Phew! The games are coming thick 'n fast these days. Barely have I recovered from the excitement of the midweek action (no, not that guffery in Lisbon, I'm talking about Ayr's 4-0 pumping at the hands of East Fife) when another batch of #fitbawaction comes our way. Fans of the Old Firm get to go shopping tomorrow while the rest of the huddled masses take to the buses, meaning, for the second week running, we have an Old Firm-free Four to Follow. And this week we welcome back Garry Swan, Scotland's only Tony Danza enthusiast, who has picked out four games you simply must follow this weekend.
Hey fellas, fellas - can I count it off? Ah one two three four ...
25/02/2011
24/02/2011
For Sale: Motherwell FC, one careful owner..
Motherwell are looking for new owners now that owner travel agent magnate John Boyle has decided to 'walk away' from the club after nearly fifteen years behind the scenes. He's hoping to give the club over to a wider local community. It's every fan's dream, but could the dream turn into a nightmare?
Mince and Tatties 14 // yet another post about Accies ...
... and that was the holiday. Three days with Mickey, Donald and friends. Thrills, spills, loads of Johnny Foreigners and massively overpriced food. Ay, it was almost like a week in Scottish football. Minus the thrills and spills of course. In today's Mince 'n Tatties we wave our magic wand in the direction of one of South Lanarkshire's finest, hoping to spread a little happiness....
18/02/2011
19.02 // (Old Firm Free) Four to Follow
Now, I mustn't mention the Old Firm game. I mustn't. This blog is about the little guys, the underdogs, the also-rans in Scottish football. Yer Albion Rovers, yer Stranraers, yer Annan Athletics, yer Heart of Midlothians. So I must not mention what feels like the 400th game this season between Scotland's playground bullies. I should try not to refer to the fact that this game may well decide the league title. Nor should I say anything about Rangers' ongoing #financialknack, nor Neil Lennon's 'excessive misconduct' touchline-ban appeal hearing bladeblah. No. No reference shall be made.
See? I managed it. Easy. An entire intro without mentioning the Old Fi.. oh.
See? I managed it. Easy. An entire intro without mentioning the Old Fi.. oh.
16/02/2011
10/02/2011
weknowsfa season review
With the season now finally over, it's time to look back at the season just past. Inside Left asked his fellow Scottish football bloggers for their opinions on how the season was for them. In the second of the series, WeKnowSFA continue our look back with their review of season 2009/10.
PERHAPS it’s all the fault of a society that is going to hell in a hand-basket but looking back on 2009/10, all we can remember is anger. If you’re a fan of Dundee United, St Johnstone or Hamilton Accies, take a bow because you’ve kept your head when all around were losing theirs, no mean feat this season!
Even champions Rangers had a fan base that was up in arms for much of the season. The bank with Donald Muir being “The Enemy Within” got dogs abuse all season but so did the players at the end of another shambolic Champions League campaign. Hardly the sort of dignity that Rangers pride themselves on but at least they weren’t as bad as Celtic.
Anger at the PLC, anger at Tony Mowbray, anger at the players and anger at the SFA for a season of honest mistakes which had a massive impact on how the season panned out. Not that the bad refs should cover up any of the terrible showings from Celtic players throughout the campaign and there was no problem with the match officials when Ross County triumphed at Hampden.
And what else?
St Mirren fans raging at their players and management at the end of a Cup final.
Hearts losing another manager but getting an old (torn) face back in. Mark McGhee cutting a ridiculous figure at the end of the campaign and Hibs and Motherwell having each other’s season in reverse.
All of that got plenty of people angry but what can you say about Steven Pressley? As soon as that promise of SPL survival slowly fell from his mouth you could have put your house on the Bairns going down. He has probably kept Kilmarnock alive and even though he brought a better spirit to the club, he couldn’t find a goal scorer.
Writing this before the Scottish Cup final so we don’t know who won it and to be honest, we’re not too fussed, both clubs deserve a big day in the sun so whoever triumphs, fair play to them!
Angry? Tired? Glad the season is over? Yep.....but looking forward to more for 2010/11.
We put up our own season review, "How Was The Season for You" a while back. http://www.insideleft.net/archives/5188
Inside Left is interested in finding out how the season was for you - leave us a comment, or send your article to us and we'll put them on the site. You can get in touch with us via the Contact page http://www.insideleft.net/contact
PERHAPS it’s all the fault of a society that is going to hell in a hand-basket but looking back on 2009/10, all we can remember is anger. If you’re a fan of Dundee United, St Johnstone or Hamilton Accies, take a bow because you’ve kept your head when all around were losing theirs, no mean feat this season!
Even champions Rangers had a fan base that was up in arms for much of the season. The bank with Donald Muir being “The Enemy Within” got dogs abuse all season but so did the players at the end of another shambolic Champions League campaign. Hardly the sort of dignity that Rangers pride themselves on but at least they weren’t as bad as Celtic.
Anger at the PLC, anger at Tony Mowbray, anger at the players and anger at the SFA for a season of honest mistakes which had a massive impact on how the season panned out. Not that the bad refs should cover up any of the terrible showings from Celtic players throughout the campaign and there was no problem with the match officials when Ross County triumphed at Hampden.
And what else?
St Mirren fans raging at their players and management at the end of a Cup final.
Hearts losing another manager but getting an old (torn) face back in. Mark McGhee cutting a ridiculous figure at the end of the campaign and Hibs and Motherwell having each other’s season in reverse.
All of that got plenty of people angry but what can you say about Steven Pressley? As soon as that promise of SPL survival slowly fell from his mouth you could have put your house on the Bairns going down. He has probably kept Kilmarnock alive and even though he brought a better spirit to the club, he couldn’t find a goal scorer.
Writing this before the Scottish Cup final so we don’t know who won it and to be honest, we’re not too fussed, both clubs deserve a big day in the sun so whoever triumphs, fair play to them!
Angry? Tired? Glad the season is over? Yep.....but looking forward to more for 2010/11.
We put up our own season review, "How Was The Season for You" a while back. http://www.insideleft.net/archives/5188
Inside Left is interested in finding out how the season was for you - leave us a comment, or send your article to us and we'll put them on the site. You can get in touch with us via the Contact page http://www.insideleft.net/contact
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