Articles tagged with "gretna"
It Sucks To Be Gretna
By Inara | April 5th, 2008What hasn't gone wrong for Gretna Football Club this season? They're already relegated, they can't pay salaries, their manager quit, their chairman grew so ill that he had to withdraw his financial support, they're in administration, their staff ...
SPL Month in Review: March 2008
By Ian Rose | April 1st, 2008Well, another month is in the books for the Scottish Premier League, and it might well have been the decisive one in both the race for the SPL title and the race for UEFA Cup qualification. Here's a look at the overall standings, and the league tabl ...
Celtic 3-Gretna 0: Better, I guess.
By Matt | March 23rd, 2008Nothing seems to cure all ails like a "trip" to Gretna. Celtic have been struggling for the last few weeks, but nothing that Celtic is going through could match what fans and members of Gretna have been facing. A chairman in the hospital, players not ge
Celtic 3-Gretna 0: Better, I guess.
By Matt | March 23rd, 2008Nothing seems to cure all ails like a "trip" to Gretna. Celtic have been struggling for the last few weeks, but nothing that Celtic is going through could match what fans and members of Gretna have been facing. A chairman in the hospital, players n ...
Anybody want to play for Gretna?
By Ian Rose | March 13th, 2008Things just keep getting worse for the SPL's bottom side. First, their millionaire owner took ill, forcing paychecks to go unpaid. Then, they were forced into administration, dooming what little chance they had of staying up in Scotland's top flight. N
It's official: Gretna administered and relegated
By Ian Rose | March 12th, 2008It's long been suspected, especially since the failing health of owner Miles Brookson has come to light, but now it's official. Gretna and the SPL have confirmed that last season's promotion side Gretna FC will certainly be headed for administration, and
SPL considers ground sharing and summer football
By Ian Rose | March 3rd, 2008There are two issues being talked about most in football club offices in Scotland lately, and those are the issues of ground sharing and summer football. When a club is promoted from the First Division to the SPL, their stadium is often not up to SPL sta
Look back at February in the SPL
By Ian Rose | March 1st, 2008There were 26 SPL matches played in February, and as always it was an important month for both the title race and the race for Europe. Here's a look at the league table for February's matches, and an overall league table as things stand right now.
SPL Wednesday Wrapup
By Ian Rose | February 27th, 2008A full schedule of midweek matches today, so here goes. Aberdeen 1-1 Motherwell Zander Diamond headed the ball in from the edge of the Motherwell penalty box to put the Dons up 1-0 early. Since the wonderful performance at Pittodrie against Bayern Mu
The Good Doctor Deuchar headed to America?
By Ian Rose | February 27th, 2008Just as Kenny Dalglish's boy Paul returns from a stint in the MLS, another Scot may well be headed back over the pond, and this time it's one I like a lot more. Kenny "The Good Doctor" Deuchar is reportedly considering a move from relegation-bound Gretna
Your updated RSL potpurri: Olympics, striker rumor, Nimo story
By Fitz | February 26th, 2008Now that I've taken a full day to digest that 29-year-old Diablo Cody has an Oscar and I have an ensemble romantic comedy script that'll never sell, here's your Tuesday update. THREE RSL GUYS HEADED TO OLYMPIC CAMP Olympic coach Peter Nowak's traini
More bad news for Gretna: Irons is out
By Ian Rose | February 19th, 2008Davie Irons has resigned as Gretna manager, as the hits just keep on coming for a team with an ailing owner, a firm place in the SPL relegation spot, and who aren't getting paid for coming to work. Irons takes assistant Derek Collins with him, and has re
Poor Gretna
By Ian Rose | February 18th, 2008It must be hard to play for Gretna these days. As we step closer and closer to the end of the SPL season, it becomes clearer each week that the Black and Whites are headed back down. They're technically only three matches behind Kilmarnock, but there's
Hibees (finally) get a win, and Buddies advance in the Cup
By Ian Rose | February 13th, 2008After literally months without a league win, Hibernian has finally gotten a positive result, and against ... guess who? That's right. Gretna. Hibs went ten league matches without a win, more than a quarter of the whole season. In fact, it has been sin
Hearts 2, Gretna under-21s 0
By Graham | February 11th, 2008A third victory in a row for Hearts came at the end of a week of rumours about the team being up for sale and, believe it or not, suggestions that Vladimir Romanov interfered in team selection. Beating Gretna at all is a rarity for Hearts and scoring two
SPL Weekend Preview
By Ian Rose | February 9th, 2008A quick look at this weekend's SPL action: Dundee United v. Hibernian, Saturday 12:30 After the greatest of starts this season, the Hibees have had a long rough patch, losing four straight in the league and needing to look all the way back to November
SPL Preview: Burns Day Special
By Ian Rose | January 25th, 2008Happy Robbie Burns Day, everyone. Today, 249 years ago, legendary Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns was born. As is the tradition of my forefathers, I plan on celebrating his birth with a bit of haggis and a much larger bit of whisky. But first,
Rangers take SPL lead
By Ian Rose | January 5th, 2008It was pretty much inevitable. Celtic's shoddy run of play in December, including losing and drawing a number of matches they should have won, opened the door for Rangers to take over the lead in the SPL and they have done so. With their 2-0 home win ov
Three matches postponed after O'Donnell death
By Ian Rose | December 30th, 2007In the wake of the shocking death of Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell, three SPL matches have been postponed. First, Motherwell's next two fixtures have been temporarily dropped, including Wednesday's match with Hibs and next Sunday's home game with Ce
Hearts fans planning a boycott?
