Tag Archives: Old Firm
TWO weeks ago, the SPFL created a farce by dithering over the release of the post-split Premiership fixtures. The scenario of Celtic clinching their inevitable seventh title in a row against arch-rivals Rangers was the excuse used by the people who run our game as the reason to delay revealing the last five rounds of [Read more]
WHEN the top flight clubs announced a 12 team league back in 2000, they done so with an innovative move to split the table in half after they played each other three times. After that, the top six sides would come up against each other another once and likewise the bottom six, promising a frantic [Read more]
So the chief executive of Rangers has threatened to take the club out of Scottish football if the current proposals for league reconstruction are voted into being. The question is where would they go, at least in the short term, as there is no word of any offers pouring in to accommodate him. Under the [Read more]
The SPL had twenty four goals over the weekend, so there is plenty to discuss in this week’s podcast. On Sunday there was the last Old Firm game at Celtic Park, with Celtic winning 3-0, so there is obviously a lot of praise for Celtic, and perhaps the opposite for Rangers. Krys chose the Paul [Read more]
With the hectic Christmas schedule, this week’s podcast doesn’t include a guest, with Craig and Laurie doing the show on our own. We discuss Christmas Eve’s SPL fixtures, as well as looking forward to the midweek games, which include the second Old Firm of the season. The podcast is available to download, or via RSS, [Read more]
The old firm fans who applaud poor results by the other side in Europe are overlooking the fact that every result by a Scottish team , no matter who it is, has an impact on the coefficient used by UEFA to determine the pots or the seedings for their club in future competitions. The further [Read more]
Greig joins us once again as this weeks guest, alongside the two co-hosts, Craig and Laurie. Rangers 4-2 victory against Celtic gets the main focus of the podcast, including some comments from forum members. Last week the sibling rivalries topic was introduced and we go back and look at the suggestions from the forum. We [Read more]
A regular forum member, Greig, joins Laurie and I, as this weeks special guest. First game up for review was Rangers game against Dundee United and we focus on the denied penalty incident. Celtic’s 4-0 victory over Motherwell get a special mention, particularly since Greig is a Motherwell fan. Scotland’s win against Lithuania is also [Read more]
Neil Doncaster announced that the 2011-12 SPL season is due to start early. Is this a good idea?
Following Celtic’s loss to Motherwell, we ask the question – does an Old Firm victory do more harm than good?
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