The Inside Left kiss-of-death continues. As soon as we say that a team are playing well, stringing the results together and generally impressing, they go and lose. So it was that Deveronvale, mentioned in yesterdays early season review lost to local rivals Huntly in the Aberdeenshire Cup. Goals from Mike Ewen sank 'Vale at Christie [. Click to continue reading...

The next round of the CIS Cup provided another upset, while two below-par performances from SPL provided plenty of drama on another exciting evening of Scottish football. There will be no Edinburgh teams in the next round as Hearts where knocked out on penalties by Airdrie United this evening (3:4 pen). Click to continue reading...

We're one day closer to the end of the transfer window, and as expected, there's a mad dash by many to make moves happen before time runs out. So, let's get a move on and get started with today's transfer roundup. England Tottenham are reportedly set to make a £7m move for Colombian striker [...] Click to continue reading...

We've moving towards the last week of the transfer window, and there are still some transfer sagas yet to be resolved. While there's little new news on any of them in today's roundup, there is a fair amount to report on, with the Premier League and Serie A stealing all of the headlines today. [...] Click to continue reading...

Another exciting day of football in Scotland comes to a close. A quick glance at the results tells us that Hamilton messed up a chance to go top of the SPL, while St. Mirren defy the odds and score a goal (but still lose). Dundee remain top of Division 1 and the pain continues for St. [...] Click to continue reading...

It's Friday and, as we've said before, Friday is hell for football blogs. This Friday is no exception as the weekend sees another bumper weekend of fixtures, with full cards across all three top divisions in Scotland, so without further ado lets get the ball rolling. As usual there's a few cracking fixtures coming up. Click to continue reading...

It's Friday and, as we've said before, Friday is hell for football blogs. This weekend sees another bumper weekend of fixtures, with full cards across all three top divisions in Scotland. As usual there's a few cracking fixtures coming up. For example, in the SPL, we've got a rematch of one of [.. Click to continue reading...

Yes, the new Premiership season is upon us. We will be posting more frequently soon, but for now I will give warm recommendations to one article and one website.

Lee Dixon analyses the Chelsea midfield, and I must say that I found his analysis to be... well analysis.

Second, it has come to our attention that Guy Melton is also trying to look at soccer objectively. Click to continue reading...

Another action packed weekend rumbles by for all those involved in the beautiful game. In todays Sottish football Barrel-Scrape-O-Thon we feature more contentious refereeing decisions involving Old Firm clubs or, more accurately, contentious refereeing decisions in favour of Old Firm clubs, the first "no, honestly, I pick the team" statement of the season emerges from [. Click to continue reading...

There's not a lot to report on in today's transfer roundup, and nothing in the way of major rumors, but given early results in England and elsewhere, several clubs could be looking to move quickly to make some vital reinforcements before it gets too late. England Blackburn are set to sign Torino midfielder Vince Grella [. Click to continue reading...

There's not a great deal to report in today's transfer roundup, since it's Sunday, but with the Premier League season having kicked off, it's about as clear an indicator as the transfer window is getting closer and closer to its end. England Middlesbrough have completed the 3m signing of Arsenal defender Justin Hoyte. Click to continue reading...

The first day of the new Premier League season saw its fair share of upsets and controversy. Hamilton beat Dundee United somewhat comprehensively, and both Celtic and Rangers opened their campaign as they stuttered to narrow wins. Inverness Caley went against statistics and history when they beat Aberdeen, sending the Dons down to the basement, [. Click to continue reading...

Inside Left's got Friday on it's mind, as the Easybeats once sang. For many it's the end of the week, a time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labours. For football web sites however, Friday is hell. There's all those games to preview, there's news to round up, tricky predictions to make and [... Click to continue reading...

It was going to be a pretty short day in transfer news and rumors, but there's a reason I stay up a little late, so that I can catch the early Friday rumors around Europe. So, there are a few extra tidbits in today's roundup which make things a little more juicy than they [...] Click to continue reading...

We're one game into the season and already the sparks are flying. Who'd have though that Scottish football could ever be this exciting? Well, we do of course, that's why we are here in the first place. From the seeming disintegration of Glasgow Rangers to the case of the 'Winking Referee', there's enough to keep [. Click to continue reading...

There are still yet a few long-running transfer sagas yet to be resolved, but one of them could be within the next few days, and that's the headline that kicks off today's transfer roundup. England Reports are rampant that Manchester United will sign Dimitar Berbatov in a £28m deal by the end of this week. Click to continue reading...

The Second Round of the Alba Challenge Cup continues with ten of the sixteen sides left in the competition in action this evening. The second batch of games will take place tomorrow evening when East Fife play Airdrie and East Stirlingshire take on Morton. The final game of the round between holders Dunfermline and [. Click to continue reading...

Ah, Monday, she swings around again like a cheap hoor on a roundabout. We hope you all enjoyed the games you where at, unless your team lost in which case we have some good news for you: it's only the first game of the season lads! Having said that, the chorus of boos that went [...] Click to continue reading...

Well, it's the start of a new week, and this week carries a great deal of excitement, as we're only a week away from the start of the Premier League season. Today's transfer roundup isn't as packed as I would have expected, but there's plenty to run through, so you certainly won't go lacking. [...] Click to continue reading...

In today's roundup, we're giving the latest on quite a few rumors that we've heard throughout the summer that are still in the news for one reason or another. But, we do have some relatively fresh rumors to report on that are sprinkled throughout the bunch. England The Daily Mail, which is sometimes more [. Click to continue reading...

Irony is a funny thing, sometimes. After all has been said and done about Rangers' dramatic exit from Europe in midweek, how ironic it is then that it takes a former FBK Kaunas player to give Walter Smith and everyone at Rangers something to smile about. Falkirk 0-1 RangersIn their opening game against Falkirk, a [. Click to continue reading...

The second batch of first round games in the CIS Insurance Cup took place tonight. Eight teams where in action across the country, including the last two representatives from the north-east of Scotland, Arbroath (currently leading the Second division) and Brechin City. Yesterdays round of games provided plenty of goals and a fair share of [. Click to continue reading...

You know we can't have a transfer roundup without mentioning at least one of the summer's drawn-out transfer sagas, and that's what we start today's roundup with. England The Andrei Arshavin saga goes on and on, as Zenit St. Petersburg are now holding out for at least £21m from Tottenham, who don't really want to [. Click to continue reading...

Unlike the European Championship Qualifiers, the first round of the CIS Insurance Cup produced no real upsets, but it did provide a lot of goals - 40 in the 10 games played tonight (and that doesn't include the two penalty shoot-outs!). We being our roundup with the game we featured in our Match Programme earlier [. Click to continue reading...

It's a relatively light day today in transfer news and rumors, but there's still plenty to talk about in today's roundup. England The Sun says that Tottenham are set to make a £32m move for Valencia's David Villa, and at the same time, will let Dimitar Berbatov go to Manchester United for £30m. Rumor [. Click to continue reading...