Scottish football doesn’t often see top class talent arrive on its shores but when a player of that ilk does arrive they stand out like a sore thumb. When Franck Suazee arrived at Easter Road in February 1999. The veteran was no longer playing at his peak but he still played like a man against […]
Posted on October 24th, 2022 by scott
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The Greater Tokyo region is massive and it has a population greater than 13 million people deep. It’s easy to get lost in such a dense area or to conform to the noisy reality that comes with living in such built up surroundings. But getting lost in the shuffle or conforming to everyday life has […]
Posted on October 16th, 2022 by scott
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People always have their favourites and football fans always love a good debate. Who is better Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? When discussing this era’s best manager some will claim it’s Jurgen Klopp, others will be adamant it’s Pep Guardiola, Antonio Conte will have his backers, Zinedine Zidane will get a shout, Diego Simeone’s work […]
Posted on May 1st, 2022 by scott
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This weekend I filmed a video for Supporters Direct Scotland at Hampden in Glasgow. We talked with Clark Gillies (The Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal) about various ways Scottish football is helping Ukraine during this difficult time and his love for the country. Please help if you can!
Posted on March 22nd, 2022 by scott
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Arsenal have had to endure a few nervy contract sagas in recent times and they could find themselves in the same mess again unless they quickly tie down Bukayo Saka to a new long-term deal in the coming months. The young English international is a superb talent. He’s a player who can play consistently well […]
Posted on February 10th, 2022 by scott
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West Ham United were quick to come out yesterday and condemn (BBC Sport) their centre-half Kurt Zouma after a video emerged showing the defender violently hitting his pet cat. In the club’s statement they said: “We have spoken to Kurt and will be dealing with the matter internally, but we would like to make it […]
Posted on February 9th, 2022 by scott
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I popped down to London last week and during my visited I got the chance to visit West Ham United’s home – The London Stadium. As with all my picture blogs the pictures here are free for anyone to use as long as you ask for permission via email which you can find on the […]
Posted on February 7th, 2022 by scott
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It’s funny to look back and think Eddie Howe was the Celtic board’s number one choice to become their new manager last summer. A lot of time was wasted as The Hoops chased and ultimately failed to persuade the Englishman to move to Glasgow. Yet after that particular rebuff the club’s hierarchy quickly put their […]
Posted on February 6th, 2022 by scott
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The summer of 2003 was a big one for transfer stories and Manchester United were caught up in the three biggest tales of that period. David Beckham had been a Red Devil his entire career at that point. Having been a success with the club’s youth team, Beckham would make his senior United debut in […]
Posted on January 28th, 2022 by scott
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I remember talking about Scott Brown about twelve years ago and looking at his game. He was a midfielder who couldn’t really pass the ball, who couldn’t really run with the ball, wasn’t the master of a tackle nor was he going to score lots of goals. Now I think that review is somewhat over-exaggerated, […]
Posted on January 19th, 2022 by scott
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