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Matthew LindsayHerald Scotland |
THE weeks leading up to a European Championship or World Cup finals can very often be as much of an emotional rollercoaster for managers and...
THE welcome arrival of a shiny new laptop at Newsquest Towers earlier this week provided a reminder, not that one was particularly needed, that...
IF Rangers fail to prise the cinch Premiership trophy from the vice-like grasp of their city rivals Celtic come May it will, it is fairly safe to...
STEVE Clarke didn’t mince his words when he spoke to reporters about Scotland’s results in friendly internationals over the years in the wake of...
ITALIAN football will forever hold a special place in the hearts of Scottish football supporters of a certain generation. The Gazzetta Football...
JOE Biden’s impassioned State of the Union address in the House of Representatives in Washington on Thursday evening drew whoops and hollers of...
IT was thoroughly depressing to hear Ben Kensell, the Hibernian chief executive, admit this week that the Easter Road club are seriously considering...
THE Hearts supporters who will make their way along the M8 to Glasgow today will do so in buoyant spirits. The Tynecastle club, who will take on new...
WHAT would the late, great Dundee United manager Jim McLean, God rest his soul, have made of Scottish football in the year 2024? McLean could, as...
JOCK Stein gave an irreverent response when he was once asked why he had overseen so much success at Celtic and how he had been able to enjoy such...
THOSE Green Brigade ultra chappies have been on their very bestest behaviour since the Celtic hierarchy decided to lift the ban on them attending...
THE regularity with which Doug Ellis sacked managers during his decades-long long reign as the Aston Villa chairman led former England striker turned...
THERE is an old sketch from the BBC comedy series That Mitchell and Webb Look which has become something of a You Tube classic since being posted...
JANUARY is traditionally a time of year when people take stock of their lives and look at how they can become better versions of themselves in the...
MONEY talks in modern football. In fact, it positively, as Bob Dylan once sang, swears. Every player, no matter how committed or important he is to a...
THERE was much for Philippe Clement to be feeling chipper about as he entered the media room at Ibrox on Wednesday night in the immediate aftermath of...
IT was hard not to have a degree of sympathy with Nick Montgomery in the media room at Celtic Park late on Wednesday night as the Hibernian manager...
QUALIFYING for a major tournament with two games to spare back in October was a decidedly unusual experience for Scotland’s longsuffering...
ABERDEEN supporters hate Glasgow Rangers. Fans of the Pittodrie club are far from fond of Celtic (they are s**** apparently) too. As for Dundee...
STEVE Clarke has been rightly heartened to see an increasing number of talented young Scottish professionals go overseas to ply their trade in recent...
FURTHER proof that the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act which MSPs at Holyrood passed last year is not worth the paper it is written...
No club issues bans to its own supporters, especially not a sizeable and passionate group which does much to enhance the atmosphere at their games,...
THE internet, social media in particular, can be pretty poisonous at times. But there are also occasions when the worldwide web can lift your spirits...
THE age-old argument about whether sport and politics should mix has raged in the past fortnight as the stand-off between Celtic and the Green Brigade...
THERE are certain fan behaviours which are simply impossible to condone. Sectarian chanting, racist abuse, throwing missiles and setting off...
AS he basked in the warm afterglow of Celtic’s impressive and improbable victory over Rangers at Ibrox a fortnight ago, Brendan Rodgers made light...
AS he gabbed away with a gaggle of Scottish newspaper reporters ahead of the UEFA Conference League play-off double header against Hibernian on a Zoom...