Stephen Mcgowan

2 days ago | heraldscotland.com | Stephen Mcgowan

Since 2016/17, Celtic have lifted 83 per cent of the trophies available in Scotland. Rangers and St Johnstone are the only other teams to have won anything at all. Yet, in the minds of supporters, Desmond is an absentee landlord, semi-detached from the day-to-day functions of the club. A man who pokes his head in to the Hampden showers long enough to pick a new manager before slamming the door behind him and going off to play a round of golf. Most of this stuff is overblown.

1 week ago | www-tmp.thenational.scot | Stephen Mcgowan

Top-flight clubs voted last year to outlaw the use of astroturf in their league by season 2026-27. Newly promoted Falkirk are one of seven clubs speaking to the SFA over a package of interest free loans and grants to help with cost of laying down a grass pitch. Airdrie, Cove Rangers, Falkirk, Hamilton, Livingston, Queen of the South and Raith Rovers are also seeking financial aid to make the change.

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Stephen Mcgowan

The Falkirk squad lift the William Hill Championship Trophy (Image: Craig Williamson - SNS Group) Sitting alongside the SPFL Championship trophy on the table in the middle of Jamie Swinney’s office is a half-empty box of white chocolate buttons.   Sugar helped Falkirk’s Chief Executive to cope with the crippling stress of a late promotion wobble. Should Hearts come seeking permission to speak to PFA Scotland manager of the year John McGlynn, he might need another box.

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Stephen Mcgowan

Newly promoted Falkirk are one of seven clubs speaking to the SFA over a package of interest free loans and grants to help with cost of laying down a grass pitch. Airdrie, Cove Rangers, Falkirk, Hamilton, Livingston, Queen of the South and Raith Rovers are also seeking financial aid to make the change. With the two sides yet to reach agreement Swinney says the clubs could still ask an independent arbitration tribunal to review the decision under Article 99 of the SFA rules.

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Stephen Mcgowan

Rangers' Neraysho Kasanwirjo removes items from the pitch (Image: Alan Harvey - SNS Group) "THE truth is," wrote Nick Hornby in ‘Fever Pitch,’ a book about his obsession with Arsenal and football, “for alarmingly large chunks of an average day, I am a moron.”  Beneath the surface of most football fans lurks a little of the Nick Hornby.