scottish national team

Not Scot the Answer? from Ballis 4 days old

So with Burley gone, the attention turns to who the next Scotland manager might be. Some of you will have already seen the long lists of mostly Scottish ...

Why Burley Must Go Now from Ballis 7 days old

As Scotland were being put to the sword in the first half in Cardiff, the Sky Sports commentator said that he’d covered a lot of Wales games and this ...

Burley Must Strike Gold from Ballis 67 days old

If you’d asked me what the chances were of George Burley being kept on after the debacle in Norway, I’d have said they were negligible. But 180 minutes ...

Norway 4 Scotland 0 (Welcome Back!) from Ballis 100 days old

I wasn’t surprised to see Scotland lose in Norway although the margin of the defeat was shocking. Surely between them, the SFA and the SPL could have ...

Still Crying Over Argentina? from Ballis 367 days old

It's a funny old game this one. Most of the talk is about incidents that happened between 20 and 45 years ago and they have little to do with Scotland. ...

One that Got Away from Ballis 648 days old

Last week on TV, I watched Aiden McGeady play for Eire against Brazil. I thought he looked by far Ireland’s most elegant player and he wouldn’t have ...

The Auld Enemy Clash from Ballis 757 days old

The fact that Scotland are now only two places behind the Auld Enemy in the world rankings has led some to speculate that it could be a good time to ...

Scotland 3 Ukraine 1 from Ballis 770 days old

Bigger teams than the Ukraine might have fallen at Hampden Park over the years but I think today's win is right up there with the great results for the ...

The Sound of the Tumbleweed from Ballis 770 days old

I wonder what bright spark at the Highland League gave the go-ahead for matches at 3pm this afternoon. How many fans will be at Station Park, Nairn, ...

Crisis? What Crisis? from Ballis 771 days old

Inter Milan are taking to the field these days without a single Italian in their side. English players have been a rarity at English league leaders Arsenal ...