Rangers still 10 ahead, United and Killie Clash
We had a full docket of Scottish Premier League matches today, and almost shockingly, none of them were called for weather. Not so for the lower divisions, but we’ll get to them in a minute. The game of the day was unquestionably Kilmarnock v. Dundee United. Killie came in having not scored in the league since mid-December, and not won in the SPL since December 5th. United, on the other hand, has been scoring – 7 in their previous two matches – but has been leaky at the back as well. When United went up 3-1 before halftime, it seemed like it was pretty matched up, but Killie decided they liked this whole scoring-goals thing and kept at it. In the end, it was 4-4 in a match that both sets of center backs should be forced to watch every night before bed. Shocking defending, all around.
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Scotland Saturday Report: 16-Jan-2010
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The deep freeze continues to hold the Highlands at pretty much a stand-still, but around the country, there were signs of hope today as the most complete football program in a month got underway. Sure, only one match was played in the First Division, and there were postponements in every division, but compared to [...]
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The fourth round of the Scottish Cup might conceivably never end
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I like snow. I do. But enough is enough. I like football more.
The ten matches of the Scottish Cup fourth round postponed for weather on the weekend, set to be played on Tuesday, have once again been [...]
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My Apologies to the Pars: Saturday’s Cup Results
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The Saturday Scottish Cup matches are done and dusted, and I have proof, once again, that keeping my money in a can under the bed is a much better investment plan than putting it down on football. Of five matches today, I picked two right. One of those two was a win for [...]
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Scottish Cup Goes On Despite the Cold
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It has been a rough winter already in Scotland, with freezing temperatures and deep snow making, once again, a strong argument for a winter break. Until the SFL and SPL dig their heads out of the dark and see the need for time off over the harsh Scottish winter, though, there will be games, [...]
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Only one winner this weekend in the SPL and it was WHO?
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After the long international break that saw Scotland break my heart, we’re back to the regular league season, so Inverness can break my heart instead. But first, a look at the big boys of the SPL. In a Saturday sure to have excited absolutely no one, we had three SPL matches, and three SPL draws. [...]
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Scotland in danger of losing lucky 13th place
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Scotland entered six teams into European competition this season – Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Motherwell, Hearts, and Falkirk. After a dismal start that saw Aberdeen dismantled over two legs and Hearts, Falkirk and Motherwell fail to reach the Europa League group stage, it’s down to the Old Firm. As much as our European hopes [...]
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Celtic Slays the Saints, and more from Saturday
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It was a lively Saturday in Scottish football, and as we all look to the domestic game for some of the quality we’ve so famously lacked in Europe, there were some very good matches to keep us entertained and help us forget about that nasty little word “coefficient”.
SPL: Celtic 5-2 St. Johnstone
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SFL Kickoff: It’s the most wonderful time of the year
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the wait is over. League football is back across Scotland, with every team in the SFL kicking off Saturday. Scratch that – every team has fixtures. Livingston, the saddening trainwreck of the league, has decided not to show up to their Third Division match with East Stirling as part [...]
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Livingston double relegation shuffles the SFL
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It just gets worse and worse for Livingston Football Club. On the edge of administration for months, the cash-strapped club can’t pay its staff, its players, or its rent. The rest of the First Division was understandably worried about Livvie keeping its commitment to play all of its league fixtures, and now, the [...]
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Team News
Match Reports : Dunfermline 2 - 4 Celtic
Scottish Cup Fifth Round
Dunfermline 2
Graham 21, Kirk (pen) 28
Celtic 4
Kamara 20, Rasmussen 43,
Callum Woods (o.g.) 59 Keane (pen) 68
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First Division Dunfermline, given a second chance at the Scottish Cup Fifth Round, gave Celtic a small handful of trouble for at least a good 30 minutes. At least the 2-2 ...
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Injury Update Ahead of Celtic Trip
Hearts are again facing near crisis as three more key players are due to miss time with injury, two of them out for significant periods. Rubén Palazuelos (pictured) is looking at about six weeks of rehab after visiting a specialist in London in regards to the knee injury he suffered ...
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Scottish Cup 5th Round Round-up
In todays 5th Round Scottish Cup games, the results pretty much went with the form teams.
First Division leaders Dundee advanced to the quarter-finals, though they had to come from behind to beat Ayr United (2-1). Hibernian, currently hard on the heels of Celtic for that Champions League spot won comfortably ...
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Dancing on the streets of Raith
So there I was, up the town, being slightly distracted by what’s going on around me as I’m trying to find out by how many goals Aberdeen are leading Raith Rovers. Checking the Sky Sports Score Center for the Aberdeen score on my phone, it was hard getting a signal, ...
Feb 06, 2010 | Read this article...
Kilmarnock 3-0 Caley Thistle, Out of the Cup
Caley crashed out of the Scottish Cup today with a definitive 3-0 loss to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. There's not a lot to say - We had chances throughout the match, especially in the early stages of the second half, and those chances went begging due to a combination ...
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Killie-Caley Sweet 16: Scottish Cup preview
Fresh from claiming an SPL scalp in the last round, Caley returns to face another of our old league-mates this weekend as our pursuit of the Scottish Cup continues. This time, we drew Kilmarnock, and aside from their recent 1-0 win over Celtic, Killie has been on suitably awful ...
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Preview: Raith Rovers v Aberdeen
Back in the day when an Aberdeen appearance in a Scottish Cup final was a reasonably regular occurrence, the prospect of playing some lower Division canon-fodder was generally greeted in the same manner that the owner of an abattoir welcomes another delivery of mangy cows and sheep to his premises. ...
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A Weekend Off for Hearts
As the Scottish Cup goes through its fifth round fixtures, Hearts will be back at Tynecastle wishing they were playing. But with a big match at Celtic mid-week, there's plenty to prepare for. The Jambos need three points and they will be very hard to come by at Celtic Park.
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Clueless mediocrity
This article may well consign my application as a regular contributor for the Aberdeen match day programme to the bin, but it won’t be the only thing around here that's worth binning, to wit: Mark McGhee, Aberdeen FC's dreams of European football next season (or any season, for that matter) ...
Feb 03, 2010 | Read this article...
Of Bhoys and Men : Own-Goal Gary strikes again
Former Bhoy Gary Caldwell is back to old tricks as he scored an own-goal for Notts County, much to the Latics own peril and cup demise.
Caldwell then scored an own goal three minutes later to leave the Barclays Premier League side stunned and the Magpies looking forward to a trip ...
Feb 03, 2010 | Read this article...
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