Remembering St. Mirren’s 2013 League Cup win six years on

Remember that time when it wasn't just Celtic winning everything in Scottish football? I do, and it was tremendous. The collapse of Rangers and the arrival of Brendan Rodgers was a great time for our game. As the pundits and the money makers begged for a "strong Rangers", the fans lapped up the period of … Continue reading Remembering St. Mirren’s 2013 League Cup win six years on

Retired shirt numbers: Why Scottish clubs don’t honour their living legends

Retiring a shirt number, naming a stand or erecting a statue are some of the highest gestures a football club can give a player. However, in Scotland it's not something we usually do for living legends. Instead, we tend to retire a number or name a stand after tragedy or death. If we look at … Continue reading Retired shirt numbers: Why Scottish clubs don’t honour their living legends