Monthly Archives: September 2012

With six goals in eight days Gary Hooper couldn't be in finer form for Celtic's Champions League trip to Moscow. Just one goal in the Russian capital would be very welcome as Celtic face Spartak looking to take something from...read more »

'But they won them on the pitch' is about the strongest argument being put up by those attempting to defend the use of side contracts, closely followed by explaining that nothing has yet been proved. There are two very obvious...read more »

Former Celt Evander Sno has suffered a second heart attack on the football pitch. The midfielder walked off the pitch after 34 minutes of NEC Nijmegen's 5-1 defeat at Feyenoord and spent the night in hospital. Feyenoord doctor Casper van...read more »

Spartak Moscow coach Unai Emery was delighted by his side's 3-1 win away to Amkar Perm. Without the suspended Aiden McGeady Spartak won their third match in eight days following their Champions League defeat at Barcelona although they were without...read more »

Stuart McCall admitted that his side had been swept away by Celtic as Neil Lennon's side moved to the top of the SPL table following a 2-0 win at Fir Park. Celtic attacked the home side with passion and purpose...read more »

Greig Spence can't wait to face Partick Thistle today after Tuesday's League Cup tie with Celtic. The Fifers may have ended up on the wrong end of a 4-1 scoreline but the experience was priceless for the former Celtic youth....read more »

Tam Cowan has hit back at Charles Green in the friendly fire between the BBC and the Ibrox club. Last Saturday's 'Off The Ball' programme on Radio Scotland, co-hosted by Cowan, included a light hearted discussion about Fat Sally which...read more »

Blackburn fans finally got their wish last night when Steve Kean quit the Lancashire backwater. The longest running hate campaign aimed at a football manager finally ended when Kean announced his decision to quit from a London hotel ahead of...read more »

Aiden McGeady can't wait to face upto Charlie Mulgrew in Champions League action. At the age of 12 the two bhoys both played in the same Celtic side before their careers took off in different directions. McGeady celebrated Celtic's title...read more »

Paolo di Canio has used his BBC blog to explain why he's not crazy! The Swindon boss has rarely been out of the headlines since the season started with his reaction to substituting goalkeeper Wes Foderingham at Preston after 21...read more »