Scotland
Pat Fenlon joins an increasing number of Irishmen in the SPL

The Irish invasion

Pat Fenlon is the new manager of Hibernian. It is his first job outside of Ireland but as Paul Fisher explains, he can just look across to many of the opposition dugouts and he’ll feel at home. The Irish are taking over…

"...and that's why the Scottish Premier League is better than La Liga or the Premier League"

Scottish Premier League – better than England or Spain

In need of a topic to write about, Paul Fisher cried to his legions upon legions of Twitter followers for inspiration. There were a few ideas flying around but after Gary Linton challenged me to finish a piece with “…and that’s why the SPL is better than the Premier League and La Liga,” his mind was made up…

Barry Bannan is a host of raw talent coming through the Scotland ranks

Bad luck or bad judgement?

Having watched Scotland fail with another qualifying campaign, Fraser Wilson has something to get off his chest. Has the poor run that means the Tartan Army haven’t been to a major championship since the World Cup in 1998 stemmed from really horrid luck or rather poor judgement?

Garry O'Connor has started the season with ten goals in 12 games but can't get in the Scotland squad

No country for O’Connor

There will be few strikers that can score ten goals in their first twelve games of the season and not be at least called up to their national team’s squad. As Ryan Keaney explains Garry O’Connor was never likely to get a Scotland call-up no matter how many goals he has scored…

Stories of Rangers looking to play their trade in a different league seem to surface every six months

The Old Firm leaving Scotland?

Every six months another story seems to surface that Rangers and Celtic are headed south. In recent weeks, Craig Whyte has been said to have been having meetings about moving his club out of the Scottish leagues. But as guest writer Fraser Wilson explains, it’s probably time the Old Firm picked up their ball and just cleared off…

Queen's Park were the first winners of the Scottish Cup

The famous Scottish Cup

Who doesn’t love a cup competition? The Scottish Cup got underway this week and Gary Linton takes you a history of the trophy…

Kyle Lafferty has started the season well

Who will win the Scottish Premier League?

The Scottish Premier League is a two horse race. In truth, it doesn’t take an expert to tell you that. What Paul Fisher is going to tell you is who win with the SPL title this year…

Gary Hooper's goal was superbly taken but ultimately fruitless

The positive Celtic can take from Sunday’s defeat

Celtic lost on Sunday but it may have been the result they needed in the SPL race. Ryan Keaney explains why Neil Lennon losing his unbeaten record at Ibrox isn’t a bad thing…

James Forrest has been really impressive for Celtic so far and could shine in the first Old Firm game of the season

The Old Firm: A Preview

Tomorrow is the first Old Firm game of the season. Paul Fisher is on hand with a preview…

Alexei Eremenko was superb last season for Kilmarnock; but how do they replace him?

How do you solve a problem like replacing Alexei?

Last season Alexei Eremenko was a real delight in the Scottish Premier League. But the Finland international was only signed on a season loan at Kilmarnock, so he was always going to be hard to replace…