Articles tagged with "spl"
SPL Words of the Week: Caley Thistle fans
By Ian Rose | September 18th, 2007No brilliant quips from SPL managers this week. Well, there might be, but I haven't read them. Instead, I look to my fellow ...
Rangers vs Stuttgart Preview
By Del_Boy | September 18th, 2007Its the night before Rangers return to the biggest club competition in the world and after the weekends performance at Hearts we have every reason ...
Cup losers no longer qualify for Europe
By Ian Rose | September 16th, 2007In what I think is a great move, the Scottish Football Association has removed one of the back-door ways of getting into European competition. ...
Hearts win marred by racist chants
By Ian Rose | September 4th, 2007Struggling Hearts, described by many in the Scottish media as a "crisis team", got an invaluable win yesterday, their first of the campaign, 2-0 away ...
Franco Miranda gets a rare trifecta
By Ian Rose | September 2nd, 2007Celtic got just about what they expected from their trip to St. Mirren today, beating the Buddies to the tune of 5-1, and keeping up ...
Ugliest shirts in SPL history
By Ian Rose | August 31st, 2007Yeah, I know. It's an overdone blogging subject, but I am celebrating my triumphant return to the interwebs today and I figured I would ...
SPL Words of the Week from Anatoliy Karobochka
By Ian Rose | August 28th, 2007This week's quote is from Hearts football director Anatoliy Karobochka, who has finally explained, briefly and succinctly, what it takes to win a Champions League ...
Caley confirm Brewster's return
By Ian Rose | August 27th, 2007Craig Brewster is set to return officially to Inverness Caley Thistle today, in preparation for their League Cup second-round match with Arbroath tomorrow. The ...
Christie departure a massive blow for Caley
By Ian Rose | August 20th, 2007Inverness Caley Thistle, after a promising eighth-place finish last season, has started the 2007-08 campaign in turmoil, with three straight losses to Rangers, Motherwell and ...
My first match at Pittodrie
By Ian Rose | August 19th, 2007Not a great one to be in the home stands for, but nonetheless, a great trip to a great stadium. I'm sure JT will ...
Rangers stomp Falkirk 7-2
By Ian Rose | August 18th, 2007Falkirk went to Ibrox looking for vindication after what they felt was a harsh 4-1 loss to Celtic. What they got was something else ...
The Under-21 Rule ... good or bad for Scotland?
By Ian Rose | August 17th, 2007It's always impressive to see a youngster make a senior squad. When an 18-year-old or even younger walks out onto the pitch for the ...
Pars give away a lead, finish 1-1 at home
By Ian Rose | August 16th, 2007Dunfermline had it. They had it in their hands. For most of their UEFA Cup match tonight against Swedish side Hacken, they were ...
Pars look for first Euro win since '69
By Ian Rose | August 16th, 2007In the last of three nights in a row of European football for Scottish sides, Dunfermline looks to complete the set after good performances by ...
SPL Words of the Week, from Craig Levein
By Ian Rose | August 15th, 2007I'm starting a new feature on this blog, due to the outpouring of great quotes from the SPL lately, especially from the managers. Each ...
A huge week ahead for Scotland
By Ian Rose | August 12th, 2007This week, three Scottish sides are playing in European competition - Celtic and Rangers in the Champions League, and Dunfermline in the UEFA Cup. ...
Celtic come back, Falkirk and Gretna break down, Rangers roll
By Ian Rose | August 11th, 2007The day's SPL matches have just ended, and here's what happened. In the early game, Celtic went to Falkirk and got an early shock as Michael ...
Scotland-wide Weekend Preview
By Ian Rose | August 10th, 2007Everyone may have their minds on the start of the English Premiership this weekend, but there are great matches at just about every level north ...
Rangers take important early points
By Ian Rose | August 5th, 2007It's on. The SPL season kicked off this weekend with 5 matches, leaving only the Edinburgh Derby of Hearts-Hibs for Monday. The Old ...
Caley Thistle in legal battle over "Super Marius"
By Ian Rose | August 2nd, 2007Imagine it - you are the manager of a mid-level team in your nation's top level of football. You rarely get a chance at ...
All-time records within reach this SPL season
By Ian Rose | July 30th, 2007Each season has its trophies and accomplishments, but each also allows teams and individuals to make their mark on all-time records. Here are a ...
Celtic can learn from Cardiff City -- Stay put!
By Ian Rose | July 29th, 2007Another day goes by and another statement from Wee Gordon Strachan about how anxious he is to get his team out of Scotland. Whether ...
Hell week for Aberdeen in Egypt
By Ian Rose | July 28th, 2007This is not the sort of trip you want in the weeks leading up to the start of an SPL season, especially a season that ...
SPL Preseason Power Rankings
By Ian Rose | July 27th, 2007Well, here we go. The friendlies are well underway, and its now not so long until the SPL season openers on August 4. ...
Zeta beats Kaunas, will face Rangers in CL
By Ian Rose | July 24th, 2007It was a nice story while it lasted. Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov, unable to reach any European competition after a rough SPL season, takes ...
Caley lock up "Super Marius" Niculae
By Ian Rose | July 18th, 2007I know, I know. This is the second story in a row about Inverness Caley Thistle, my beloved favorite club. No fear - ...
Rangers among clubs raided by police
By Ian Rose | July 16th, 2007Details are a little sketchy, but here's what we do know. The headquarters of Rangers, Newcastle United, and Portsmouth were raided by police as ...
Old Firm both win in friendlies
By Ian Rose | July 15th, 2007Celtic and Rangers both took good wins in their foreign pre-season friendlies this week, as the Old Firm sides test out their new blood and ...
Adu courting Celtic?
By Ian Rose | July 13th, 2007Okay, this is pretty out there, but bear with me. Apparently, Freddy Adu of MLS' Real Salt Lake is excited about the MLS All ...
Top 5 SPL transfers so far
By Ian Rose | July 12th, 2007Well, we're about halfway through the silly season, and already a lot of talent has moved both out of and into the Scottish Premier League. ...
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