Articles By: Donald C Stewart
A lifelong supporter, since seeing Alex Ferguson play for them, of Ayr United he now contributes here, at KickTalk and Ringside Reports for things sporty. He is also a theatrical type and an educationalist. As an Ayr fan he clearly can explain the inexplicable, place fanatical faith in the most fantastic of dreams and deal with dark periods of depression and disappointment. Perfect as a teacher..

/ February 18, 2012 9:23 am

SFL Weekend Preview: Saturday 18th February 2012

Midweek results saw cup specialists, Ayr United progress into the Quarter Finals of the Scottish Cup at the expense of another SFL club – Falkirk. The other SFL clubs in action in the cup failed to progress past their SPL opposition though Aberdeen had to make it another last gasp escape against Queen of the South and Ross County lost

/ February 11, 2012 11:55 am

SFL Weekend Preview: Saturday 11th February 2012

The wintery weather seems to have gone south for the erm winter so we can start to concentrate on who is likely or unlikely to catch Ross County in the First, Cowdenbeath in the Second and Alloa Athletic in the Third

/ February 4, 2012 3:36 pm

SFL and Cup Preview – Saturday 4th February 2012

It has certainly arrived – winter that is – and the number of pitch inspections has risen to alarming proportions. As of the morning of Saturday the 4th, Elgin City v Clyde is already a casualty. There will surely be more as football fans up and down the country can be seen wandering over to any patch of grass, no

/ January 28, 2012 1:24 pm

SFL Weekend Preview Saturday 28th January 2012

In a weekend when two SFL clubs – one towards the promotion end of Division One and the other at well the other end of Division One – are busy in the Semi Finals of a cup competition, league business continues with an almost full fixture list. There has also been some activity during the week which has started to

/ January 28, 2012 1:25 am

Scottish Communities League Cup Semi Final: An Honest Man’s Perspective

There have been many sleeps between the draw and the day. There has been a lot of attention drawn to what Kenny Shiels called the second biggest derby in football. And when he suggested that El Classico just had the edge over the Ayrshire derby there was genuine applause all over Ayrshire. We have debated, watched each other and argued

/ January 21, 2012 10:53 am

SFL Weekend Preview 21st January 2012

As we are now turning into the 2nd half of the season the top and the bottom of each division is beginning to have a more settled feel and whatever type of season each team was going to have is beginning to become clearer. Even where there have been big rivalries in the 1st half of the season the more

/ January 14, 2012 3:27 pm

SFL Preview 14th January 2012

It is back to league duty for clubs this weekend. Certainly this winter has been the mildest of the last three years and the postponements that hampered clubs, driving them close to the edge over the last two seasons have not materialised but there are games in hand, mathematical calculations to be made and much to be debated in each

/ January 7, 2012 1:32 pm

Scottish Cup Preview

The Scottish Cup weekend sees the SPL sides enter the cup mix, but what are the chances that their will be SFL sides still in the competition at the end of this weekend? Well let’s have a look and start with the games where there is unlikely to be any upsets. Let’s begin at the end and the two big

/ January 4, 2012 10:28 pm

The Adams Family in the Highlands is no scary story!

I once worked with my father. It was not an entirely successful affair. It was in a business owned and run by my brother so it was a clear family venture. My brother was far from a hard task master but was certainly someone who let us know when we had let him down. It was not a state of

/ January 2, 2012 12:09 pm

SFL Preview – 2nd January 2012

Donald Stewart previews another round of action in the Scottish Football League from Division One to Division Three.The talk in the footballing business may be more about who Manchester United can get in the January transfer window, but it’s a different New Year tale for many SFL clubs as loans come to an end and are arranged and rearranged. Hogmanay