For some reason, it seems like ages since last had a round of club football, but we're sure happy that it's back on the agenda this weekend, because, well, this has been another particularly stressful week in the constantly varying Scottish football landscape. Most friendlies are futile. These days they serve only as an excuse to increase [. Click to continue reading...

About a week or so ago, I wrote two articles on this site about the perilous state the Scottish game finds itself in. Back then, I bemoaned the fact that the game north of the border was being haunted by events on and off the field, from financial troubles to crowd troubles, from declining standards [. Click to continue reading...

Last Saturday's derby between Hamilton and Motherwell produced a few DTotD worthy tackles and some fine goals, too. Our interest in the game, however, is when Hamilton's overly excited manager, Billy Reid, celebrates his side's second goal (both scored a man down) by jumping up and grabbing the advertisement board above the dugout, which he rips off, causing him to fall on his ass (4:28 into the video).

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07/11/2009Hearts - Hibernian ore 13.30Aberdeen - St.Johnstone ore 16.00Hamilton - Motherwell ore 16.00Kilmarnock - Dundee ore 16.00Rangers - St.Mirren ore 16.0008/11/2009Falkirk - Celtic ore 13.45Iscriviti all'RSS per essere sempre aggiornato! Clicca sull'immagine sottostante per iscriverti! Click to continue reading...

We're always thankful it's Saturday at Inside Left, mainly because it means a return to the terraces to enjoy watching the cream of our divisions tanning a ball around the park. This week we're particularly glad that the weekend brings sense to bear, as this has not been a great seven days for the game north [. Click to continue reading...

The dust has only just settled on the weekend fixtures, but there's not much rest for some of the teams, as the Quarter Finals of the Scottish League Cup takes place over the next two days. We preview the upcoming fixtures. Dundee v Rangers Dundee currently lead the Scottish First division, having dropped just one point [. Click to continue reading...

24/10/2009Aberdeen - Dundee ore 16.00Hearts - Falkirk ore 16.00Kilmarnock - St.Johnstone ore 16.00Rangers - Hibernian ore 16.00St.Mirren - Motherwell ore 16.0025/10/2009Hamilton - Celtic ore 13.30Iscriviti all'RSS per essere sempre aggiornato! Clicca sull'immagine sottostante per iscriverti! Click to continue reading...

21 games. Each with its own background, its own unique circumstances. The cumulative effect is a European nightmare for Scottish football. Since July we've appeared about as comfortable on the continent as Norman Tebbit at a Eurovision convention.21 games. In blogs, phone ins, forums and newspapers fans scream for change. Click to continue reading...

Celtic were unable to break down a stubborn Motherwell side.

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17/10/2009St.Johnstone - Rangers ore 13.30Aberdeen - Hearts ore 16.00Celtic - Motherwell ore 16.00Dundee - Hamilton ore 16.00Falkirk - St.Mirren ore 16.00Hibernian - Kilmarnock ore 16.00Iscriviti all'RSS per essere sempre aggiornato! Clicca sull'immagine sottostante per iscriverti! Click to continue reading...

Being a Dundee United fan, it would presumably be welcome news that club legend Paul Hegarty has joined George Burley's coaching staff for the national side. The fact that he only collected a handful of caps in his playing career is surely nothing to be worried about – there are after all a number of high-profile backroom string-pullers with comparable experience – but it isn't just the emotional, tactical and judgment-related rollercoaster ride of Burley's reign that flavours this appointment with a lack of ambition.

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A funny little story on the BBC website the other day.It seems 20 year old Frazer Boyle from Coltness had taken the dramatic step of changing his name to Motherwell Football Club, the better to prove his unwavering loyalty to the Steelmen's cause.For just 33 quid you can change your name to anything you like and, apparently, the UK Deed Poll Service think "it's a good idea and we are always happy Click to continue reading...

Rangers faced Celtic in the "Old Firm" on Sunday, October 4, 2009 which is one of the biggest rivalries in all of Europe. Here's a full recap of the match along with video highlights.

Rangers edge Celtic 2-1 in Old Firm Video Highlights

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Rangers host Celtic on Sunday, October 4, 2009 in another edition of the Old Firm. It's one of the most heatest rivalries in all of Europe with over 350 matches played. Rangers hold the advantage overall in total wins but its still very close. Who will win on Sunday? Can Rangers pick up points on Scottish Premier League leaders Celtic?

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Aberdeen are knocked out of the CIS Cup by Dundee. Your normally impartial editor is not fucking happy about it. What is it with Aberdeen and Cup competitions? Click to continue reading...

Here are all the matches for the 2009/10 scottish premier league season. I will be updating with all the results as they come in. Be sure to check back for updates often. Saturday, 26 September 2009 Falkirk v Kilmarnock, 15:00 Hearts v Hamilton, 15:00 Motherwell v Hibernian, 15:00 Rangers v Aberdeen, 15:00 St Johnstone v Dundee Utd, 15:00 St Mirren v Celtic, [. Click to continue reading...

We're only 5 games in, but the SPL is already beginning to take on a familiar shape: the Old Firm at the top, a clutch of also-rans in the middle and the rest following on below. Click to continue reading...

As a footballing metropolis, Glasgow and its environs more or less have it all. Â There is Celtic, Rangers, Partick Thistle, Hampden Park and Hamilton Crescent, where the first ever international match was played. Not far away are clubs like Motherwell, St.Mirren and Hamilton Academical. Â Glasgow has had its European champions, its fan tragedies, glories and financial disasters and, as we'll look at today, clubs who have come, gone and returned again such as Clydebank FC.

