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...

On Wednesday this week Stirling Albion face a winding-up order from HMRC, their second recently following a similar one back in May. A deal was agreed by Chairman Peter McKenzie back then, but according to the latest petition, the amount seems to have gone up slightly in the interim, to £48,000.

Click to continue reading...

I completely missed every single game of football across the British Isles at the weekend. I was too busy to turn on the radio for the Scottish games, and I fell asleep somewhere during the Arsenal-Spurs highlights on the Saturday evening. I was awake long enough to see van Persie scoring, but the next thing I [. 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...

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...

Two years My Football Club came into being where for £35, you could buy a stake into a Football Club of their choice and have a chance to voice your opinions - from kits, team selection - in fact own a share of the club.
The club My Football Club chose was Ebbsfleet United from the Blue Square conference. Click to continue reading...

Continuing what we hope will be the most comprehensive pre-season previews of the season that you will be able to find anywhere on the net, we're heading north of the border tonight for the first of a gargantuan two-part look at what we can expect in Scotland. Gavin Saxton is your guide to the 2009-10 season in the SPL and the SFL Division One, with The SFL Divisions Two and Three to follow tomorrow.

Click to continue reading...

While the rest of the UK is still fannying around in meaningless friendlies, up in Scotland the season has started for the clubs in the Scottish Football league, as this years Alba Challenge Cup kicked off. 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 has been busy putting together a wee list of our hopes and dreams for the season yet to come. � In no particular order, here are some of the things we'd like to see happen in the next season.

1. Our teams to progress a bit further in Europe than last season.

Last season was utter mince for our sides in Europe.

Click to continue reading...

There's been much talk of crisis' in Scottish football of late.

Clyde, relegated from the First Division last season have been forced to release pretty much their entire squad last season as a cost cutting measure will today begin to build a new squad for next season as John Brown and Dougie Bell invite over 60 players to the Broadwood for a series of open trials.

Click to continue reading...

Football fans across the world are, for the first time, being offered the chance to become part of the first ever 100% fans' owned football league club in the UK -� Scottish Second Division side Stirling Albion.

And Soccerade and FIFA World Player of the Year, Cristiano Ronaldo, have pledged their support to the campaign.

Click to continue reading...

All Scottish Premier League transfers are listed on this page.

You'll find the latest January 2009 Scottish Premier League Transfers listed here. For the latest transfer rumours and transfer lists for other leagues, see our transfer news column.

If you find a transfer not listed here let us know and we'll add it.

Click to continue reading...

Tonight's game between Ayr United and Airdrie United, is the first leg of the First Division playoff final, and is live on BBC Alba - while Cowdenbeath take on Stenhousemuir in the first leg of the Second Division playoff final.

Ayr United are trying to get back into the First Division after five years in the Second Division since there relegation after the 2003-04 season.

Click to continue reading...

Inside Left brings you six websites where you can watch Scottish Football League match highlights for free - and none of them involve needing to download a dodgy plug-in, Chinese commentary or a video screen the size of a matchbox. Click to continue reading...

 Jimmy Bonthrone, who managed Aberdeen between 1971 and 1975, has died at the age of 79. One of five managers at Pittodrie during the seventies, Jimmy was also an accomplished striker at East Fife, Dundee, Stirling Albion and Queen of the South, before taking over from Eddie Turnbull as Aberdeen manager following Turnbull's appointment as Hibernian manager. Click to continue reading...

Operation 'on the pitch' a success!
The Poljud Stadium
The welcoming sign on the pub door in the stadium (see below for details).
Hadjuk Split 02.05.08
You are left in no doubt whatsoever as you pound the streets of Split in Croatia as to who rules the roost in the City. Click to continue reading...

"Where's ze fans?"
Mawwwwwwwwwwwwww, did I miss something? A 70,000 sooperdooper stadium from oor soothside nee'bours, built wie a sponsors cash, linked to a hotel, casino, shopping mall and all decked in the blueness of blue wie the bank balance firmly in the black wie £60 a game tickets the norm for the bigot brothers? Click to continue reading...