T-7 days: Meet the staff

Going into the home stretch before the season final-fricking-ly starts on April 7, I'll be providing a daily look at what the team is looking ...

Italy v Scotland: Well, That's Better

It's amazing what an early goal can do for the shape of a game, huh? The Azzurri flat-out dominated the first 10-15 minutes of the ...

Unofficial Football World Championship at Stake on Saturday

As a sports fan, you probably have played this game before. Your team beats the best team in the league and for at least ...

Juventus - Triestina Recap: Palladino Ole' & 7 National Teamers

As expected Juventus easily handled and dismantled Triestina 5-1. I thought the Bianconeri would win so I went with a safe 2-0 prediction, but ...

Reserves LIVE Action Tonight

The flavour of Portugal descends on the deepest part of Essex (where the girls wear white stilletos and dance around their handbags and think ...

A Celt's a Celt for a' that, Burns included

You increasingly get the impression that Alex McLeish will have to say/have said something really, really bad in his interview with the SFA to stop ...

Well, at least Berti's ruled out...

A national team in crisis. Outrage from the terraces. Witless administrators. Qualifying hopes tarnished. Yep, Berti Vogts' appointment as Nigeria manager was always going to ...

Good weekend/Bad weekend

Good weekend for... Stephen Kenny - As predicted, Rangers dominate the headlines. As not predicted, Dunfermline supplied the ink. So this is what winning feels like. Paul ...

Happy homecoming for Uncle Walt?

Needless to say, all sorts of rumours flying around this morning surrounding a certain managerial vacancy. Walter Smith and Ally McCoist - the sorcerer and ...

Will the final be played at Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch?

Like the man on the left, we haven't had a number one finish in ages. Indeed, for us Scots, any chance to qualify for a ...

Of Bhoys and Men - The anti-Arsenal Argument?

There isn't much Dennis Law isn't annoyed about, but a recent story by BBC Sport reports Law's opinions on the growing number of non-Scots on ...

What news from the frontline?

Some varying injury news this morning for weekend opponents Celtic and Kilmarnock. Celtic and Scotland fans will be pleased to hear that John Kennedy is ...

Chelsea Reserves v West Ham United

The Reserves return to action tonight after a two-week break with a home game against West Ham United at The Rec, Aldershot Town FC. The ...

Daily Dose 10.26

Some stories to read while you smoke a pipe through your eyes…. Sven to West Ham…not so fast, my friends (Caught Offside) His brief stint in MLS ...

If the day ends in a 'y', why not?

Put your Nicols on our Steve

The hopes of 300 million (well, alright, more like 300,000) may soon rest upon the shoulders of ex-Scotland and Liverpool legend Steve Nicol as the ...

Daily Dose 10.24

Some stories to read while you practice crossing the marathon finishing line… We've got the race to finish second to Lyon all covered (France Offside) Frank Lampard, ...

Kind Romanov kicks off Scotland the blog

Och aye the noo and welcome, my fellow footballistas, to this, theoffside.com's tartan treasure trove! Some lads and lassies would say that a sideways spin on ...

Mama always said to never trust a man who wears a skirt

Ah yes, nothing says tough guy like beating up a middle aged Scotsman who is carrying a pack and wearing a kilt. The picture ...

Henry Heads to Scotland, Hansen Says Take 'im Down

No Prem match for the Gunners this wekkend, of course, as international duty beckons for many of the Arsenal side. For one, Thierry Henry and ...

Hearts Owner Vladimir Romanov has Officially Lost his Mind

If there is a more unstable person in football than Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov, I'd sure like to meet him. On the official Hearts ...

Gamblers Find a Fortune in Scottish Second Division

All of this time while we were busy trying to figure out a way to make our fortune and retire to a lifetime of leisure, ...