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...

It was a busy Saturday for Americans Abroad with several players in matches. In England, Brad Friedel was goalkeeper for Aston Villa who won convincingly while Mike Grella scored for Leeds United in their FA Cup win. Up north in Scotland, DaMarcus Beasley come on a sub for Rangers while Jeremiah White and Benny Feilhaber continue to play significant minutes for AGF Aarhus in the Danish League.

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2009 has not been the kindest year to DaMarcus Beasley, but� the midfielder's� appearance in Rangers' 2-1 victory on Saturday was a step in the right direction.

Beasley came off the bench at halftime in Rangers' league match against St. Mirren, marking the first time Beasley has seen the field in league play this season.

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2009 has not been the kindest year to DaMarcus Beasley, but� the midfielder's� appearance in Rangers' 2-1 victory on Saturday was a step in the right direction.

Beasley came off the bench at halftime in Rangers' league match against St. Mirren, marking the first time Beasley has seen the field in league play this season.

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This week from the tipster I'm looking at
the weekends fixtures and finding some value.

This weeks accumulator is:...

Man City to beat Burnley
Arsenal to beat Wolves
Blackpool to beat Scunthorpe
Newcastle to beat Peterborough
Celtic to beat Falkirk
Rangers to beat St Mirren
MK Dons to beat Macclesfield
Shrewsbury to beat Staines Town

Available at 13-1

As our bet of the week.

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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...

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...

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...

This season's Champions League and Europa League has its usual cast of superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Franck Ribery but I wanted to feature a few names that I think you'll be hearing a lot more about as the January transfer window approaches.

1) Miralem Pjanic midfielder Olympique Lyonnais
The "new Juninho" (pictured above) has actually lived up to the moniker thus far.

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A Pat McCourt super strike and a Sean Maloney effort were enough to see Celtic past St Mirren.

0-1 McCourt

0-2 Maloney

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This week started badly, dipped towards the middle and then careered down hill as Friday evening approached.The result is a lot of moaning, a dash of effing and blinding and no time to do six predictions before 12.30 tomorrow.So here's a quick one to get the ball rolling.St Mirren v CelticHaving seen a much changed side roll over Falkirk in midweek Tony Mowbray will be hoping for more of the same Click to continue reading...

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Before we start, Some People Are On The Pitch would like to direct your attention to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt which began on Thursday. All the matches are being screened live on Eurosport. Given the lack of any genuinely eye catching fixtures this weekend, discerning football fans may want to have a look. 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. � 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. � 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...

Falkirk 0-0 Aberdeen. The Dons keep their 3rd consecutive clean sheet. If only they could score at the other end ... 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...

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...

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...

The second round of the League Cup, otherwise known as the Co-Operative Insurance Cup takes place tonight and tomorrow. 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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It has just been brought to my attention that St Mirren and former West Ham United striker Billy Mehmet has represented the Reupblic of Ireland at Under 21 level. He is hereby struck off the list. For your information, I have updated the 'Wanted' page following some new leads. I have also added an 'FAQ', which [. Click to continue reading...

OK, I'll admit I got just about every call wrong last year – although I did redeem myself slightly by identifying Tony Mowbray the moment wee Gordon stepped away from Celtic.But like Yves Makalambay I'm prepared to pull my gloves back on, hurl myself back into the fray and flirt with yet another calamity. Click to continue reading...

OK, I'll admit I got just about every call wrong last year – although I did redeem myself slightly by identifying Tony Mowbray the moment wee Gordon stepped away from Celtic.But like Yves Makalambay I'm prepared to pull my gloves back on, hurl myself back into the fray and flirt with yet another calamity. Click to continue reading...

A number of new additions have cropped up in recent days too, primarily in Scotland as I have worked at ensuring the list is up-to-date for the four divisions north of the border. Someone who has not been mentioned yet is new Celtic manager Tony Mowbray. The former Middlesbrough and Celtic defender, who has previously [. Click to continue reading...

We take a look at last nights pre-season friendlies. Aberdeen win (if only just), while Celtic and Accies both fail to score and St Mirren get a right tanking. New boys St Johnstone do us proud though! Click to continue reading...

Inside Left gives you a quick roundup of the various friendlies featuring Scottish teams taking place this evening. Click to continue reading...

There have been some interesting moves involving present members of Les Rosbifs, who have moved from one foreign club to another. One of the most interesting has been the permanent move to FC Ujpest of Tony Stokes from West Ham United. Having been released by the Hammers in early June, the 22 year old was [. Click to continue reading...

The ink has only just dried on the contract, but already the fall-out from the deal that will save quite a few of the SPL clubs is starting to accumulate.
At a meeting held at Hampden yesterday afternoon, the 12 clubs that make up the SPL voted to accept a combined ESPN/Sky TV deal worth £65m which will see the broadcasters show 60 games between now and the end of the 2011/12 season. Click to continue reading...

Credit rating company, Equifax has released details of the ratings of SPL clubs.� As you'd expect, Hibs fare pretty well, coming in 3rd place behind St. Mirren and St. Johnstone who both had maximum points of 100.� Hibs have 87 points which Equifax rate as an "A" - Very Good Score.� The funny stuff comes nearer the bottom were Hearts are listed as "insolvent" which comes as no real surprise but is still nice to see from an authoritative source.

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As we get ready for the start of the 2009/10 season (now a little over a month away), we take a quick look back at last season. Click to continue reading...

CARSON, Calif. (Wednesday, July 8, 2009) – The LA Galaxy today agreed to terms with Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Chris Birchall. The 25-year-old received his P1 Visa on Monday and will officially be added to the club's roster upon the receipt of his International Transfer Clearance (ITC), which cannot happen until the transfer window re-opens on Wednesday, July 15. Click to continue reading...