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19/09/2009Kilmarnock - Rangers ore 13.30Aberdeen - St.Mirren ore 16.00Dundee - Motherwell ore 16.00Hamilton - Falkirk ore 16.00Hibernian - St.Johnstone ore 16.0020/09/2009Celtic - Hearts ore 16.00Iscriviti all'RSS per essere sempre aggiornato! Clicca sull'immagine sottostante per iscriverti! Click to continue reading...

Red cards, score draws and a dream about Wick Academy all feature in this week's quick (and we mean quick) round-up of the weekend action across Scotland. Click to continue reading...

Ah, SPL. How we've missed you. After the disappointment of a Scottish team letting us down so badly against foreign opposition let us turn our attention once more to watching Aberdeen, Falkirk, Motherwell and Hearts.Will this weekend see the first break in the Old Firm armoury? Tony, Wattie. Wattie, Tony. Click to continue reading...

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Saturday 12 September
12.15 Motherwell v Rangers, Scottish Premier League, Sky Sports 3/HD3
Three games in and both sides have yet to taste the bitterness of defeat. Rangers go into this with a 100% record and haven't lost any of their the last 24 games against Motherwell. Click to continue reading...

When Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored that goal against Bayern Munich, you probably felt you loved him as much as you could love any other man without actually being gay. That was the best moment of my life and Solskjaer gave it to us.

However, since then he's given us more reasons to love him: his strength and determination when coming back from what might have been a career-ending injury for another player, his connection with the fans which saw him become the only player to openly support MUST in our battle against the Glazers, and his willingness to continue on with the club developing stars for the future in the academy.

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29/08/2009Aberdeen - Motherwell ore 16.00Dundee - Falkirk ore 16.00Kilmarnock - St.Mirren ore 16.00Rangers - Hamilton ore 16.0030/08/2009Hibernian - Celtic ore 13.30St.Johnstone - Hearts ore 16.00Iscriviti all'RSS per essere sempre aggiornato! Clicca sull'immagine sottostante per iscriverti! Click to continue reading...

French defender Sylvain Distin has completed his move from Portsmouth to Everton. The 31-year old has agreed to a 3-year deal with the Toffees and will take the place of the departed Joleon Lescott. Once Phil Jagielka returns, the signing will give the club some much needed depth on the back line. Click to continue reading...

We preview four of the top games in Scotland this weekend and tip Hearts, Inverness, Cowdenbeath and Livingston to pick up three points. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool FC are reportedly in the process of signing Greek international defender Sotiris Kyrgiakos. Here is some information about the new signing and a glimpse of what fans can expect of the player.
Age – 30
Height – 6'5
Position – Centre back
Career (Games/goals)
2008–2009 AEK Athens (27/0)
2006–2008 Eintracht Frankfurt (51/8)
2005–2006 Rangers (43/1)
1998–2004 Panathinaikos (60/5)
1999–2001 Agios Nikolaos (56/3)
2002 – Greece (49/4)
From his personal website:
Sotirios Kyrgiakos was born at Megalochori, Trikala on July 23, 1979 and he made his first football steps with a local team, Thyella Megalochoriou. Click to continue reading...

TPS Turku bade ‘farewell' to Wayne Brown this week after the Fulham midfielder finished his summer loan spell at the club. The attacking midfielder, who is hoping to break into the first team of the Premier League club this season, made a very positive impression on Finnish football, scoring an impressive six goals in 19 [. Click to continue reading...

Inside Left gets another fearless forecast wrong (and by some margin) and quite frankly, is pissed off at the state of our national game. Click to continue reading...

Before their insipid performance against Arsenal Celtic managed 26 years without losing to an English club at home.Of course some European records are misleading because games don't come up that often. You could say Motherwell haven't lost to Third Lanark for 40 years. Probably true but equally meaningless. Click to continue reading...

In countries across the world the pre season build up always has the feel of a phony war.Sadly this year in Scotland has seen the phony war produce a number of high profile casualties.Falkirk, Motherwell and Aberdeen out of Europe. Scotland all but out of the 2010 World Cup. That's the football side. Click to continue reading...

In countries across the world the pre season build up always has the feel of a phony war.Sadly this year in Scotland has seen the phony war produce a number of high profile casualties.Falkirk, Motherwell and Aberdeen out of Europe. Scotland all but out of the 2010 World Cup. That's the football side. Click to continue reading...

15/08/2009Aberdeen - Celtic ore 16.00Hibernian - St.Mirren ore 16.00Kilmarnock - Hamilton ore 16.00Rangers - Falkirk ore 16.00St.Johnstone - Motherwell ore 16.0017/08/2009Dundee United - Hearts ore 20.45Iscriviti all'RSS per essere sempre aggiornato! Clicca sull'immagine sottostante per iscriverti! Click to continue reading...

The Scottish Premier League begins this weekend with Scottish and Celtic the clear favorites to win the league title. The league is dominated by these two clubs and it seems likely to remain the same. Here's a preview of the upcoming 2009-10 season along with predictions of who will win, who will be relegated, and the final league table.

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A summer season for Scotland? John Boyle, chairman of Motherwell, raised the prospect once again as he advocated a switch to a summer season and a long winter break.

This adds to the support for the move from Walter Smith, the Rangers manager, and Gordon Smith, the SFA chief executive, but Boyle was far more assertive in making the economic argument for the move saying "To be candid, I think the financial case for summer football has overrun the football case.

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