SPL fixtures - Recent posts
Viewing all posts which authors have tagged ‘SPL fixtures’.
You can also subscribe to this tag's feed.
Another week of SPL fixtures with the sun still not set on July. An abbreviated card today and an
abbreviated run through from me as babysitting duties call.
St Johnstone v RangersAfter the drama of this week's bout of Goodwillie hunting and the unfortunate
reverse against Malmo Rangers get back to league business.
Another week of SPL fixtures with the sun still not set on July. An abbreviated card today and an
abbreviated run through from me as babysitting duties call.
St Johnstone v RangersAfter the drama of this week's bout of Goodwillie hunting and the unfortunate
reverse against Malmo Rangers get back to league business.
SPL Fixtures 11-12 Opening Day 2011/2012- Rangers to face Hearts is a post from Soccer Blogger.
Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter
SPL Fixtures 11-12 Opening Day 2011/2012- Rangers to face Hearts is a post from Soccer Blogger.
Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter The SPL fixtures for the 11/12 season were officially released on
June 17, 2011.
Third place was eventually delivered to Hearts in the least stressful way.
Dundee United's defeat to Rangers last night gave Hearts the league spot - and the European
qualification - that they have deserved.
Things might have fizzled out of late but Hearts gave us one the major narratives, one of the major
positive narratives, of the season.
A bit like taking to the stage at the Sands Casino an hour after Frank Sinatra and the rest of the
Rat Pack have taken their leave.
Sunday games aren't always that popular at Easter Road. A bottom six clash against the second
bottom team, served up after a televised Old Firm game, on the back of a defeat to the team at the
bottom of the league has all the appeal of regurgitated Easter eggs.
My predictions were made early this week to allow them to feature on The Commentary Box radio show
on Monday (available for download now.)
Last Sunday evening I saw the results going this way:
Aberdeen v Kilmarnock: 2-2
Hearts v Dundee United: 2-0
Inverness v St Johnstone: 1-2
Motherwell v Hamilton: 0-0
Has anything changed?
What a week, what a seismic week.
Scotland dismantled a side ranked above them in the world rankings. Destroyed them with a goal
blitz.
Who cares that the FIFA rankings are essentially meaningless or that Northern Ireland were just not
very good?
Actually there was a lot to be positive about after Scotland's 3-0 win in Dublin.
Last night's SPL results had ramifications for the teams battling it out at both ends of the
table.
St Johnstone's 2-0 win over Hamilton means Hibs remain second bottom as they host third bottom St
Mirren. Tonight's result at Easter Road could have a big, big influence on how the relegation
battle eventually pans out.
Hope everyone is recovering from the disgustingly addictive drug that is transfer deadline day.
I'm just about over the disappointment that neither Chelsea or Liverpool thought I was worth a
punt. The agent is being sacked today.
Taking slightly longer to recover from the news that Hibs have signed a striker.
Dundee United v HibsA Sunday kick off allows me to use today's match preview to sneak in what is
now becoming a far too regular rant about the many deficiencies that currently haunt Hibs.
This one is slightly different though. It's the "sticking up for Colin Calderwood and finding hope
for the future" post.
Five games, five traditional kick off times.
This is what Neil Doncaster's ten team SPL could look like if everything is as bad as feared and
Sky and ESPN run screaming for the hills.
Celtic v Aberdeen
The last time Aberdeen visited Celtic they were sent home humiliated and robbed of their dignity.
There, watching high the least alarms, Thy rough, rude fortress gleams afar; Like some bold
veteran, grey in arms, And mark'd with many a seamy scar: The pond'rous wall and massy bar,
Grim-rising o'er the rugged rock, Have oft withstood assailing war, And oft repell'd th' invader's
shock
Today's invaders at Tynecastle might not carry the historical threat of Burns' Address to
Edinburgh.
Kilmarnock v HeartsTwo of this season's SPL's success stories go head to head. Big game for Hearts
this as they look to pick themselves up from their Scottish Cup disappointment before a potentially
season defining double header against the Old Firm.
Jim Jefferies' anger at the defeat to St Johnstone must have been partly fuelled by his frustration
that this could be a team on the verge of achieving something special.
Hibs v CelticThe ESPN juggernaut rolls into town to enliven an otherwise dull - and rather damp -
Saturday lunchtime in Leith. I've been banging on all week about how bad Hibs were against Ayr
United but I really can't stress enough the shortcomings of this squad.
Bill Belicheck, coach of Superbowl favorites New England Patriots, once said this about his
philosophy:
"There's an old saying that the strength of the wolf is the pack.
Given the brickbats being flung his way it is easy to forget that Neil Lennon has taken his Celtic
side to the top of the table.
If the number of call offs this wintery winter have given the SPL a slightly artificial look this
New Year, Celtic can still move themselves into the driving seat with an away win today.
