Graeme McGarry

Motherwell, United Kingdom

Senior Sports Writer at The Herald Magazine

Senior Sports Writer at The Herald (Scotland)

Proud dad to Jack and James. Senior Sports Writer for Herald & Times.

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Articles

Ayr United chairman on Scott Brown's future, new pitch, and his legacy at club

5 days ago | ayradvertiser.com | Graeme McGarry

Not that the Honest Men aren’t doing well enough. They finished last season in third place in The Championship, with the only real disappointment being a late dip in form that eventually saw them crash out of the Premiership play-offs to the aforementioned Maryhill Magyars.
Ayr United chairman on Scott Brown's future, new pitch, and his legacy at club

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Graeme McGarry

You could be forgiven for thinking though that the Somerset Park side have been rechristened ‘Former Celtic captain Scott Brown’s Ayr United’, a phrase which, thanks to the modern-day need to kowtow to our search engine masters, has featured in just about every headline about the club over the past year and a half. Still, for chairman David Smith, it’s a small price to pay simply to have Brown in the dugout. “We will never beat that in the press, it's always going to be there,” Smith said.
Ambition, and aggression: What Motherwell chairman saw in Jens Berthel Askou

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Graeme McGarry

He was determined though that the new man in the dugout would be someone who would be willing and able to pick up where Wimmer left off, and implement the aggressive style that he wants Motherwell to be known for. Having whittled down a huge list of prospective candidates to land on then FC Copenhagen assistant manager Berthel Askou, he is certain the club have got the right man to do just that.
First impressions of Jens Barthel Askou and his chances of success at Motherwell

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Graeme McGarry

New Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou made a good first impression this week. (Image: GordonTerris/Herald&Times) This is an excerpt from this week's McGarry on Motherwell, a free Motherwell newsletter written by Graeme McGarry that goes out every Thursday at 6pm. To sign up, click here. This week, the press had their first meeting with new Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou. And to paraphrase from that famous scene in Jerry Maguire, he had me at ‘I scored against Airdrie’.
New Motherwell boss on scoring against Airdrie, influences, and Russell Martin

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Graeme McGarry

New Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou says he is at Fir Park for the long haul. (Image: GordonTerris/Herald&Times) As ways to ingratiate yourself to the good people of Motherwell go, Jens Berthel Askou has a doozy. “Oh my god, yeah, I scored against Airdrie!” Berthel Askou said. “So, I've got a head start there.
Here's what SFA should do instead of throwing book at Rangers legend John Brown

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Graeme McGarry

Rangers have been charged by the Scottish FA after Ibrox legend John Brown called officials 'corrupt' on the club TV channel at the end of last season. (Image: NQ) As someone who has been known from time to time to watch his team’s away matches (completely legally of course) on opposition club TV channels, I find the partisan commentary all part of the fun.
What future for Albion Rovers, famous old name of Scottish football's past?

2 weeks ago | heraldscotland.com | Graeme McGarry

Unfortunately, for the people the club means the most to, it has come to represent something else entirely over the last few years. Crisis. Relegation. In-fighting. And very nearly, oblivion. “There's no point in sugarcoating it,” said director Ben Kearney. “Our approach was just to be honest, which is probably the healthy thing to do. I don't think anybody expected it, that we were just so open to the world in terms of how f****d we were.
Motherwell's manager strategy worth the risk, and why tear down Lennon Miller?

2 weeks ago | heraldscotland.com | Graeme McGarry

The news caught us all a bit off guard. Especially one or two Scottish former pros it seems who were keen on the gig. But after the disappointment of Michael Wimmer’s departure, this was exactly the type of appointment the club needed to make to get the juices flowing again ahead of the new campaign. Now, I am not just saying this because he is a foreign coach with a slightly exotic sounding name.
It's clear why Tartan Army pine for Ange Postecoglou over cautious Steve Clarke

2 weeks ago | heraldscotland.com | Graeme McGarry

Many among the Tartan Army would love to see Ange Postecoglou succeed Steve Clarke as Scotland manager, but what they want more than anything is a coach who sets his team out on the front foot. (Image: NQ) The rapid advances in AI technology were supposed to be transformative for the human race, but so far as I can tell, the most exciting thing it has enabled so far are the countless photos of Ange Postecoglou in a Scotland tracksuit that flooded social media on Friday night.
Liechtenstein 0 Scotland 4: Lennon Miller shines as Adams bags hat-trick

2 weeks ago | heraldscotland.com | Graeme McGarry

Adams soon added another and George Hirst got a third after the interval, before Adams sealed his hat-trick with the last touch of the game. But it was a young midfielder earning his first start that most caught the eye, and offered some hope for the future. Here are the talking points from the Rheinpark Stadion… Lennon Miller puts on a show The Motherwell (at least, for now) youngster was handed his first start for his country, and he didn’t disappoint.