Sport
Mar 1st, 2012 |
By FJH 
Glasgow Rangers Football Club has gone into administration and while the administrators are trying to untangle the complicated financial structure of the club, the fans are rallying to the cause and this excellent website has been produced. This site was set up in order to allow Rangers fans to register their intent to invest in
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Tags: 140 years of history, rangers fc, save rangers
Jan 31st, 2012 |
By FJH 
Congratulations to Greenock-born Lawrence Tynes for helping the New York Giants to the Super Bowl. A Scottish-born Celtic fan has become the unlikely hero of America’s biggest sport, NFL. Lawrence Tynes, the son of a US Army Navy SEAL stationed in Scotland, kicked the winning field goal for the New York Giants against the San
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Tags: greenock, lawrence tynes, new york giants, nfl, scottish nfl player, super bowl
Jan 9th, 2012 |
By FJH 
Glasgow is to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Some of the venues will be in the East End of Glasgow and will transform this area of the city, which has been in decline for years. Preparations are well underway and already the east end of Glasgow has been transformed beyond all recognition with many old
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Tags: commonwealth games, glasgow 2014 commonwealth games, venues for commonwealth games 2014
Jan 9th, 2012 |
By FJH 
The game of cricket in Scotland is not as popular as football and yet it has been played in Scotland since the 18th century. Here are some facts: The first organised match was in 1785, in Alloa. The governing body of Scottish cricket is Cricket Scotland There are over 150 cricket clubs registered with Cricket
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Tags: scottish cricket, scottish sport
Nov 1st, 2011 |
By FJH 
Celtic and Rangers have both expressed an interest in playing in the English Premier league, no doubt for the massive revenue it would generate for both clubs. There have been many arguments against these two Scottish clubs playing their football in England. One interesting solution is given by Kevin Latimer, SPL: Possible Route into the
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Tags: glasgow celtic, glasgow challenge tournament, glasgow rangers, scottish football, scottish football clubs in england
Sep 30th, 2011 |
By FJH 
Benny Lynch (1913 – 1946) was Glasgow’s finest boxer, a world champion who sadly turned to drink and by age 25, his career was over. He died in 1946 in Glasgow of malnutrition, caused by alcoholism. His record was impressive; He won the Scottish Flyweight Championship in 1934; the British/European/World flyweight championship against Jackie Brown
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Tags: Benny Lynch, glasgow boxing champion, gorbals greatest boxer, hero of the gorbals, scottish boxing, scottish sport, world flyweight champion
Jun 7th, 2011 |
By FJH Tommy Burns was a Celtic FC player and then manager. He was highly respected by players and footballl fans. Tommy died on 15 May 2008. “His death robs Scottish football of one of its most inspirational figures of modern times and one of the nicest people in football. “He will go down as one of
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Tags: celtic fc, glasgow, scottish football, st mary calton, tommy burns
Jun 7th, 2011 |
By FJH It is difficult to know which category to put this sad video, but it is about Scottish sport and the terrible tragedy of 1971 at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow. “The terrible events of January 2, 1971, will never be forgotten. It was a horrific day for everyone who lost loved ones at the game and
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Tags: 1971, 66 dead, glasgow rangers, ibrox, ibrox disaster 1971
Jul 16th, 2010 |
By FJH Glasgow is hosting the Commonwealth Games 2014 and the East End of Glasgow will be transformed. The Athletes Village will be located near Celtic Park. Here are the official artist’s impressions of the proposed site.
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Tags: athletes village, commonwealth games 2010, glasgow