Archive for August, 2011

/ August 31, 2011 9:24 pm

Alex MacDonald – A Tribute

It is not often that you hear of someone born on St Patrick’s Day going on to be a Rangers legend, but in the case of Alex MacDonald, here is a man who broke the mould. The little midfield general who was born on the 17th March 1948 would go down in history as part of one of the most

/ August 31, 2011 7:44 pm

SFL Weekend Review – 27th August 2011

The weekend saw another load of goals in the SFL. The English Premier League are even trying to get in on the act but we have had a barrow load of goals this season already. This weekend was no different as Dumbarton and Stranraer hit six apiece whilst Hamilton lost 2 players and gained 1 point and Annan preserved the

/ August 31, 2011 7:30 pm

Thug cleared of Neil Lennon attack after not proven verdict

The Hearts fan who attacked Neil Lennon on the sidelines during a match between Hearts and Celtic has been cleared of assaulting the Celtic manager after a jury at the Edinburgh Sheriff Court found the case against him not proven. Despite clear-cut video evidence, which were beamed all over the world, John Wilson denied that his actions were aggravated by

/ August 31, 2011 4:44 pm

Transfer Deadline Day Live: as it happened

Keep up to date with all the comings and goings at your club. Confirmed deals, loans and rumours as we take you through to midnight tonight. Transfer Deadline Day

/ August 30, 2011 9:13 pm

The Final Whistle Football Show Ep5: Graham Ruthven & Glasgow City players Jo Love and Amy McDonald guest

In this week’s show Craig Anderson is joined in the studio by New York Times blogger Graham Ruthven and two of the Glasgow City FC Ladies side’s players who reached the Last 32 of the Women’s Champions League, Jo Love and Amy McDonald. On tonight’s show we discuss the recent games in the SPL and the SFL. We discuss the

/ August 30, 2011 3:59 pm

The Curious case of a Football Blogger versus the Old Guard

Five years ago I kicked off Scotzine after creating it as part of a college project, and since then many a day and night have seen articles being published on Scottish Football. The followers have grown from around ten or twenty to at least 5,000 day by day and that is a welcome reward for all the hard work that

/ August 29, 2011 10:43 pm

William Hill Scottish Cup First Round Draw

Buchanan Galleries played host to the First Round draw of this season’s Scottish Cup – sponsored by William Hill – this morning. New SFA President Campbell Ogilvie was joined by Celtic’s Scott Brown and William Hill’s Group Brand and Marketing Director Kristoph Fahy to conduct the draw. The ties are set to be played on the weekend of the 24th

/ August 29, 2011 9:51 pm

Third Round Draw of Scottish Communities League Cup pits Celtic with Ross County once more

The draw for the Third Round of the Scottish Communities League Cup was made this morning at the Toryglen Regional Football Centre in Glasgow. The draw pitted Celtic against Ross County, who handed Lennon an embarrassing defeat in the Scottish Cup Semi Final two seasons ago. Lennon and Celtic will certainly be looking for some revenge from that humiliating defeat.

/ August 29, 2011 5:56 pm

Henson Projects Scottish Cup: Hamilton Accies 0-4 Forfar

Today’s game against Forfar in the third round of this season’s ‘Henson Projects Scottish Cup’ was always going to be a tough test Hamilton had a number of key players missing due to injury and unavailability as well as two of their recognised first eleven who were cup tied having played for Celtic in an earlier round. From almost the

/ August 29, 2011 9:22 am

Video: How Scotland won the Homeless World Cup – Day Two to the Final

In conjunction with Squareye Technologies who worked on the Homeless World Cup broadcast, you can now follow the Scotland Homeless World Cup team from their first match on Day Two to being crowned Homeless World Cup Champions after beating Mexico 4-3 in the final yesterday. Full Match coverage of every match played by the Scots

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