By Christopher Hall Scotland Manager Craig Levein has elected to hand three new players their first call-up in an international friendly against the Faroe Islands next Tuesday. With an average squad age of 25, youth appears to have taken precedence and no players over 30 year old will appear in the tie at Aberdeen’s Pittodrie [...]
By Christopher Hall For years Scottish Football has had it’s issues, everyone knows that. Sectarianism, racism and debt have all manifested themselves over the last few years within the match day terraces and streets of Scotland. Refereeing enquiries, while omnipresent, are usually taken no farther than the post-match summary from the irate gaffer. However, the [...]
By Christopher Hall Dundee are in it, Liverpool just might be going into it and a number of other football clubs are cautiously striving to avoid it. But just what are the key factors of the phenomenon which is flaunted cautiously in board rooms of football clubs around the United Kingdom? Administration. The key points [...]
By Chris Hall Esteemed chat show host Paul O’Grady, 53, suffered bites on his arm after being attacked by an Adder in his Aldington home. The Channel 4 presenter fought the creature off with a broom after it had found its way into his country residence. The viper had slithered out from underneath a pile [...]
By Christopher Hall The UK’s third largest supermarket, Sainsbury’s, has racked up half-year profits of 13.3% leading up to October 4th. In the recent economic climate, the chain has announced underlying pre-tax profits of £272 million. Sainsbury’s has now recorded 15 quarters of consecutive like-for-like sales growth, with customer numbers appearing to grow – with [...]
By Christopher Hall The Scottish national side has slipped seven places from 26th to 33rd place in the latest Fifa World Rankings. The recent qualification game against Norway was Scotland’s only game in October, which ended 0-0 and was overshadowed by a 3-yard glaring miss from Scotland debutant, Chris Iwelumo. This comes just over a [...]
By Christopher Hall The long running saga of Rangers striker Nacho Novo’s eligibility to play for his adopted nation Scotland gained no further progress yesterday. Scotland Manager George Burley has yet to make an official statement on the issue but has expressed his desire that the bit-part winger be allowed to turn out for the [...]
Students often find themselves cripples by debt By Chris Hall Government figures show many teens may not be taking what they are owed Students in Scotland may not be taking advantage of their full financial entitlements, a recent study by the Student Loans Company (SLC) has proven. Many students who are granted loans may not be [...]
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