Category Archives: Scottish Football Association
12-12-18 is…DEAD.
Just as a refresher, this is what the Scottish Premier League clubs were voting on this morning: A 12-12-18 league structure. The leagues would be called Premier Division, Championship and … Continue reading
I’m not ready to give up yet, but…
Here are just a few of the stories in Scottish football this week: Dunfermline Athletic F.C. were docked 15 points for going into administration and are now in a relegation … Continue reading
Is 12-12-18 Dead?
Since the announcement of the SPL proposal (above) to reorganize Scottish football I have hoped that the whole thing would fall flat. While the plan merged two of the three … Continue reading
Why is Dave Cormack Stealing My Ideas?!
I came across the following in today’s online version of The Scotsman: A former chief executive is calling to merge a number of teams into ‘superclubs’ in order to save … Continue reading
The “New” Scottish Football Association Logo
Apparently I missed the “launch” of a new Scottish Football Association logo (above) in November. S.F.A. badges have, at least in recent years, had something of a curious history, sometimes … Continue reading
Let’s Hope the Wee Man has a Wee Plan
Tomorrow afternoon the Scottish National Team will take on Estonia at Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen in an international friendly that will mark Gordon Strachan’s first match in charge of the … Continue reading
Prime Minister’s Question Time: The Answers
Sadly my work schedule this week did not allow me to stay up late enough to await the arrival of any submissions arriving before the midnight deadline, so we’re going … Continue reading
Odds & Ends: Somebody DO SOMETHING!! Edition
The SFA, SPL, SFL and who knows who else have, apparently, come to a decision on the restructuring of professional game in Scotland. One might think I have a lot … Continue reading
International Friendly Round-Up
Well, well, well, what an interesting day of international friendlies… Here at the Tanner Ba’ we took particular interest in three of them. Let’s start with Scotland’s 2-1 victory over … Continue reading
Craig Levein is out as Scotland’s manager
Though the decision was delayed by a few days (purportedly because the S.F.A. is in such dire financial straits that it did not know if it could pay him and … Continue reading
