Motherwell 0-1 Llanelli

Matchday 1 Thursday July 2, 2009 – Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie Having seen a number of Intertoto Cup failures over the last few seasons, I had hoped that I’d seen the back of ill-prepared European forays by Scottish clubs with the introduction of the new ‘Europa League’ this summer. Alas, not! Not only was this a … Continue reading →

Queen’s Park 0-0 Stenhousemuir

May 17, 2009 – Hampden Park, Glasgow I always enjoy a trip to the home of Scottish football but as a spectacle this game wasn’t really up to much. Queen’s needed a win to overturn Stenhousemuir’s 2-1 first leg advantage but they rarely looked capable of getting the goals they needed.  There were a couple … Continue reading →

Scotland 2-1 Iceland

April 1, 2009 – Hampden Park, Glasgow A bit of a rollercoaster ride at the home of football tonight, with Scotland eventually coming away with a precious win over group outsiders Iceland to keep alive hopes of World Cup qualification. Typically, Scotland made heavy work of the win, only scoring once through Ross McCormack in … Continue reading →