Archive for the ‘Player Awards and Merits’ Category


McFadden wins first Scotland player of the year

May 7th, 2008 | By: Ian Rose | No Comments »

Add one to the growing list of May awards each season. Though Scotland is one of the two oldest international sides in football, the team has only now begun to award a Scotland Player of the Year honor. No word yet on retroactive awards for the 126 past years of the team … […]

One day before the roster, Boyd makes his case

March 16th, 2008 | By: Ian Rose | No Comments »

The day is almost upon us. Tomorrow, we will get our first peek into the footballing mind of George Burley as he announces his roster for the March 26th friendly against Croatia. We know Brian Howard won’t be on there, but as to who will be, it’s anyone’s guess. Even the number […]

McGregor shines for Rangers

March 13th, 2008 | By: Ian Rose | No Comments »

If a keeper ever deserved full credit for a scoreline, it was Allan McGregor today. The Rangers #1 and Scotland backup was absolutely brilliant in today’s 1-0 loss to Werder Bremen. With his teammates providing almost no pressure on the German side, he was under a constant barrage for most of the 90 […]

Naismith tops Scotsman’s list of ten to watch

January 1st, 2008 | By: Ian Rose | 1 Comment »

From that wrapper of fish and occasional source of legitimate news, The Scotsman:
The paper’s annual list of ten sports figures to watch in the year to come is headed by none other than Rangers and 1-cap Scotland midfielder Steven Naismith. Jonathan Coates gushes about Naismith’s well-known potential, saying “2008 should be the year when […]


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