Posts Tagged: Hamilton


25
Jan 10

Damn you Andrew Little! (or: “The Scottish Fitba Review”)

In a remarkable weekend of Scottish fitba in which the league leaders across all four divisions either saved or dropped valuable points in injury time, Inside Left comes out smelling of roses, as the predictions we made on Friday turn out to be almost correct.

I was actually a minute or so away from cleaning up at the bookies until Rangers youngster Andrew Little scored to earn the defending champions a point, and deny Hearts their win at Ibrox in six years. The potential winnings would not have meant retiring to a life of golf and international jet travel, but it would have meant an upgrade from the usual “6 small margueritas” to the more decadent “3 medium margueritas” down at our local Dominos.

T’was not to be however, all of which means that this will be the last time I’ll be bemoaning the failure of “the emergence of young talent coming through the ranks” and all that bollocks. I mean, the 91st minute. At Ibrox. I ask you.. Continue reading →


22
Jan 10

Scottish Fitba Weekender

Thank goodness all that Cup nonsense is out of the way.  It’s Saturday, meaning there’s nae work, only good ‘ole League Football. This weekend sees a full fixture list across all four divisions, which given recent meteorological events is a rare occurance indeed. Is this perhaps the first signs of the Second Coming? Well, quite possibly, given our first fixture this weekend.. Continue reading →


19
Jan 10

Scottish Cup Fourth Round (Part 2)

The Fourth round of this year’s Scottish Cup continues tonight with both Celtic and Rangers in action. Division One’s runaway leaders Dundee also take to the field. We had one upset in yesterday’s games as Motherwell where knocked out by Inverness Caley.

With the games at Raith Rovers and Livingston postponed,  is there still a chance of another upset on the cards this evening…? Continue reading →


16
Jan 10

New Manager Syndrome

Jimmy Calderwood didn’t get off to the best of starts as he tries to rekindle his managerial career – his Kilmarnock side went down 3-0 at home to Motherwell.

We often hear about the effect that a change of manager has on a side. For many trigger-happy chairmen, it’s the main reason why they sack their current gaffer. The theory is that a new manager supposedly propels a side to new heights of motivation and victory. So, did you ever wonder if there really is such a thing as “New Manager Syndrome”? How did the current crop of SPL managers fare in their first games in charge?

Well, wonder no more. Continue reading →


15
Jan 10

The Scottish Fitba Weekender

It’s been a while, but at last we’ve a full set of games on a Saturday. Send the kids to the neighbours, the wife down the shops and yourself down the stadium, as we look forward to another weekender full of top (well, ok-ish) footballing skills, thrills and dodgy refereeing decisions!

We’ve no time this week for our preview of Scottish Football League fixtures, so today’s weekender will be confined purely to the SPL. Beginning, in perfect alphabetical order with .. Continue reading →