A manic week for Motherwell There is something wonderfully unpredictable about the early weeks of any new football season. One minute you are watching a Scottish Premiership club dismantle an experienced European opponent under the lights, dreaming about what might be possible. A few days later, that same club can be reminded rather brutallyContinue reading “McFadden On Football: The Monday Review”
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McFadden On Football: The Monday Review
Weekend review of the football action in the SPFL and EFL.
A Season Like No Other Is Set For A Dramatic Ending No Matter What Happens From Here
This Scottish Premiership title race has gone far beyond football. It has become a collision of history, trauma, nostalgia and sheer chaos. Every week seems to add another ridiculous subplot to a season that already feels impossible to explain to anyone outside Scotland. For Celtic, the story starts with Martin O’Neill. A man who hadContinue reading “A Season Like No Other Is Set For A Dramatic Ending No Matter What Happens From Here”
Hearts In Pole Position With Rangers Chasing But Do Not Rule Martin O’Neill And Celtic Out Yet
Anyone suggesting that Celtic are out of the Scottish Premiership title race is ignoring both the numbers and the context of this season. A look at the league table in the attached image shows Celtic sitting third on fifty four points from twenty seven matches, six behind leaders Hearts on sixty and three adrift ofContinue reading “Hearts In Pole Position With Rangers Chasing But Do Not Rule Martin O’Neill And Celtic Out Yet”
Derek McInnes Reacts to Hearts Defeat To St Mirren
St Mirren edged a hard-fought 1–0 win over ten-man Hearts at the SMiSA Stadium, dealing a blow to the visitors’ hold on top spot in the Scottish Premiership. The turning point came on 29 minutes when captain Craig Halkett was sent off for denying Jacob Devaney a clear goalscoring chance, leaving Hearts to defend deepContinue reading “Derek McInnes Reacts to Hearts Defeat To St Mirren”
