Sacking in Scotland – Who’s Next?

It’s getting to the squeaky bum stage of the SPL. Trigger fingers on the sacking gun are getting itchy as the battle for Title, European and Relegation places are cemented but just who is safe and who is not. Kilmarnock are plummeting, Inverness seemingly rising (before a hammering away to Falkirk), Rangers struggling and Celtic unable to take advantage.  Unusually, the Scottish Premier League has a system of playing two-thirds of the season before a top six/bottom six split, resulting in the best six teams in the country fighting for European places, whilst the bottom six are pitted against each other in a battle against the dreaded drop.  Let’s have a look at the clubs: Read more

Top Seven Fights with Fergie – Sir Alex’s Best Spats

Sir Alex Ferguson is a master of football psychology.  On the eve of an important game or at a crucial stage in the season, up will pop Fergie with an off-the-cuff comment here or there.  A question or two just to cause a few doubts in the opposing ranks.  It’s not uncommon for certain other individuals to attempt to match Sir Alex at mind manipulation but how many times do they match the master manager?  Here, we look at some of Fergie’s great rivalries and assess who came out on top. Read more