Scottish Premier League Recap 11 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Below is a recap of all the SPL matches on February 11, 2012.

Dunfermline 1-4 Rangers

Rangers get goals from four different players to keep pace in the title race. Dunfermline remains last in the table with a -30 goal difference.

Scottish Premier League Match Predictions 11 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Below are predictions for all the SPL matches on February 11, 2012. Times listed are GMT or local UK time.

Scottish Premier League Match Predictions

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Dunfermline v Rangers, 12:00 Rangers wins 2-0

Celtic v Inverness, 15:00 Celtic wins 3-1

Hibernian v Aberdeen, 15:00 Aberdeen wins 1-0

Kilmarnock v Hearts, 15:00 1-1 Draw

St Johnstone v Dundee United, 15:00 St Johnstone wins 2-1

St Mirren v Motherwell, 15:00 Motherwell wins 2-1

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Scottish Premier League Match Predictions 11 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

A week away from the blog.
I'd like to explain my absence with exciting tales of derring do. But I can't. The most excitement I got was watching Hibs beat Kilmarnock in the Scottish Cup, nailbiting to the end.
No, I've been away largely because I couldn't be arsed for the last week.

Today's SPL. All of our dirty dozen are in action. Here's a very quick look ahead.
St Mirren v Celtic
Ah, St Mirren. 2-1 up last week with their opponents down to ten men. They lost 5-2.
A season in 90 minutes. The promise, the impressive moments, the entertainment and the frequent disappointments.

A January weekend to cast off the shackles of league pressure and revel in the romance of what is, at this stage, the most egalitarian of our competitions.
A Scottish Cup weekend. Breathe in the fresh air of potential shocks and brace yourself butchers, bakers and candlestick makers making SPL defences look like part-time amateurs.

Maurice Edu picked up an assist as Rangers put three past Motherwell while Dominic Cervi and Greenock Morton came from behind in Scottish action.

Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic has been linked with a move to England for a couple of months now, and latest developments seem to suggest that a move down south could be imminent.Jelavic was left out of the Rangers starting line-up for yesterday's clash with Motherwell, which is strange given the fact he's featured in practically every game this season.

Day eleven. Guided by a star of wonder, the SPL Advent takes a trip to Perth.
Perhaps we should all read a Christmas lesson from the good book of McDiarmid Park.
St Johnstone have lost both a talented young manager and a steady, long-serving chairman this season.
And, so far, it's been more evolution for revolution.

Day nine of the SPL Advent. Motherwell, the success story of the season so far.
What were we to expect from Motherwell this SPL season?
Stuart McCall's arrival to replace Craig Brown raised more of a shrug of the shoulders than a cheer last season.
But he impressed in taking the team to the Scottish Cup final, an achievement that raised intriguing possibilities about how he'd fare with a close season behind him.

Day nine of the SPL Advent. Motherwell, the success story of the season so far.
What were we to expect from Motherwell this SPL season?
Stuart McCall's arrival to replace Craig Brown raised more of a shrug of the shoulders than a cheer last season.
But he impressed in taking the team to the Scottish Cup final, an achievement that raised intriguing possibilities about how he'd fare with a close season behind him.

Hitting the halfway stage of the SPL Advent calendar. Another annus horribilis for Hibs.
Even those well versed in the grimness of the SPL might have been taken aback by the sheer scale of the despair Hibs have engendered amongst the faithful this season.
If appointing Colin Calderwood was a mistake it was an exponential error, compounded by every signing he was allowed to make and every show of support the board made.

Today's SPL Advent calendar throws up not a nugget of cheap chocolate but a Stewart's bridie - current SPL basement dwellers Dunfermline.
The road to the SPL is not paved with gold.
On their return to the top flight Dunfermline find themselves bottom of the league. They've taken only four points at home in a miserable run that has seen them fail to win at East End Park.

Is that a tangerine in your stocking or are you just pleased to see me? Through the great SPL Advent calendar window today: Dundee United.
Consistency, as Motherwell's progress this season has shown, can work wonders in the SPL.
But it eludes three quarters of the league.

