Scottish Premier League
Only one winner this weekend in the SPL and it was WHO?
By: Ian Rose |
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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. [...]
Category: Scottish Premier LeagueSPL 2008-09 is over
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Another SPL season is in the bag today. Here are the important things to know about how SPL 2008-09 finished up.
Helicopter Sunday
Rangers needed a win to be sure of winning the league today. On the strength of goals from Kyle Lafferty, Pedro Mendes and (who else) Kris Boyd, they won easily over Dundee [...]
Category: Scottish Premier LeagueOne match left: Rangers take control, and a battle at the bottom
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Well, we’ve come to it at last. Each SPL side has played 37 of their allotted 38 fixtures, and next weekend, the 2008-09 SPL will come to a close. It’s had its moments, and we’ll look back in more detail at the highlights and facepalms of the season later on. For now, [...]
Category: Scottish Premier LeagueSPL set for fantastic finish
By: Ian Rose | 3 Comments
There are a few things we have to admit that the SPL is not. With the title trading places between Celtic and Rangers every year, it’s hardly the most balanced league. It doesn’t have the money to attract the world’s best talent. And some of the pitches, well, they’re hardly the best. [...]
Category: Scottish Premier LeagueLong Time Coming: SPL Update
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It’s been a long dark winter for the Scotland Offside. I won’t make too many excuses, but a new job and an obsession with my own club fighting relegation have left me little time or enthusiasm for keeping the league blog updated. Here’s what’s happened in the meantime.
Old Firm tightens up:
As of this [...]
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Tags: Aberdeen, Caley Thistle, Celtic, Dundee United, Falkirk, Hearts, I never write blogs anymore, Okay I write blogs but not this one, Rangers, Scottish Premier League, SPL2, UpdateScottish Premier League week 20 summary
By: j | No Comments
Week Twenty of the Scottish Premier League with Celtic reaffirming a strangle-hold on the title race with a 1-0 defeat of Rangers at Ibrox (match review Celtic – Rangers). With the victory Gordon Strachan’s club now has a seven point lead and showing little signs of letting up.
Elsewhere Aberdeen defeated Hearts 1-0 with recently [...]
Category: Scottish Premier LeagueMerry Christmas … The Old Firm Cometh
By: Ian Rose | 1 Comment
Glasgow is getting ready for the most important match of the season. Yes, I realize that it’s still a few weeks until the big Partick Thistle – Caley Thistle Scottish Cup match, but I’m talking about another game, some would say an even bigger game, the season’s second Old Firm derby.
Celtic comes in battered, [...]
Category: Scottish Premier LeagueWeek 15 of the SPL
By: j | 1 Comment
Week 15 of the Scottish Premier League concluded with Celtic proudly holding the top spot with a 3-1 victory over St Mirren 3-1. Goals by international stars Georgios Samaras (Greece) and Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan) led the charge with Irish teenager Cillian Sheridan finishing off for good measure (full report here).
To those who think you can [...]
Category: Scottish Premier LeagueRound 15 in the SPL
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We have all twelve SPL sides in action Saturday, with a few meaningful matches as the table starts to sort itself out. No longer will a single win move a team up five places – the season is starting to take shape, and the gap between those fighting for Europe, the pack in the [...]
Category: Scottish Premier Leaguea perfect afternoon
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If you’re debating what to do on a beautiful late-fall afternoon, well look no further as week twelve of the Scottish Premier League heats up with a series of exciting matches. Possibly the match of the week is the Dons visit of Dundee Utd in an important match-up as wrestling early in the campaign for [...]
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