Paris Match

By Callum McCormick It’s been another sobering four days for Scottish football fans – the kind of sobering experience, ironically enough, likely to drive vast swathes of the nation to Continue reading →

Driven by Bigotry?

Rangers disappointed? They should be seething with their supporters. By Andy Muirhead Saturday’s game against Berwick Rangers should have been about the football on the pitch, but it was overshadowed Continue reading →

“Scotland Writers” – a new poem by Matthew Fitt

Scotland Writers 1st December 2012, Glesga Scots wha hae wi Wilson skited, Scots wham Weir got aw excited, Oan a pitch the froast had whited They played for their countrie. Continue reading →

Congratulations to Celtic for a great performance

Congratulations to Celtic for beating Barcelona 2-1 at Parkhead.  It was a fantastic result which was just the shot in the arm Scottish football needed after the Craig Levein embarrassment. Continue reading →

SFA to “discuss” Craig Levein’s “future” within “a few days”

It was announced earlier today that Scotland’s turnip-in-charge, Craig Levein, will have his future decided (terminated surely?) by the SFA over the next few days.  This is just the latest Continue reading →

They’ve Learned Nothing

By Mike Small The idea of Rangers as some sort of parable of our times is becoming compelling. A club riven by debt and mired in bad practice collapses under Continue reading →

Scottish Premier League: Rumours of death greatly exaggerated

After the hue and cry of the close season, the slow torturous death of the football club once known as Glasgow Rangers FC, the hand-wringing and SFA  stitch ups … the Continue reading →

A New Day

By Mike Small It’s worth getting a few things straight before kick-off. This isn’t about relegating Rangers FC. Rangers don’t exist anymore. This isn’t about Craig Whyte. Craig Whyte’s not Continue reading →

Walking Away from North Britain

By Phil Mac Giolla Bhain When Rangers went into administration in February I wrote here that “a bastion of North Britain is terminally ill”. The mainstream media, especially the obedient Continue reading →

Sophie Cooke on Ukraine: Behind the facade of Euro 2012

‘Why don’t you visit Euro 2012 and protest for us?‘  Ukrainian novelist Yuriy Andrukhovych by Sophie Cooke The diamond-encrusted presidential toilet is perhaps the most appropriate symbol of Viktor Yanukovych’s Continue reading →

The Man from Team 12

Once again the media is failing and the rules of Scottish Football, are being ignored. These are SPL articles… 6. A Share may only be issued, allotted, transferred to or Continue reading →

How to Celebrate a Jubilee

Our Demands are Simple!

Comrades! In the Eurozone and beyond, capitalist crisis deepens.  From Greece to Govan the ruling class is imposing brutal austerity.  From Mount Olympus to Mount Florida, titanic class confrontations loom.  Continue reading →

The Rangers Omnishambles

“So what if the TV deal goes into the ground? Either Scottish football runs Scottish football or the toxic hand of Rupert Murdoch does? Time to decide…” Alex Thomson on Continue reading →

Tainted League

By Mike Small A man born in Devon who’s been involved in Scottish football for three years has just decided the fate of  the game north of the border. What Continue reading →

SPL Reduce Scottish Football to Farce

We’re asking all fans to support the statement: “If Rangers #newco are allowed back to the SPL immediately I will officially stop attending SPL football matches.” Put it on facebook and fans forums and twitter.

Silence of the Lambs

Rangers Tax Case is Scotland’s Al Jazeera. Is @alextomo about to blow Scottish football & media out of it’s comfort zone?

EBT Phone Home

The Scottish Football Association have appointed Lord William Nimmo Smith to chair their inquiry into recent activities at Rangers. Here one well-informed caller nails it about problems with Campbell Ogilvie, Continue reading →

Rangers On the Edge

By Phil Mac Giolla Bhain These are indeed historic days for Alba, for just as Scotland’s Claim of Right may about to be asserted at the ballot box in 2014 Continue reading →

Fabio and the Ducking Stool

By Mike Small “We would like to go English (but) we’ve got to see what English people are available” – Trevor Brooking We can only speculate at the relationship between Continue reading →

Offensive Behaviour

Disppeling some myths about the new anti-bigotry bill. Extract from a great piece by Humza Yousa (read the full article over at The Glaswegian): Everybody remembers the first football match Continue reading →

Ailing Scottish Football Needs Alchemy

How do we create ‘Nue-Camp football’ in Scotland?

For Socrates

Warning, this article contains video footage that will make Alan Rough blush.

Still No Team GB

It’s somewhere between Marvel’s Captain Britain and a Rangers top circa 1988 (has someone been a bit clever?). But don’t expect them to fly off the shelves anywhere north of Continue reading →

Should the Old Firm Leave?

Would Scotland be better without the Old Firm? Scott Hill argues it is imperative that they remain within their homeland.

Stephen Birrell and Facebook Hate

By Peter Burnett There is a very quiet page on Facebook called ‘Free Stephen Birrell’.  There may be a few legal or human rights reasons that Birrell, sentenced for eight Continue reading →

Stein, Scotland and Our European Legacy

Time for Scotland to be faithful to Stein and
our European football legacy.

BOA Constrictor

By Mike Small Two football stories jump out this week  – both share the common feature about a real lack of democracy in the game. One is about a club Continue reading →

Barely Regal

By Mike Small The news that Rangers FC could be going bust would come as a shock only to the pliant Scottish football media (CEO Chick Young) and the follow Continue reading →

Scotland v Brazil

As you get some cachaça chilled for Sunday (live on STV 2pm kick off) here’s some classic footage from the vintage vaults. First up 1974 and it’s David Harvey on Continue reading →