Is that a tangerine in your stocking or are you just pleased to see me? Through the great SPL Advent calendar window today: Dundee United.
Consistency, as Motherwell's progress this season has shown, can work wonders in the SPL.
But it eludes three quarters of the league.

Day two of our Scottish football Advent calendar. Celtic lurk behind today's window.
Was it really just a few weeks ago that all hope was lost and Neil Lennon's job prospects looked bleaker by the match?
Celtic teetered as Rangers thrived, the SPL gap was getting bigger and the Parkhead title challenge was being written off.

It seems like ages since I tickled the malnourished belly of the SPL with a wildly inaccurate prediction post.
I think the last time I Nostradamus-ed the weekend action Rangers had won the title and Motherwell were about to take the Champion's League by storm.
What a difference an eight point swing makes.

To Motherwell and part two of the great SPL Friday night football experiment.
Pity poor Motherwell. If you want to try something (sort of) new and attract the punters with cheap tickets it's probably essential that you get ninety minutes played.
Unfortunately this Friday night project was abbreviated.

To Motherwell and part two of the great SPL Friday night football experiment.
Pity poor Motherwell. If you want to try something (sort of) new and attract the punters with cheap tickets it's probably essential that you get ninety minutes played.
Unfortunately this Friday night project was abbreviated.

Pat Fenlon finds himself in the Hibernian trenches for the first time this evening.
Another SPL Friday night experiment as Hibs take a trip to Motherwell.
Perhaps I'm guilty of misreading his intent but my impression was that Henry McLeish had suggested Friday night football as a way of reinvigorating the lower leagues.

Agog today for the SPL's biggest game since the last big game.
Motherwell v Celtic.
If you'd said in July that third placed Celtic would need a November win to move ahead of second placed Motherwell on goal difference we probably wouldn't have believed you.
But such seismic events often only need the collision of one or two factors.

Agog today for the SPL's biggest game since the last big game.
Motherwell v Celtic.
If you'd said in July that third placed Celtic would need a November win to move ahead of second placed Motherwell on goal difference we probably wouldn't have believed you.
But such seismic events often only need the collision of one or two factors.

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How 50 USMNT players performed for their club teams this weekend: Goalkeepers (7) Guzan, Brad (Aston Villa/BPL) Dressed however did not play in 3-2 win over Norwich City. Dominic Cervi (Celtic/SPL) Did not dress in 2-1 win over Motherwell.

It seems club programmes in the SPL might be about to endure a rather brutal re-invention.
The league, in its new found spirit of consultation, is canvassing opinion on the future of individual club programmes.
The endgame might see the disappearance of programmes as we know them and the advent of a league-wide SPL matchday magazine.

David Moyes has clinched the signing of James McFadden on a free transfer, boosting Everton's creativity. The Scot is no stranger to Goodison Park, having made 109 appearances for the Toffees.

Since his release from the relegated Birmingham City, McFadden has been training with clubs throughout England, including Mick McCarthy's Wolverhampton Wanderers side.

David Stockdale started and made 11 saves in Ipswich Town's 2-2 draw at Cardiff on Saturday. On October 1 he started and made 7 saves in Ipswich's 3-1 win over Brighton.

Bjorn Helge Riise did not dress in Portmouth's 2-0 win over Barnsley on Saturday. He started and played 45 minutes in Portsmouth's 1-0 loss at Leeds on October 1.

Building up to this week's final round of group qualifying fixtures for the 2012 European Championships, BBC Radio Scotland has produced short audio pastiches daily on their Sportsound programme featuring new interviews with former Scottish national team players along with rebroadcasting some audio caught in the moment after some big matches.

The news that Wayne Rooney's father and uncle Richie were arrested today over allegations of a football betting scam has to have set off alarm bells at Old Trafford as well as the English FA.

The arrests were in relation to a game between Motherwell and Hearts in December last year in which Motherwell midfielder Steve Jennings was arrested after allegedly getting himself sent off deliberately during the match.

