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Part two of this mini season entitled How They Qualified involves the second batch of teams to qualify for Russia 2018. There are five European teams in this section, including a World Cup debutant and three past winners. Furthermore, two African teams and a CONCACAF side also feature. Germany/Deutschland October 5th 2017 Germany booked their […]
With the draw for the 2018 World Cup draw just days away, 32 nations eagerly anticipate the results of the draw, which pits the creme de la creme of international football teams against each other. The dust has settled, people have come to terms with the fact that Italy won’t be there, nor will Chile, […]
The Scottish Championship returned this week after a two week break, in which the Irn Bru Cup and Scottish Cup saw some of Scotland’s second string teams do battle. A couple of league matches did take place during this period, which means some teams have played 14 games, others having completed 13, which from a […]
League action takes a hiatus this weekend, with the lower league and non league sides all doing battle in the third round of the Scottish Cup. Some Championship sides did well, such as St Mirren scoring 7 (seven) goals, while others, like Queen of the South, managed only a 0-0 draw away to Montrose. Inverness, […]
Eight teams have made it through to the quarter finals of the fizzy pop cup, one Northern Irish side, a Welsh team and six from Scotland, five from the Championship and one from league one. By the end of the weekend, four remained. Crusaders, Inverness, Dumbarton and TNS all saw off their rivals to make […]
Being a goalkeeper is a funny old business, it is a position like no other. A position that has different standards and different expectations to any other on the football field. An individual can train for years, being a professional goalkeeper and amassing staggeringly few appearances. Alternatively, a goalkeeper can become a regular number one […]
Managerless Dundee United stormed to an impressive 2-1 victory against league leaders St Mirren at Tannadice Park this weekend. This result, coupled with both Livingston and Dunfermline dropping points , saw Dundee United rise to second, only off top spot on account of their miserably low goal difference. At the other end of the table […]
Week 11 of the Scottish Championship saw managerless Dundee United win in the face of adversity, Brechin do their usual play quite well then lose anyway, and Falkirk end their three game clean sheet streak in magnificent form, by shipping four goals away to Queen of the South. The weekend saw the ten teams share […]
It was another all-action affair this weekend in the Scottish Championship, with many an intriguing result. Inverness toppling the turbulent Terrors at Tannadice was a standout, Queen of the South edged past Brechin City in a fiery affair at Glebe Park, and Falkirk played out another not-so-scintillating 0-0 draw with St Mirren. Our week ten […]
What can I say about this weekend’s Scottish Championship action? It was poor, it was really f*****g poor. Five matches, ten teams and a grand total of five goals. This included two 0-0 draws. Of the ten teams in action, only three scores. Props to you, Morton, Livingston and St Mirren, I applaud you. The […]
Definition of a clutch player, according to Google: Clutch performance in sports is the phenomenon of athletes under pressure, usually in the last minutes of a game, to summon strength, concentration and whatever else necessary to succeed, to perform well, and perhaps change the outcome of the game. Lionel Messi’s stunning hat-trick against Ecuador may […]
The Scottish Championship may have taken a break over the international break, but the teams certainly didn’t. This weekend saw Dumbarton, Falkirk, Dunfermline, Inverness, Queen of the South, St Mirren and Dundee United fight for their place in the next round of the cup. The big guns, which they apparently are in this minnow cup, […]
This week’s fixtures saw a number of shocks and surprises in the Scottish Championship. Dundee United actually played some exciting football, in-form Dumbarton fell to defeat away to the ever unpredictable Livingston, and, brace yourself… FALKIRK WON A GAME! On a less surprising note, St Mirren beat Brechin and Caley played out a drab draw […]
Huddersfield Town have been one of the feel-good factors of the Premier League this season. While they may have fallen off the pace a bit after their table-topping exploits of week one, they have still only suffered defeat once in the league after six games, an impressive feat for most teams, let alone a newly […]
An underwhelming 2-0 loss for the Bairns at home to Livingston saw the end of Peter Houston’s stewardship of Falkirk Football Club. Long term, he was an inspired managerial candidate who only found himself failing to secure promotion due to the might of Hearts, Hibs and Newco Rangers battling his side in the Championship. But […]
What an evening Jerzy Dudek had in Istanbul on May 25th, 2005. He elevated himself from a decent goalkeeper to a true hero of Liverpool football club. An athletic ‘keeper who earned his side countless points during his Liverpool career due to his top class saves, he was crucial in keeping his side in the […]
Good morning/afternoon/evening, valued reader, and welcome back to another edition of the Scottish Championship. This week saw Dumbarton leave it late to break the hearts of the travelling Brechin City fans, Dunfermline hammer St Mirren and Dundee United falter to a struggling Falkirk team. With thirteen goals shared between the five games, we’d best get […]
“Radford again. OH WHAT A GOAL! What a goal! Radford the scorer!” These were the words screamed by a young John Motson in one of his first ever games that he covered. At the time, it was ungainly, it was brash and it was uncouth of Mr Motson to react in such a way. Professional […]
This weekend’s fixtures saw a new league leader, 19 goals amongst the five fixtures, and not a single clean sheet in sight! Three draws played out today, as well as big wins for St Mirren and Greenock Morton. For the first time (probably) this season, not a single red card was brandished in any of the games. […]
Good afternoon and welcome. This week’s Scottish Championship round up is a little different, due to the small issue of there being no Scottish Championship this weekend. Instead, there was the Irn Bru Cup. No, this is not what we do in Scotland, we don’t just sit around and compete for a fancy drinking implement […]
