On May 31, nearly seven years ago, Willo Flood signed a pre-contract agreement with Aberdeen, becoming Derek McInnes' first signing at Pittodrie. The Irishman officially joined on July 1, 2013 alongside Barry Robson. When McInnes was announced as the new manager of Aberdeen on March 25, 2013, he soon got to work getting players signed up … Continue reading Where are Derek McInnes’ first signings now?
Hibernian take on Celtic at Hampden in the League Cup semi-final later, and the odds are heavily stacked against them. The Glasgow side are aiming to win their 30th, yes 30th, consecutive domestic cup game. What a hoot Scottish football is, no? Anyway, if Paul Heckingbottom's side stop Celtic then they will have to deliver … Continue reading Hibernian v Celtic: The financial gap
The Premiership is back on Saturday. Thank f***. Hibs are currently sitting third bottom of the table after a very poor start to the season. A win on Saturday away at Hamilton Accies could see them go above Hearts and their opponents into 8th place. If the Hibees win they will stretch their winning streak … Continue reading How Hibernian have fared after the last five international breaks
It's been a turbulent couple of months at Aberdeen. Derek McInnes has been battered from pillar to post by Dons fans since the start of the league season - and for good reason. The continuation of the (at times) turgid football from the end of last season has irked many supporters. There has been no … Continue reading Derek McInnes: Is it time for change at Aberdeen?
Lee Clark, remember him? It feels like a lifetime ago he was in charge of Kilmarnock. His year in charge at Rugby Park was, well, eventful. The highlight (there weren't many) of his spell was probably beating Falkirk in the play-off final to secure Kilmarnock's place in the Premiership for another season. He hit the … Continue reading Lee Clark’s Kilmarnock signings: Where are they now?
The Premiership is back tomorrow after the first international break of the season. Hearts are currently second bottom of the table and in dire need of a win to get their campaign up and running. Tomorrow they welcome Motherwell to Tynecastle and fans will be hoping they can stretch their unbeaten run at home to … Continue reading How Hearts have fared after the last five international breaks
We are only three games into the league season yet Aberdeen fans seem to be in open turmoil about how bad things are going. Yes, you guessed it, the McInnes Out crowd have been in their element after the last five games. The Dons have won one game in that time which was an extra-time … Continue reading What’s going wrong at Aberdeen and what needs to change?
Alloa Athletic Alloa remarkably remained in the Championship last season with a brilliant last couple of months. A lot of the success was down to Jim Goodwin who has now moved to St Mirren in the Premiership. Instead of going for a newly retired player like they have with their last couple of appointments Alloa … Continue reading Championship season previews
AIRDRIEONIANS Many Airdrieonians fans will be optimistic about the season ahead given the recruitment at the club. The acquisitions of former Raith and Dunfermline midfielder Nat Wedderburn, ex-Hearts left-back Adam Eckersley and on-loan striker Callum Smith will fill them with hope that they can push further than last season and reach the play-offs. If the … Continue reading League One season previews
ALBION ROVERS The appointment of Kevin Harper couldn't have went better for Albion Rovers last season. Prior to him coming in they looked doomed as they sat bottom of the league with relegation to the Lowland League looking a real possibility. This season they will look to keep that momentum going after a strong finish … Continue reading League Two season previews
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