Another week closer to the reconstruction that will save Scottish football.
Or another week further away from the reconstruction that will save Scottish football.
On Monday St Mirren poked their head out from under Neil Doncaster's blanket of SPL unanimity to confirm that actually they wouldn't be voting "yes" to the 12+12+18 structure after all:
"The concept of playing 22 games prior to breaking into three leagues of eight, including the middle eight losing their points gained in the first series of games, is not a system we see as taking the game forward in the long term.
A Saturday Superstore tomorrow. With Neil Doncaster as Mike Read and a half time interview with Craig Brown filling in for a wacky live link with Cheggers.
A splendid SPL smorgasbord seeing out September. Alarming alliteration aside, we can sit back and enjoy six games in the top flight.
Order returned to the Scottish Communities League Cup last night with six SPL clubs beating lower league opposition.
Not a cakewalk for them all - Inverness needed penalties to get past Stenhousemuir, St Mirren waited until stoppage time to get the winner against Hamilton - and their efforts appear to have been met with a wave of apathy.
While we are all tied up in frustration at what happened at Wigan yesterday, two of our on loan players were winning the Scottish league Cup for St. Mirren at Hampden Park. Conor Newton and Paul Dummet celebrate at the final whistle Both Newcastle players who are on loan at St. Mirren 21 year-olds [.
There is news that Newcastle have made a formal agreement with Scottish Premier League club St.Mirren, to allow some of our best youngsters to go north of the border to get first team experience. Paul Dummett - on loan at St. Mirren At the moment we have Paul Dummett on loan at St. Mirren through [..
Newcastle's 21 year old local lad Paul Dummett could be playing at Hampden Park in January, after St. Mirren beat Aberdeen in the quarterfinals of the Scottish League Cup, following a 4-2 penalty shoot-out win at the Pittodrie Stadium last night. Paul Dummett doing very well on loan at St. Mirren He likes playing [.
Good news this morning about one of our youngsters out on loan defender Paul Dummett who is at St. Mirren in the Scottish Premier League. Paul Dummmett at St. Mirren on loan Paul won the Man of the Match award for the second week in a row, in St. Mirren's home loss [...]
Paul Dummettturned21lastmonth and is currently out on loan at Scottish Premier Side St. Mirren, who alsohappento play in black and white stripes, and Paul seems to do be doing very well for the Scottish club, from all reports. Paul Dummett doing well at St. Mirren Newcastle-born Paul joined St.
Saturday's 3 Sept 2012 Barclays Premier League fixture between Southampton and Manchester United at
St. Mary's was the thousandth league game in charge for Alex Ferguson.
Now 70 years old - he was born in 1941 in Govan - he scored on his debut at the age of 16 for
Scottish team Queen's Park.
Word out of Scotland today is that Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer could be making a short term loan move to Scotland. He's started a trial with St. Mirren with an eye towards a loan move in January. This past year Dwyer appeared in two competitive matches for KC, starting and playing 45 minutes in KC's 3-2 win over Orlando City in the 3rd round of the US Open Cup.
Saturday Premier League on Fox Soccer: Sunderland - WBA at 7:30am, Manchester United - QPR at 10am, Aston Villa - Arsenal at 12pm, Everton - Norwich at 2:30pm, and Wigan - Reading at 4:30pm. Fox Soccer Plus has Stoke - Fulham at 10am. Championship on beIN Sport: Wolverhampton - Nottingham Forest at 1pm.
15:00 St Mirren (2-0) Hearts at St Mirren Park15:00 Inverness C (1-1) Aberdeen at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium15:00 Hibernian (2-1) Kilmarnock at Easter Road Stadium15:00 Dundee United (-) Motherwell at Dens Park stadium12:30 St Johnstone (2-1) Celtic at McDiarmid Park
Football Match just over at St Mirren Park Scottish Premier League Home Team St Mirren Goals & Scorers 49′: Lewis Guy;38′: Jim Goodwin; Keeper Craig Samson Midfield Paul Dummett; Paul McGowan; Jim Goodwin; Kenny McLean; Forwards Steven Thompson; Lewis Guy; Defense Graham Carey; David Van Zanten; Marc [.
15:00 St Mirren v Hearts at St Mirren Park15:00 Inverness C v Aberdeen at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium15:00 Hibernian v Kilmarnock at Easter Road Stadium15:00 Dundee United v Motherwell at Dens Park stadium12:30 St Johnstone v Celtic at McDiarmid Park
15:00 Ross County (0-0) Kilmarnock at Victoria Park15:00 Celtic (2-2) Hibernian at Celtic Park15:00
Aberdeen (0-0) St Mirren at Pittodrie Stadium15:00 St Johnstone (0-0) Dundee United at McDiarmid
Park
Match just over at Pittodrie Stadium Scottish Premier League Home Team Aberdeen Goals & Scorers
Keeper Jamie Langfield Midfield Stephen Hughes; Isaac Osbourne; Gavin Rae; Forwards Ryan Fraser;
Jonathan Hayes; Scott Vernon; Defense Josh Magennis; Russell Anderson; Mark Reynolds; Andrew
Considine; Subs 68′: out Ryan [.
