Written by TJ As FIFA and UEFA quarrel over rights to host tournaments worth billions ($25 bn being what is mooted for the new Club World Cup - read about it here), one particular quote stuck out for me: “I cannot accept that some people who are blinded by the pursuit of profit are considering... Continue Reading →
Ménage à Trois: Blazers, Clubs and Fans
Written by TJ Roger Mitchell said something recently that stopped me in my tracks. Not at the start. I'd heard all that bit before - though its certainly as succinct a summary of the war for power at the SFA that's raged for 20 years as you are likely to read. At the end. A... Continue Reading →
SFA: More Than Just an Embarrassment – A Disgrace
Written by TJ Something seemed a little off when watching Scotland prepare for the Portugal game recently. I eventually put my finger on what it was. See I remember that Vauxhall had announced it was terminating its sponsorship of all the home nations effective from the end of the World Cup. Yet here we were... Continue Reading →
Hidden Contract, Disguised Remuneration
Written by TJ We previously called the SFA's failure to examine this issue properly an open, festering wound on the game. This may well divide opinion, but today I'm not going to write on the eligibility of players, campaigns for title-stripping or whether there was a 'sporting advantage' gained. In a gambit of questionable folly... Continue Reading →
Roger Mitchell: The Circle of Milne
The premise for this piece started off as discussion with Roger Mitchell, former-CEO at the SPL over the merits of a thought provoking article by Michael Wood. The topic - whether Scottish football was any better off for the SPL after 20 years. It is well worth a read if, like us, you believe it... Continue Reading →
The Start of a Journey
Thanks for visiting us. This is the start of a journey that will hopefully conclude with significant reform to the way football is run in Scotland.