Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged Scotland

Offside Rewind: Shut Yer Mouth

2008-11-22T03:00:25+00:00

William Gallas: One man's ode to Dumb & Dumber. Football's sugar daddies. Real men wear pink boots. Marc Janko's assault on history. Not everything is butterflies & cupcakes for Sven. Uruguay shows the rest of the world what a football riot should look like. Maradona takes on Scotland & Google.

Hand of God Botherers

2008-11-21T19:54:00+00:00

Apathy had set in long before a nightmarish cold took away any lingering pretence of interest that I had in Scotland's friendly with Argentina. I don't actually know why we played the game - reading the reports I can see little evidence of this being much of a learning process for a manager whose qualification hopes are already hanging by a thread.

Eurosport celebrates England’s defeat to Argentina last night

2008-11-20T16:26:54+00:00

Hang on a minute... In the coverage that we saw last night, England beat Germany in Berlin. But in the parallel universe in which Eurosport exists the Three Lions were once again slain by Diego Maradona. A Eurosport hack who got a bit caught up in the Terry Butcher furore decided to write that Argentina had [.

Top five predictable features of Diego Maradona’s debut as Argentina manager

2008-11-20T11:07:15+00:00

Things you could have put money on from Diego's bow 1. Argentina beat Scotland. 2. Diego gets told off for touching the white line (although this time by a linesman not a court of law). 3. Diego reveals he nearly walked out part way through the week (albeit to see his pregnant daughter rather than due to a [.

video Escocia 0 - Argentina 1 (Amistoso Internacional, Noviembre 19, 2008)

2008-11-20T07:58:00+00:00

Scotland v Argentina
Originally uploaded by taburetka La mano de Dios, la frase mas repetida en el debut de Maradona y este aficionado escoces lo llevaba en su espalda.

El debut como técnico de Diego Armando no fue un espectáculo futbolistico , con todo Escocia y la polémica de Butcher incluida no pudieron anotarle a los argentinos.

Germany 1 - 2 England; Scotland 0 - 1 Argentina; This Is Not Your Grandfather's Online Running Diary

2008-11-20T01:03:59+00:00

I'm secured in my special match-viewing chamber (it's more like a Y-wing cockpit than a TIE Interceptor, but, um, I also took some ideas from the Klingon "K't'inga"-class starship) with my trustiest pen, a bottle of Dewar's, and more quips than Myrna Loy after drinking a bottle of Dewar's.

Argentina Win in Maradona's First Game

2008-11-20T00:30:00+00:00

Argentina defeated Scotland 1-0 in Diego Maradona's first game as the manager of Argentina. A Maxi Rodriguez goal in the 8th minute gave Argentina the lead and it was all they needed. Argentina didn't play with some of its best players such as Messi, Riquelme, and Augero however Tevez, Mascherano and the rest of Argentina were just too talented for Scotland.

Maradona Has His Moments

2008-11-19T17:38:00+00:00

I think this is one of those magical moments when Scotland v. Argentina will be infinitely more interesting than the usual brow-beating Schadenfreude of England v. Germany, don't you?

It looks like the football gods have taken their injury machine gun to the entire England squad, while Little Big Man is going to lead his country against the progenitors of passing football in a moment that will be as moving as it will be utterly and completely ridiculous.

Scotland vs. Argentina: The Scottish View

2008-11-18T18:21:12+00:00

A historic night at Hampden tomorrow will see Diego Maradona's first match in charge of Argentina. Both his appointment and the arranging of this glamour friendly were rather controversial (with ticket prices going as high as £35), but it should be an enjoyable night for all involved. Lionel Messi will be missing from the game but [.

The curious clauses of Diego Maradona’s contract

2008-11-18T15:50:51+00:00

A inside look at the document signed by the Hand of God... ...Clause 2. Paragraph 3. Section 2. Mr Maradona will be captioned at all times...

Scotland v Argentina - 19 November - Hampden Park

2008-11-18T04:13:42+00:00

Wednesday night sees the famous Argentina side arriving at Hampden Park for a 'friendly' (if either side could actually have such a thing) against Scotland. I think I read somewhere that Argentina have got a new manager...? Anything but uneventful Yes, the great Diego Maradona has taken over and his spell in charge will, [.

Daily Dose: Nov 17th, 2008

2008-11-18T02:30:53+00:00

Something to read while you wonder what the age difference is in this tackle... Spotted on the appropriately named (and excellently written) Dirty Tackle Wii + lego = rudimentary robot soccer (Botropolis) Top 13 goals of the week. Feast your eyes. (101GG) Nani and C-Ron share everything (With Leather) England's biggest rival: Argentina, Germany or Scotland?

Diego Maradona Returns to the International Football Scene

2008-11-18T02:00:04+00:00

As Diego Maradona prepares to return to the forefront of international football it is quite fitting that he will make his managerial debut of the Argentine national squad in the cauldron of all English hatred, Hampden Park. Anyone that can somehow contribute to the demise of the England national football team is embraced with great [.

Scotland vs. Argentina: Highlights and Livestream - International friendly match

2008-11-17T21:43:10+00:00

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International Friendlies - What are they Good For?

2008-11-17T14:00:29+00:00

With another exciting weekend of Premiership action behind us, all eyes are set on next week - or are they? It was FIFA's great plan to throw yet another international week into the fixture list, so the world's top players are all getting on planes and jetting away from the clubs that pay them.

