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Happy Victory Day (March 7, 1874)

March 7th, 2008 | By: Ian Rose | 1 Comment »

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 [...]

My thoughts on the UK Olympic team

March 4th, 2008 | By: Ian Rose | 2 Comments »

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 [...]

Souness is “hardest man” in football

January 8th, 2008 | By: Ian Rose | 3 Comments »

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 [...]


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