Blogger and KILTR member Jonathan Whitelaw on Alex Ferguson’s unparalleled tenure as football’s most successful and iconic manager. (Image above from The Mirror newspaper) Well, that’s it then. The curtain has finally been drawn on the glittering career of Alex Ferguson. The Govan born lad who came good, rocketing up the greasy pole of football… Read more »
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Scotland at Euro 96
With the final of the 2012 Euros only a matter of days away and the excitement close to dissipating until the World Cup in Brazil 2014, Tom Hall takes a look back at Scotland’s Euro 96 attempts. Having become the first Scotland manager to take the country to the European championships in 1992 the nation… Read more »
The Great Spot the Ball Swindle
Paul Gallagher, who is one of the main contributors to the excellent Dangerous Minds blog, on today’s KILTR blog with the true story behind one of the biggest scams in newspaper history – which all happened in Glasgow in the 1970s. When 19-year-old, James McCreadie won £1500 on the Scottish Daily Express Place the Ball… Read more »