Falkirk deny Pickens deal

2008-11-14T14:34:00+00:00

You may come across a Scottish Sun story claiming that Falkirk are planning to lock down out-of-contract American keeper Matt Pickens. However, a club exec just told me that this is not the case. He informed that Pickens had been on trial for 'just less than a week' and had already left. When asked if that was the end of their interest in the former Fire man, he replied with a stern 'Yes'.

Bad News, Good News

2008-11-10T16:18:27+00:00

A while back we posted an article about the difficulties were where having keeping Inside Left going. We'd lost staff, we'd lost readers, we'd lost motivation and frankly, we'd lost a bit of interest. So over the weekend much soul searching was done. Should we keep going? Should we stop? In the end we decided that [.

Performance Of The Week - Week 46

2008-11-10T13:49:39+00:00

Aye aye all, and fit like theday? It's Monday, which means it's Performance of the Week time. Now, normally we have three nominations for you, but today we only have one. That's not because there's not enough to nominate mind you. We could have mentioned St. Johnstone for their four wins during October which earned two [.

Pay Up, Or It's Luxembourg For You

2008-11-08T02:28:00+00:00

That's the story coming out of The Scottish FA, "any future glamour games will be based on the fact that fans can afford the ticket levels." With eyes toward Argentina's visit to Hampden Park, there have been murmers about how much Scottish fans are willing to pay to see their side play host some of the world's best teams.

Match Programme: The Weekend Action in Scotland - 8th November

2008-11-07T19:04:00+00:00

It's another action packed weekend of football in Scotland. In the SPL we've passed the magic "11th game barrier, meaning that all the sides have now played each other once already this season. For some teams it's a chance to extract revenge, for some a chance to get some more easy points on the board.

Who likes goals?

2008-11-06T00:54:00+00:00

On this very special midweek episode of Blossom... A fine compilation of the best goals in MLS this season. Do not miss Lindsay Tarpley's sublime capper from the USWNT's weekend win over South Korea. And from the Champions League... Celtic's Scott McDonald v. ManU. Villarreal's Guillermo Franco v.

Mid-season slump

2008-11-05T16:25:52+00:00

Q: What is the difference between Hamilton Accies and Inside Left? A: Both started out well, but both are now going through a massive slump. Aye aye, apologies for the lack of updates. Things are hectic at the minute with work and life generally getting in the way of all things to do with Inside Left and [.

Opinion: We’re on the march wi’ Tango’s army

2008-11-03T14:46:04+00:00

We're gaun to the Argentine, and we'll really shake 'em up, when we win the Aberdeenshire Cup, cuz Aberdeen's the greatest football team! Ah well, not quite, but jings, it's good to get a home win on the board. In the days before the game, there were all thae stories about Aberdeen having the worst home [.

Who likes goals?

2008-11-03T00:49:00+00:00

Surprise, surprise! I can't sleep - which means you get your wanton blood lust for sick goals sated early this week. Shut up, I'm sleep deprived. And now, on with the show... Bremen's Diego with your average, basic, run of the mill half-volley lob job. PSV's Danny Koevermans channels Lord Dennis, so sayeth the announcer.

Daily Dose: October 31st, 2008.

2008-11-01T01:00:35+00:00

Stuff to read while you score an insane goal from distance......... A look at the Bundesliga's transfer fees by club. (Bundesliga Offside) Things aren't exactly looking up for Bremen. (Guardian Unlimited) Scottish blogging imitating life. (Celtic Offside) Roman Pavlyuchenko didn't want to leave Mother Russia, says mother from Russia.

Match Programme: The Weekends Action In Scotland - November 1st

2008-10-31T18:57:17+00:00

Jings, it's November already. We're three months into the season, we've played three World Cup qualifiers, the League Cup is at the semi-final stage, the Scottish Cup at the third round point and we've already lost two managers - where the hell did the time go? The SPL league table is taking on a familiar pattern.

Off the Ball: The Midweek Update

2008-10-29T11:49:26+00:00

It's Wednesday, which means there's only another few days until we get to swear and generally shout abuse at people we don't know from behind the safety of a thick line of polis and a great big fence. Ah, we can taste the meaty chunks in our half-time cup of tea already. Speaking of swearing, abuse [.

Meat Pie: From Aberdeen to Stoke

2008-10-28T13:05:28+00:00

One of the things that always has the team here at Inside Left HQ scratching it's head is the fact that the most popular article on the site - by a country mile - is one we wrote way back in the early days of Inside Left and one which, bizarrely, has nothing to do [...]

The Week In Scottish Football

2008-10-27T15:03:08+00:00

Just a heads-up on the week ahead in Scottish football. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the quarter final games of this years League Cup take place. The fixtures are as follows, with all games kicking off at 19:45. Tuesday, 28 October Dundee Utd v Dunfermline Falkirk v Inverness Caley Thistle Rangers v Hamilton Wednesday, 29 October Kilmarnock v Celtic [.

Performance of the Week: Week 44

2008-10-27T14:38:34+00:00

Aye aye all, and fit like theday? It's Monday, which means it's Performance of the Week time. This week we have thee nominations for you to choose from. You know the deal - we like to recognize those teams, players and events in the week just passed that deserve a special mention for services rendered [.