Alan Pattullo
Sports Journalist at The Scotsman
sports writing asparagus farmer and Big Dunc chronicler. Glamis. Dundee. Edinburgh. The Scotsman since - eek - 1998.
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1 week ago |
scotsman.com | Alan Pattullo
Maeda spent week in Japan and Carter-Vickers has hamstring issueCeltic manager Brendan Rodgers praised his team for stemming the tide after two consecutive losses against Rangers as they came from behind to secure a point at Ibrox. It does not mean much in the final analysis – Celtic, who remain 17 points in front of their Ibrox rivals, wrapped the title up the previous weekend at Tannadice. However, Rodgers was still happy to earn a draw after 3-0 and 3-2 defeats to Rangers already this year.
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1 week ago |
scotsman.com | Alan Pattullo
Czech did not like being taken off - but manager lays down the lawBarry Ferguson has challenged Vaclav Cerny to produce a positive response in training after the winger displayed very evident signs of displeasure when he was replaced during the 1-1 draw with Celtic at Ibrox. The interim Ibrox manager has not been scared to put noses out of joint since arriving in February to replace Philippe Clement. He has already replaced first-choice goalkeeper Jack Butland with deputy Liam Kelly.
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1 week ago |
scotsman.com | Alan Pattullo
When Alex McLeish took a train through the teeth of a storm to keep a Jose Mourinho-arranged appointment with Scott McTominay, he helped set in motion a chain of events that could reach an apotheosis in Italy later this month. McTominay is well on the way to becoming a god in the South – the Italian south. No Scot has ever won the Scudetto but Napoli, with McTominay as a driving force and Billy Gilmour cast as willing auxiliary, are at most three wins and a draw away from doing so.
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1 week ago |
scotsman.com | Alan Pattullo
Fox and Shankland right the wrongs of enforced club silenceRemember that old British Telecom advert extolling the benefits of communication? It’s good to talk. It might have been four or five days too late but Hearts got there in the end. Yes, they held a press conference. You know the type – chairs arranged in a semi-circle in front of a table.
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2 weeks ago |
scotsman.com | Alan Pattullo
Bustling forward makes way onto Celtic dominated shortlistObserving that personal awards in football tend to go to those playing for successful sides is hardly penetrating insight. Take this year’s nominees for the PFA Scotland Premiership player of the year award, for example.
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