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The End 22 Feb 2012 | 08:48 pm
It’s two years since I started writing this blog. During that time I’ve written some stuff that I’m fairly proud of – looking back there’s also one or two posts I’m less enthralled about, not because...
Goals That Changed History – Costinha 7 Feb 2012 | 10:45 am
Old Trafford 9 March 2004: It would be ludicrous to suggest Jose Mourinho owes his success to one goal. Two Champions League wins, a UEFA Cup success and league titles in Portugal, England and Italy ...
Financial Penalties Are No Longer Fine 20 Jan 2012 | 10:54 am
In any walk of life, effective disciplinary measures should not only punish the guilty party, they must also act as a deterrent against future misdemeanours. There can, therefore, be few practices mo...
Goals That Changed History – Ralph Milne 19 Dec 2011 | 11:54 pm
Celtic Park 20 April 1983: Celtic’s clash with Dundee United would go a long way to determining who would win the Scottish Premier Division title. Going into the match the home side were in the drivi...
Goals That Changed History – Alessandro Calori 24 Oct 2011 | 05:05 pm
Stadio Renato Curi 14 May 2000: It shouldn’t have come to this. With eight games left in the 1999/00 season, Juventus held a comfortable nine point lead over Lazio at the top of Serie A. However, lo...
The Hardy Tale Of Honduran Football 20 Sep 2011 | 05:19 pm
My recent piece for the excellent Oval Log The Liga Nacional de Honduras cannot match Argentina’s Primera Division when it comes to the technical ability of its players. Nor does it possess the flai...
Celtic’s Prince of Goalkeepers 5 Sep 2011 | 07:35 am
My recent piece for In Bed With Maradona on John Thomson, whose image will be the header picture on the blog for the month of September. In early September, a theatre in Glasgow will host a productio...
Demolition Derby 28 Aug 2011 | 08:43 am
This article originally appeared in Just Football as part of their ‘Your Boys Took One Hell of a Beating’ series. While Martin O’Neill’s appointment as Celtic manager was warmly welcomed by the club’...
Fighting Back: The Return of Real Betis 16 Aug 2011 | 08:31 am
As Deportivo La Coruna slip out of the Primera Division following their relegation at the end of last season, another famous name returns to the top-tier of Spanish football. Real Betis ended their 2...
SPL Preview 2011/12 1 Aug 2011 | 04:27 pm
A recent piece for Just Football. The whole of Europe is eagerly awaiting the new SPL season which kicks-off on 23rd July – well no, actually they’re not. Not surprising really, given that the last ...