By Ian Rose | December 18th, 2007I know it's a broken record, but I'll say it once again. Hearts are in trouble. Currently sitting in eighth position in the twelve-team SPL, the Jambos have not been dismal this season so much as inconsistent. When the same team draws with both Gretna
Dammit, Rangers ...
By Ian Rose | December 1st, 2007I know Inara already covered this in her Lyon blog, but I felt like I needed to make a slightly longer comment. For those that haven't heard, Rangers have asked the SPL to postpone their match against Gretna three days before the key Champions League gam
Rangers make up ground, Caley wins at Dundee
By Ian Rose | December 1st, 2007It's been an interesting day in Scottish football. As JT at the Celtic Offside predicted, his Bhoys only managed a draw away at Hearts today, opening the door for Rangers to make up points. They did so, beating Kilmarnock 2-0 to make the race for the SP
SPL Matchday 14 Preview
By Ian Rose | November 23rd, 2007The seemingly month-long international break is over, and club football returns to Scotland this weekend, with all twelve SPL sides in action. Celtic and Rangers play their first matches since the last round of the Champions League, each leading up to vi
SPL Saturday: The second tier keeps pace
By Ian Rose | November 10th, 2007Everyone knows that there is a top tier in Scottish football, and that the Old Firm is it. Celtic and Rangers are the two biggest clubs, in terms of support, money and basically every other measure, and by a pretty large margin. The second tier of the S
SPL Matchday 13: The Old Firm gets a snow day
By Ian Rose | November 9th, 2007That's right. It's Scottish football, without all that pesky money and international interest. As part of Alex McLeish's plan for next weekend's Scotland-Italy match, which will be called brilliant if it works and pointless otherwise, Rangers and Celtic
SPL Matchday 12: Old Firm win, United falter
By Ian Rose | November 4th, 2007We are through twelve matches of the 2007-08 SPL campaign, with a few shakeups in the league table. Celtic and Rangers both won (over Kilmarnock and Inverness, respectively), and so Celtic remains top of the table by three points over Rangers. Dundee Un
SPL Matchday 11: Celtic back on top
By Ian Rose | October 28th, 2007We are 11 matches and one quarter of the way into the SPL campaign, and it turned out to be the perfect weekend, at least in terms of results, for a little team in Glasgow you might have heard of. Celtic not only took their match, 3-0, over Motherwell on
Bhoys Back On Top, Rangers On Deck
By JT | October 8th, 2007Celtic grabbed back their traditional spot at the top of the Scottish Premier League table yesterday, snatching two late goals from Gretna, and completing what can only be deemed a magnificent week for the club and its supporters. Scott McDonald was t
Matchday 9: Hibees rise to the challenge
By Ian Rose | October 7th, 2007That's nine weeks in the bag for the SPL, and things have been shuffled throughout the league. With their Saturday victory over Rangers, Hibernian stood atop the SPL table for almost a day before Celtic reclaimed their lead with a lackluster win over Gre
Matchday 8 in the SPL
By Ian Rose | October 1st, 2007The eighth week of the SPL is over. There were a few changes, a few surprises, and a few confirmations of what we already knew. In true Offside style, here is what we learned from the SPL this week: 1. The Old Firm Leapfrog continues Celtic and Rang
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