Andy's Sting

We were there. But Scotland are now well and truly home. My own Tartan Army adventurers are awaiting nervously their Miami-induced, credit card bills, Ryan Christie was seen playing golf at The Renaissance and we’re all getting on with life again. And, in case you didn’t know senior football starts again tomorrow in what my pal in the pub calls the ‘Amazon Firestick Trophy’. Anyway The hype was manic, and fun while it lasted but the reality is that the collective hangover ha

Let’s talk first about the man. I’ve only met Steve Clarke once, at a photo shoot but he was more than helpful and came across just as I had expected. I immediately liked him and integrity was baked into everything he did. That’s why his loss is problematic and more than tactical. Looking at the other teams in the World Cup you can see how comfortable they all seem to be on the ball. We’re not. It’s simples. We have been left behind by the way we play and need to reinvent our

It’s the ‘Mornings After the Nights Before’ for all who care more about the future of Scottish football rather than who’s maybe on the sub’s bench for our clubs of choice and other vital but peripheral nonsense /football talk. Why? Because Scottish football right now needs some big, simple and determined thinking and then some deep changes. Like many fans I’ve loved being part of the World Cup and especially the way that our Tartan Army have not just captured the moment, they

Thank Goodness Football is about to break out. That is a relief for us all. Maybe the actual balls actually being kicked will start the process of the beautiful game becoming the talking point rather than the excesses. What’s for sure is the vast range and depths of sheer and often nasty ugliness baked-in by Infantino’s version of Fifa into the future, fully supported and exacerbated by his Faustian pact with the alleged leader of the free world. I love the USA, always have,

Consider: You are the commercial decision maker of either your football club or a football association. If you could get immediate and easy money for your club or leagues from a potentially toxic consumer product like gambling, and I mean much more than the market rate, what would you do? Of course, you are mindful that Gambling is a product you know to be potentially damaging. But it’s not your job to make the rules. And anyway, any damage will be under-reported and never d

The Immutable Laws of Scottish Football. (And some other wee stories) I was glad to hear yesterday that Steve has been given a 4 year contract extension by the 6th floor. I’m also well aware that we’ve never got out of the group stage and somehow that has become our be-all and end-all goal in the land of King Donald. People, especially those making a living in the media, seem to collectively forget we actually made the last 16 in 1974 just by qualifying. And were the only und