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Eastern Europe 3 – Scotland Nil
By: Ian Rose |Last season was a tough one for Scottish football in Europe. Rangers dropped out of the big show early to Hearts’ feeder team (which frankly should get us at least half coefficient points), Celtic ended their run of Champions League knockout performances, and the UEFA Cup was a complete disaster. I thought things [...]
Clyde are the anti-Galacticos
By: Ian Rose |It’s been a tough year for fans of many cash-strapped struggling Scottish clubs. But while Livvie fans are still waiting to find out if they have a team, Clyde FC has turned the corner, and done it in what I consider to be a very respectable way. They were forced to release 13 [...]
Mixed day in Europe for Bairns and Well
By: Ian Rose |Motherwell and Falkirk went to Europe, and all Scotland got was this lousy sixth of a coefficient point.
Llanelli 0-3 Motherwell : The Steelmen Advance
By: Ian Rose |Against a side of Welsh part-timers that they frankly should have dominated in the first leg, the Steelmen of Motherwell came out today and showed their quality, taking the day 3-0 away in Wales, and moving on to the 2nd Qualifying round of the first Europa League by an aggregate of 3-1. The goals [...]
Motherwell face early must-win in Europe
By: Ian Rose |Last season was a disaster for Scotland in Europe. Rangers went out to Hearts Jr. in CL qualifying, Celtic failed to make it past the group stage, and both Motherwell and Queen of the South dropped out of the UEFA Cup without a single win. In terms of UEFA coefficient, Scotland ended up [...]






