as the Hoops recorded a resounding 5-1 victory. Now the two teams meet again this weekend at Hampden to decide which one of them will head to the League Cup […]

Premier League Betting Preview

Will European Hangovers Affect The Big Boys? With a European interval breaking up an otherwise unrelenting Premier League schedule this week, the league’s also-rans will be hoping weary legs offer some solace this Saturday and Sunday. Indeed, anytime the league’s top dogs are sent away to battle against Europe’s finest, it gives those who failed […]

Could Wayne Rooney Become The Biggest Chinese Takeaway?

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney hasn’t started a league game for the Red Devils since his sides 3-1 loss to Watford a month ago. Rooney’s poor start to the season has seen the internationalist banished to the bench as new United boss Jose Mourinho continues to search for his best starting eleven. His dip in […]

Scotland: The Griffiths/Strachan Debate

My views on why Leigh Griffiths should start for Scotland!

Laurent Koscielny Key To Any Arsenal Success

Arsenal’s 3-2 win over Swansea City on Saturday was enough to see the Gunners join Man City at the top of the Premier League table. The North London side have only lost once this season and that was the campaign’s opener against Liverpool, a game in which they lost by four goals to three at […]

Leeds Need To Learn Lessons From Revie’s Golden Years At Elland Road

Love them or hate them, Leeds United are a club entrenched in the folklore of English football. The Whites did not have a distinguished start to life in the football league, and it took 40 years for them to make an impact with the biggest clubs in the game. Don Revie’s takeover as the manager […]

Interview With Ayr United’s Ian McCall

An in-depth chat with Ayr United gaffer Ian McCall. We discuss his return to management, his goals for Ayr United, his thoughts on the new formats for the Challenge Cup and the League Cup. Plus he gives me his views on improving Scottish football.  

Discussing The Failings Of Scotland

  My views on Scotland’s woeful performances this week.

Man United: Three Players Van Gaal Should have Kept

It’s fair to say that Louis van Gaal had a bit of a scattergun approach when it came to transfers during his stint in charge of Manchester United.  In total he brought in sixteen new signings and released or sold forty players in his two seasons at the helm.  Some of the players that left […]

Negativity Again Blights Scotland’s World Cup Chances

I stated earlier in the week that Gordon Strachan was wrong to state that Scotland’s game against Lithuania wasn’t a ‘must win’ fixture. Last night the Tartan Army support watched their team play without much in the way of urgency and any real cutting edge. The Scotland team started the game like it wasn’t a […]