City Senne hits the heights of Cumbernauld

I’ve been a bit lax lately on the old blog posting, for which I can only apologise.
I’ve actually been keeping myself busy with the ridiculous notion of actually working for a living in order to feed and clothe my son, Andrew who, at just five-months-old, seems to eat more than I do on a weekly [...]

Leith Athletic 3 v 1 West Kilbride

If a convincing win and performance on a Saturday afternoon always affords a more enjoyable Saturday evening, it’s safe to say the Leith Athletic players would have had a few sore heads on the Sunday morning.
A scintillating start to their sixth round Scottish Cup tie with West Kilbride saw the Edinburgh-side blow away the visitors [...]

The real Aiden McGeady exposed. As plain as the nose on his/her face……

            
I received a tremendously revealing e-mail yesterday – no, not that kind - which has blown the biggest ever secret in Scottish football. For years, Celtic have claimed that tricky winger Aiden McGeady is a product of their famed youth system.
However, as this photograph exclusively reveals, Celtic’s scouting network extends far and wide and they actually [...]

Arthurlie Utd 2 v 1 Leith Athletic

It was a deeply disappointing weekend for Leith Athletic with a game that should have seen the team travelling back from Glasgow with three points in the bag turning into a potentially damaging loss in terms of league title aspirations.
The trip through to play Arthurlie United in the far flung reaches of Barrhead in the [...]

Eastfield 2 v 4 Leith Athletic

It was a successful, if unspectacular, weekend for Leith Athletic as they emerged 4-2 victors over Cumbernauld outfit Eastfield AFC in the M&M Cup on Saturday.
It was a relief for the Leith team to finally have a game after poor weather had seen off all but one of their games since the turn of the [...]

Overseas Premiership games a great idea – but with warnings attached

I have just read on the BBC website here that the English Premier League are considering introducing an additional 39th game to the season – with points and league placings at stake - and allowing it to be played overseas.
Cue much gnashing of gums and cries of discontent from the masses who fear change and believe [...]

Stupid interview questions leave me sick as a parrot

I feel that, at 27-years-old, I am too young to be a fully paid up member of the Grumpy Old Man society but sadly I often find myself shouting obscenities at the TV or radio when I hear sports journalists firing inane, random and completely pointless questions at the country’s sporting stars.
One recent incident springs [...]

Beeb celebrates victory over ITV with Euro 2008 fixture list

It would seem that the BBC has managed to secure a major coup with the sole UK rights to screen the final of the European Championships in Austria & Switzerland this summer.
For as long as I can remember, the final of major football tournaments has always been shown on both BBC and ITV networks, resulting [...]

Striker signing ensures United’s league campaign won’t stutter

I see Dundee United have signed giant Dutch hitman Mark De Vries as they look to strengthen their bid for 3rd place in the SPL this season.
Admittedly, this is not a huge signing (other than his size) and won’t be of any real interest to anyone not of a Tangerine persuasion. So why, you may [...]

All the world’s a stage – but the SFA have a restricted view

It looks as though the Fat Lady is clearing her throat and readying herself to signal the end of George Burley’s reign at Southampton while the stagehand is preparing to open the curtains on his new lead role as manager of Scotland.
Apologies for the theatrical references but I am merely trying to liven up what [...]