The news that Wayne Rooney's father and uncle Richie were arrested today over allegations of a football betting scam has to have set off alarm bells at Old Trafford as well as the English FA.

The arrests were in relation to a game between Motherwell and Hearts in December last year in which Motherwell midfielder Steve Jennings was arrested after allegedly getting himself sent off deliberately during the match.

Wayne Rooney's Dad (48) and Uncle Richie (54) have been detained by Merseyside Police in an ongoing betting probe along with 9 others.

Motherwell midfielder Steven Jennings was also arrested this morning in the same investigation which involved Motherwell's SPL clash with Hearts last December in which Jennings was sent off as Hearts beat Motherwell 2-1 at Fir Park.

Wazza's family and 'Well player hauled in by cops Wayne Rooney's father and uncle are among nine men who have been arrested as part of an investigation into a Scottish football betting scam. Motherwell midfielder Steve Jennings is also among those arrested. We told you last December that Jennings' sending off against Hearts was the [.

Rooneys Senior (left) and Junior. Images: Getty Images, Reuters/Daylife.

Wayne Rooney, father of er... Wayne Rooney, has been arrested by police for his involvement in a match fixing scandal, it has been reported. Wayne's uncle Richie and Motherwell midfielder Steve Jennings are also among the nine men being held in relation to suspicious betting activity surrounding a fixture between Motherwell and Heart of Midlothian last December.

By Chris Wright

The PA newswire is telling us that Wayne Rooney's old man, Wayne Rooney Snr, along with the Manchester United striker's uncle have been arrested and held as part of the nationwide probe in conjuction with the Gambling Commission into 'suspicious betting patterns' - the very same probe that also saw Motherwell midfielder Steve Jennings nicked at his home earlier this morning.

26 year old Motherwell midfielder Steve Jennings was arrested today at his home as part of an investigation into betting irregularities in Motherwell's 2-1 loss to Hearts in December 14 of last year.

Jennings who joined from Tranmere in 2009 was sent off with eight minutes left at Fir Park and has been under investigation for some time.

Football betting scandal: Wayne Rooney's dad nicked EXCLUSIVE

Thomas Rooney arrested after a nine month investigation into the sending off of Motherwell midfielder Steve Jennings

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The starting all-around forward for the Rapids All-Time Team is John Spencer.
How Acquired: Transferred for free from Scottish side Motherwell.
Years In Colorado: 2001 through 2004
How Departed: Retired after the 2004 season.
For the final player pick on the All-Time team I went with possibly the biggest heart the team has ever had (though Kimura gives him a run for his money) the wee Scotsman John Spencer.

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Celtic v Udinese Highlights 1-1 Video Europa League 2011 Ki Sung-Yong goal is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Celtic v Udinese 2011 Score and result:- Celtic vs Udinese 1-1 ( Ki Sung-Yong/ Abdi) Parkhead- 29 September, 2011- 18.

A touch of podcasting on Tuesday with The Football Project.
Host Ryan Kearney (@smallramblings) was joined by Gary Linton (@Linton1388), Paul Fisher (@steakheed) and my good self to talk Scottish football.
Just what's being going wrong at Hibs? What is the point of Paulo Sergio?

There was a decidedly American flavor to Glasgow Rangers' 4-0 rout of Motherwell on Saturday, as U.S. teammates Carlos Bocanegra and Maurice Edu both scored goals for the Scottish champions.

Bocanegra opened the scoring in the ninth minute on a powerful header, while Edu blasted a long-range left-footed shot in the 17th minute.

A tortuous night following Hibs' league cup win against Motherwell from afar.
They got there in the end, the dramatic cruelty of the penalty shoot-out and all that.
The "real" Hibs, said a relieved Colin Calderwood. But they were minutes away from another defeat.
Cometh the approaching final whistle, cometh the man.

The story of a £2.8m tax liability (over)due for payment by Rangers Football Club ought to be a straightforward one. Either the club owes the money or it doesn't. And it says it does. However, if Rangers FC does owe the money, and publicly admits as much, yet still does not pay it, there must be a problem with their ability to do so.