March 2009 - Scottish Football
Some people say that the Premier League isn't competitive. To those people I introduce the Scottish Premier League. It's been dominated by two clubs - 'the Old Firm' of Glasgow, Celtic and Rangers - since the age of the dinosaur. However, every now and then Aberdeen (under plain old Alex Ferguson) or Hearts or Dundee United do something to break the stranglehold.
SPL Betting Preview: Pivotal weekend for those with European dreams
John Girvan looks at the top fixtures in his weekly preview of the Scottish scene....
Betfair Big Interview: Terry Butcher
On a sunny day in Scotland we found England legend Terry Butcher coming back into the clubhouse after the Inverness Caledonian Thistle golf day - and wondered how he's juggling his new club commitments with...
SPL Betting Preview: Jambos confident of Easter Road win
It might be League Cup Final weekend but try telling that to anyone in the capital where the immediate attention will be on Saturday's televised Edinburgh Derby, writes John Girvan. Best Bet: Hibernian v Hearts...
SPL Betting Preview: St Mirren keen to keep the score down
Sky Sports 1 have Saturday lunch-time coverage of Celtic's visit to St Mirren in the last eight of The Homecoming Scottish Cup. But does John Girvan think the Bhoys can transfer their league form to...
Scottish Football: It's not all bad news north of the border
Robert Hughes looks at how the Scottish Premier League's loss of big television deals six years ago forced it to do things differently to the English Premier League and how that may not actually be...