Articles By: Will Lyon
Will Lyon has just completed his final year studying history at the University of Edinburgh and is set to join a post-graduate journalism course in September. Over the 2010/11 football season he was sports editor of the University of Edinburgh's newspaper, The Student, and also website reporter for Raith Rovers FC. Will also writes about music, but mainly contributes material for sport websites such as Scotzine. In Will's free time, he has written articles for The Sun and also worked at The Scotsman.

Ronaldo: Il Fenomeno0
/ May 12, 2011 9:10 pm

Ronaldo: Il Fenomeno

“Mentally, I wanted to continue, but I have to acknowledge that I lost [the battle] to my body.” Those were the words of Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima speaking in February 2011, when announcing his inevitable retirement from football. Ronaldo had problems with his knees for large periods of his career and it appeared, alongside a heavy weight problem, an

Financial Turmoil at Raith Rovers?0
/ May 12, 2011 8:39 pm

Financial Turmoil at Raith Rovers?

On Tuesday this week it was announced that fifteen players had left Scottish First Division side, Raith Rovers. This followed just hours after the startling news that fellow league side Falkirk had asked eighteen players to depart their club. However, are Rovers simply shedding excess players, or are the Kirkcaldy club really in serious financial difficulty? Recently, Chairman Dave Somerville