Scottish Premier League Blog

Falkirk

John Hughes has made excellent progress since becoming Falkirk manager in 2003, gaining promotion to the SPL in 2005 and finishing 7th in the previous two campaigns. A few experienced players have been added to the Falkirk squad this year and this could aid Falkirk in finishing in the top six of the SPL for [...]

Aberdeen

Under the guidance of Jimmy Calderwood Aberdeen’s inconsistent form has led to consistent top 6 finishes although they have never progressed to the next stage – getting close to the top two. A whole first XI has left Pittordrie this season and although they have brought in some replacements it is questionable if Aberdeen will [...]

Jim Hamilton has won Mitre SPL Goal of the Decade for his Zidanesque volley for Motherwell against Celtic during the 2005/06 season. The now St. Mirren forward received his award today, exactly ten years since Aberdeen’s Eion Jess scored the first ever SPL goal.
On collecting his award the 32-year-old said: “The goals involved were all [...]

Hibernian

A tough season looms for the capital’s other team. New manager Mixu Paatelainen has far from impressed many in the Hibs support but Tony Mowbray and John Collins were always going to be difficult acts to follow. Over the previous few years, Hibs have sold several millions of pounds worth of talent and have [...]

Aberdeen

For much of last season Aberdeen’s form was up-and-down to say the least. They made a late push to make it into the top six and a win at home to Rangers on the last day of the season helped them secure fourth spot, a finish which flattered them. Manager Jimmy Calderwood had already decided [...]

The previous SPL campaign ended dramatically with Celtic snatching the title from a tired Rangers side in the last two games of the season. Rangers were on the verge of a quadruple until they lost both the league and the Uefa Cup in the space of only eight days.
Rangers did manage to win the [...]