scottish national team

Burley Must Strike Gold from Ballis 55 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 88 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 355 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 636 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 746 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 758 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 758 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 759 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 ...

Best pitch invasion ever? from Ballis 949 days old

So Scotland lost in Italy and things have returned to normal down Easter Road way. Ballis felt the need to go in search of more past glory this week. ...

Italy v Scotland Preview from Ballis 957 days old

For some reason there has been euphoria in some quarters after Scotland’s last gasp win over Georgia. Perhaps this was down to a sense of relief. I ...