Posts By Stuart Murison
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1.3KInternationalMcLeish and Scotland are Still Searching for a System
Scotland whimpered to a 2-1 defeat away to Israel. A disappointing performance on a number of levels. There’s the disappointment in losing, of course. Within the Nations League set up, and after a positive win over Albania, progress in the competition suddenly looks more challenging, while the threat of relegation...
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2.5KChampions LeagueHas the Champions League Become Too Competitive?
This week has seen the Champions League group stage return, a little more than two weeks after the highly-anticipated draw on August 30. The draw itself followed a seemingly lengthy playoff and qualification period which began way back in July. This year, the qualification stages involved a higher number of...
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1.3KInternationalScotland’s Defeat was Symptomatic of the SFA’s Ineptitude
Scotland 0-4 Belgium. A bit of a doing for our boys in blue. There will be much written about Scotland’s heaviest home defeat since the 1970’s. Some will label and describe an “embarrassing” or “shambolic” performance where an incoherent Scotland side gave away possession and goals needlessly, and were rightly...
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2.8KFootballBreaking The Perpetual Cycle of Scottish Football
As the Scottish 2017/18 season draws to a crescendo, with Celtic looking for a second consecutive treble-winning season, most fans with no allegiance to the Champions are beginning to focus on the race for second, European spots, or to avoid relegation. Each of the “alternative” aspects are tightly contested, with...
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2.2KInternationalSelf-interest is Holding Scottish Football Back
Editor’s note: This article was published on Feb 14. Since then, the SFA has appointed Alex McLeish as Scotland Manager. Scottish Football is in a state of flux. At the time of writing there is no Manager, no Chief Executive, and no real idea or agreement from those remaining in charge...
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3.4KInternationalThe Hampden Question is about more than just a Stadium
The Scottish Football Association have recently announced their plans to review their current lease on Hampden Park, due to expire in 2020. Presently, the SFA pay a rent of around £800k to Hampden’s ownership company (who also take rental income from concerts, athletic tournaments and the like), and while exact...
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2.4KFootballDoes Trequartista Translate to Scottish?
It is well documented that Scotland has a woeful record of qualifying for major tournaments. Bad managers, bad players, bad luck, lack of investment, lack of youth development and even the break up of the Soviet Union have all been cited as contributing factors to Scotland’s poor performance on the...
