Welcome to Issue 1
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Finding my identity
My football story is different. This is how it all began, and where it ended. Words and pictures by Colin McPherson
The Nutmeg Essay:
Crushed by the wheels of industry Scottish football and the new economy. By Stuart Cosgrove
Family Ties The Last Game With My Father
A postscript to his book The First Game With My Father. By Michael Tierney
BvB and Me
How Borussia Dortmund became a part of my life. By Hugh MacDonald
East End Boy
I should support Hibs. My soul belongs to West Ham. By Alastair McKay
Remembering Ralph
Ralph Milne was many things; above all, he was great company. By Neil Forsyth
14 May 1983: The day time stood still in Dundee
One of the most remarkable climaxes to a football season. By Richard Winton
Why I celebrated Dundee United’s relegation
I know it’s wrong. But I can explain. By Alan Pattullo
The making of Pat Nevin
The journey from Easterhouse to Stamford Bridge. By Simon Hart
Glasgow, 1872: the birth of tiki-taka
Pep Guardiola’s debt to Queen’s Park. By Jonathan Wilson
Photo essay: Grounds for optimism
Day 1 of the league season By Alan McCredie and Daniel Gray
David Moyes: One year in a hotel
A home defeat in Spain. By Euan McTear
Owen Coyle: Rover’s return
He was seen as the ideal Scotland boss. What now? By Chris Tait
The legacy of Bill Jeffrey
The Scot who humiliated England in the World Cup. By Ian Thomson
Goalkeepers as managers: The Wrights and wrongs.
A study of goalies as gaffers.
By Paul Forsyth
SPL TV: A television soap opera
Feuds, brinkmanship and wheeling and dealing. By Paul McDonald
Why we should love our referees
Abuse from players, fans and managers. No problem. By Craig Fowler
The rise and rise of Robert Rowan
From a Rosyth bank to Brentford’s football mastermind. By Richard Winton
What’s up with Tony Watt?
Will it finally happen for a dazzling talent?
By Heather McKinlay
The curious case of Islam Feruz
The ups and downs of a potentially supreme Scottish talent. By Chris Collins
No regrets
Playing with God, naked sauna parties, kangaroo courts: Grant Smith has seen it all. By Paul Brown
‘How do you get rid of three Dave Bowmans?’
A football sticker-collecting addict writes.
By Alasdair McKillop
I confess
What could I have achieved in the time I’ve spent on Football Manager?
By Adrian Searle
A question of empathy
Thoughts on the aftermath of this year’s Scottish Cup final. By Gerry Hassan
Offensive and unjustified
Supporters are being unfairly victimised.
By Chris Marshall
Stand up for your rights
The family-friendly match-day experience obsession is ruining Scottish football. By Martin Stone
The Heartbreaker
The story of an unfulfilled Norwegian genius. By Nils Henrik Smith
Scotland’s last genius?
The case for Davie Cooper. By Rob Smyth
Our national debt to Nasko Sirakov
Euro 92 and all that. By Andrew Galloway
Tactics: The history makers
Inverness Caledonian Thistle made history as the first club from the Highlands in the SPL. Who deserves credit? By John Maxwell
Statistics: Three years of Scottish Premiership penalties.
By Thom Watt
Strips: Top marks.
Would you like vomit on your shirt? By John Penman
Poetry
Commemoration By Stephen Watt
Cup Final Day by Stephen Watt