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Following last night's exit from the Champions League, we ease Celtic's pain by reminding them that
their team is actually quite good. On the 9th anniversary of the game, we look back at one of the
finest Old Firm games ever.
As it's the Scottish Cup that takes over the league program north of the border, we thought we'd
look back over some of the great Scottish Cup upsets over the years, beginning with a team that has
caused it's fair share of heartache for one SPL side in particular. Can you guess who it is ..?
In this week's look at Scottish football down the years, we turn the clock back to 1965 as
Kilmarnock take on Hearts at Tynecastle in a game that would decide the league championship, as
well as mark an end to a period when Scottish football was (if only for a short time) a truly
competitive league.
Scottish league football has been dominated by the Old Firm.
On the day French striker Marc-Antoine Fortune (finally) signs at Celtic, Inside Left takes a
look at another Celtic striker from days gone by - the great Jimmy McGrory.
In the days when football was considerably more physical than it is today, it's almost
impossible to believe that a player who stood only 5ft 6in could be not only his clubs greatest
ever goal scorer, but also - to this day - Britain's top goal scorer of all time.
In the first of a three-part "If You Know Your History", we look back at the years between the two
World Cups in Argentina and Spain to see if Scotland was able to live up to the broken promises of
'78 and make Scotland the greatest football team and help to restore some of that pride that had
been lost.
With the Scotland squad about to start a series of games that will hopefully qualify us for the
World Cup in 2010, we continue our story of how Scotland recovered from the disappointment of
Argentina to reach the next world Cup in ‘82.
Continuing our series of great Scottish players from days gone by through the medium of cigarette
cards, we take a look back at the career of Bob McKay. Bob McKay only left Glasgow Rangers for
Newcastle United in November 1926, but is already regarded as one of the most effective players
Scotland has sent South.
Scotland concluded their 1988 European Championship qualifying campaign with a goalless draw
against Luxembourg, and on this day in 1911, a young Patsy Gallagher made his debut for Celtic.
Andy Roxburgh, in his first competition as Scotland manager since taking over from Alex Ferguson
(who had taken temporary charge of the national side following the death [.