Celtic and Scotland lost a friend today, as Tommy Burns lost his battle with cancer. In addition to his club positions at Kilmarnock and Celtic, he was assistant manager to both Berti Vogts and Walter Smith, and manager himself for a short time between their tenures. I have to admit that my knowledge […]

With the news out today that the Tartan Army will support Poland in this June’s Euro 2008 tournament, I thought it was time to outline my own preferences and loyalties for the tournament. Without Scotland to scream for, or England to scream at, it takes a bit of thinking, so here goes.
First, the group […]

Once we found out that all five teams from the British Isles would be staying home for Euro 2008, there was a little bit of a silver lining, at least for fans of the old Home Championships. Talk began to circulate about a new British championship tournament, something that many British fans have missed […]

It’s difficult to talk about Scottish football and the Old Firm without bringing up pendulums. Everything seems to be constantly shifting between the two Glasgow sides … one year one is ahead, the next year, the other. And now, we Scotland fans may have to switch which of the two we’re most annoyed […]

Instead of letting Arsene Wenger do all the talking about the pointlessness of international friendlies, Sir Alex Ferguson, briefly a Scotland manager once himself, went off on them as well this week, after losing Darren Fletcher for six weeks due to a knee ligament issue in Wednesday’s draw with Croatia. The Knighted One said:
“It […]

No need to check your calendars. Unless you have one made specially by the Tartan Army, I doubt Victory Day is on there. But let that take nothing away from the importance of today in history. On March 7th, 1874, Scotland recorded our first international win, beating England 2-1. It was […]

This week, there’s more talk of the UK fielding an Olympic football side at the 2012 Games in London. The idea, which Wales and Scotland have opposed because of worries about long-term effects on their football independence, seems to be going ahead at least partially on the strength of one Sir Alex Ferguson, who […]

He has always been on the list of candidates for the Scotland manager position, but today, Graeme Souness has a new gold star on his resume, as The Sun has named him the all-time hardest man in the sport. Beating out such famous football tough guys as Roy Keane and Dave Mackay is no […]