15:00 Ross County v Kilmarnock at Victoria Park15:00 Celtic v Hibernian at Celtic Park15:00
Aberdeen v St Mirren at Pittodrie Stadium15:00 St Johnstone v Dundee United at McDiarmid Park
Motherwell were held at home by St Mirren and Hearts remained unbeaten with a draw at Aberdeen
in the Scottish Premier League matches on August 26, 2012.
Aberdeen 0-0 Hearts
Hearts continued their unbeaten record in the new season with a clean sheet at the Pittodrie
Stadium. Aberdeen were the stronger side in the beginning as Hearts looked a bit lethargic
following their loss to Liverpool in the Europa League.
Match just over at Fir Park Stadium Scottish Premier League Home Team Motherwell Goals & Scorers
2′: Michael Higdon; Keeper Darren Randolph Midfield Steven Hetherington; Keith Lasley; Nicholas
Law; Jamie Murphy; Henrik Ojamaa; Forwards Michael Higdon; Defense Fraser Kerr; Adam Cummins; Shaun
Hutchinson; Steven Hammell; Subs [.
Playing at Fir Park Stadium Scottish Premier League Home Team Motherwell Keeper Darren Randolph
Midfield Jamie Murphy; Henrik Ojamaa; Steven Hetherington; Keith Lasley; Nicholas Law; Forwards
Michael Higdon; Defense Shaun Hutchinson; Steven Hammell; Fraser Kerr; Adam Cummins; Subs Away Team
St Mirren Keeper [.
Celtic moved top of the SPL table on Saturday with at win at Inverness. Other teams winning in
the Scottish Premier League were Ross County, Hibernian, and Kilmarnock.
Below is the Scottish Premier League table through August 25, 2012.
OVERALL Â HOME Â AWAY Â Â POS Â TEAM P W D L F A Â W D L F A Â W D L F A Â GD Pts 1 Celtic
3 2 1 0 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 3 3 7 2 Hibernian 4 2 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 2 4 0 7 3 Dundee United
3 2 0 1 7 3 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 6 4 Ross County 4 1 3 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 5 Heart of
Midlothian 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 5 6 Kilmarnock 4 1 2 1 5 4 1 1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 7
Motherwell 3 1 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 5 8 St Mirren 3 1 1 1 5 4 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 9
Aberdeen 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 4 10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 0 3 1 7 9 0 1 1 3 5
0 2 0 4 4 -2 3 11 St Johnstone 4 0 1 3 2 7 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 5 -5 1 12 Dundee 4 0 1 3 0 6 0 0 2 0 3
0 1 1 0 3 -6 1
Dundee United defeated Dundee FC in a derby match to go top of the SPL table on Sunday. Dundee
United and Celtic are the only teams only to play two matches while everyone else has completed
three.
Below is the Scottish Premier League table through August 19, 2012.
OVERALL Â HOME Â AWAY Â Â POS Â TEAM P W D L F A Â W D L F A Â W D L F A Â GD Pts 1 Dundee
United 2 2 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 2 Heart of Midlothian 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 1 1 2
5 3 Motherwell 3 1 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 5 4 St Mirren 3 1 1 1 5 4 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 4
5 Celtic 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 6 Aberdeen 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 4 7
Hibernian 3 1 1 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 4 -2 4 8 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 1
0 2 0 4 4 0 3 9 Ross County 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 Kilmarnock 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 2
0 1 0 1 1 -1 2 11 St Johnstone 3 0 1 2 2 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 1 12 Dundee 3 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 2
0 1 1 0 3 -5 1
15:00 St Mirren (1-2) Hibernian at St Mirren Park15:00 Kilmarnock (1-2) Motherwell at Rugby
Park15:00 Hearts (2-2) Inverness C at Tynecastle Stadium15:00 St Johnstone (1-2) Aberdeen at
McDiarmid Park12:15 Ross County (1-1) Celtic at Victoria Park
Hibernian, Aberdeen, and Motherwell all won on the road in the Scottish Premier League on August
18, 2012. The other results include Ross County holding Celtic to a draw and Inverness with a
second half comeback at Hearts.
Ross County 1-1 Celtic
The home side took an early second half lead before Celtic's Kris Commons leveled in stoppage
time.
Michael Ngoo and Danny Wilson tasted cup final defeat on Sunday as Hearts lost 3-2 to St Mirren in the Scottish Communities League Cup final. The Reds duo, who joined Hearts on loan in January this year, were powerless to prevent their team slipping to defeat in front of a packed Hampden Park crowd.
Reports out of the UK today are that Dom Dwyer will not be going on the rumored loan to St. Mirren in the Scottish Premier League. Today on Twitter Dwyer posted "To everyone at St. Mirren, thank you. Unfortunately, a loan could not be completed, not at any fault of St. Mirren. Enjoyed it."
Later in a response, Dwyer said it was on the US side.
It turns out that Revolution fans haven't seen the last of Andy Dorman after all.
Five years after he left the New England Revolution for Europe, the Welsh midfielder who helped steer the club to three consecutive MLS Cup appearances has re-signed with the organization that originally drafted him.
Today's news that the Hearts have been served with a winding-up petition for almost £450K in unpaid tax comes as little surprise to those of us who have been following the club's fortunes over recent years. But such is the capricious and unpredictable nature of owner Vladimir Romanov that it's impossible to tell, at this stage, whether this is just the latest in a series of mini-crises between which the club is stumbling on an ongoing basis, or whether this really is the beginning of an endgame.
