Big Pink

Recently, the saga of Rangers Football Club (the original and up to now very much best version) ended when the old club finally were liquidated. In the twelve years since administrated ended and the liquidation process was started, the initial and truthful howls of anguish from the mainstream media bemoaning the death of 140 years … Read more

If the last twelve years have told us anything, it is that the football authorities are far less interested in the actual sport, the processes of playing the game and maintaining fair competition, and totally devoted to the acquisition of the spare cash lying around in fans’ pockets. The lies and contortions which went into … Read more

Leaving aside for the moment the Shadenfreude-laden giggling as first Celtic, and then Rangers departed the Champions League this season, it is worthwhile taking time to think on the reality of Scotland’s latter-day bit-part status in the game. There are Celtic fans who try to rationalise it by pointing out that for them, the Stein … Read more

I must admit I am surprised that nothing has been done about the TRFC party guys. It is especially puzzling that other clubs who have had games cancelled and players suspended as a consequence of breaches haven’t pointed out the apparent lack of consistency. In August of last year, following a non-socially-distanced night out after … Read more

After nearly two months experience of our new shiny Forum platform, it has significantly failed to impress users at SFM who have – almost from day one – hankered for a return home to the familiar blog format. Of course we wanted to give the new format as much time as possible to bed in, … Read more

The “Lawwell Letter” is trending everywhere this week. To elucidate, it is email sent to (among others) Peter Lawwell and Eric Riley of Celtic on 26 July 2012 by SPL CEO Neil Doncaster. The email came with an attached copy of the Five Way Agreement (hereafter “5WA”, the deal between Sevco, Rangers, the SFA, the … Read more