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The Final Whistle #2: "You make decisions in split seconds. If you are harbouring a bias, you wouldn't be able to do that"
Retired official Paul O’Neill laments the widespread delusion that club preference could or would affect split-second decision making
Aug 6
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The Final Whistle #1: ‘If I was a 16-year-old aspiring ref, would I be able to take the level of abuse?’
With Scottish refereeing under increased scrutiny, Stephen McGowan speaks exclusively to recently retired official Paul O’Neill about abuse, pressure…
Aug 6
9
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The Falkirk lad and the miracle from the sky
It's the Rip Off World Cup, so you might as well make the most of it by catching a home run ball outside Fenway
Jun 18
20
3
‘There is a belief Japan will win a World Cup... maybe even this one’
Former Scotland manager and Asian Football Confederation technical director Andy Roxburgh gives skinny on continent’s best-placed sides
Jun 12
8
The World Cup Windfall #2: ‘Let’s build for more magical nights like Denmark’
Mulraney wants to be remembered for improving facilities across the nation — and ramps up investment target for 2030 to a whopping £100m
Jun 3
10
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The World Cup Windfall #1: How Steve Clarke’s success trebled the turnover
The SFA have never been so loaded, but president Mike Mulraney asserts that the qualification legacy is about so much more than just pounds and pence
Jun 3
12
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How Scotland won the Kirin Cup #2: Saitama was oasis in desert for Walter’s nearly men
Scoreless triumph was vintage Smith – then all manager had to worry about was that nobody was (still) in jail the next morning
Apr 29
6
2
Bladerunner, bullet trains and buckets of booze: how Scotland won the Kirin Cup #1
It’s 20 years since an improbable triumph in the Far East gave the success-starved players, press and Tartan Army something to celebrate
Apr 29
9
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How to break the Old Firm #2: Forget the horrible histories – you’ve got this, Hearts
Past title traumas might feel like a curse, but the conditions are perfect for a first non-Glasgow league win since A-ha were breaking into the charts
Mar 26
12
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How to break the Old Firm #1: Fergie gave you belief… Wee Jim just made you terrified of losing
Derek McInnes' Hearts are title favourites... we hear from Aberdeen and Dundee United legends of the 1980s, that last era when anything seemed possible…
Mar 25
16
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The Anatomy of a Transfer #2: 🗣️ ‘I was too young to appreciate Italy… now I’d love to go back’
Despite Covid, Brexit, loneliness and homesickness, Scotland star Aaron Hickey made a rapid and memorable impact for ‘I Rossoblù’
Feb 26
7
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The Anatomy of a Transfer #1: How Aaron Hickey spearheaded the Scottish Serie A invasion
The Scotland international and his father speak exclusively to Nutmeg on their life-changing decision to snub Bayern reserves and the Celtic bench for…
Feb 25
23
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