What do ‘Fred the Shred’ and David Murray Tell Us About Scotland?
What Do ‘Fred the Shred’ and David Murray Tell Us About Scotland? Gerry Hassan Bella Caledonia, February 17th 2012 This is not another article on football. The Rangers crisis has filled the airwaves...
View ArticleThe People’s Games Still? The State of Scottish Football
The People’s Game Still? The State of Scottish Football Part One Gerry Hassan April 11th 2012 This is an appropriate time to survey the state of Scottish football. Celtic have just been crowned...
View ArticleThe People’s Game Still? Games under the Shadows of Giants
The People’s Game Still? Games under the Shadow of Giants Part Two Gerry Hassan April 12th 2012 The story goes like this. Scottish football has always been about Celtic and Rangers. Live with it. Get...
View ArticleThe People’s Game Still? Punters, Pundits and Change
The People’s Game Still? Punters, Pundits and Change Part Three Gerry Hassan April 13th 2012 Celtic and Rangers never used to dominate Scottish football to the degree they do now. In this concluding...
View ArticleThe Saga of ‘Team GB’ and the Country that doesn’t know its own Name
The Saga of ‘Team GB’ and the Country that doesn’t know its own Name Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, April 21st 2012 This week the clock counting down to the London Olympics passed the 100 days to go mark,...
View ArticleThe Wave of Democratic Protest that Changed Scottish Football will Change...
The Wave of Democratic Protest that Changed Scottish Football will Change Society Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, August 4th 2012 This has been a sensational few months in Scotland. We have the manoeuvrings...
View ArticleThe Scots and Power: The Cardinal, John Haldane and Glasgow Rangers FC
The Scots and Power: The Cardinal, John Haldane and Glasgow Rangers FC Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, March 5th 2013 Scotland has a strange relationship with those in power and authority. We tend to buy...
View ArticleThe Fall of BBC’s ‘Sportscene’ and Why It Matters
The Fall of BBC’s ‘Sportscene’ and Why It Matters Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, April 18th 2013 Scottish football matters to lots of us. Its images and halcyon images define many of our lives – the...
View ArticleThe missing stories and, for some, the pain of growing up
The missing stories and, for some, the pain of growing up Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, August 8th 2013 On Saturday the Scottish football season opened in earnest with the first weekend programme of...
View ArticleThe Power of the Small: A Journey into a Hidden Scotland
The Power of the Small: A Journey into a Hidden Scotland Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, November 19th 2014 Football is everywhere in modern life and no more so than in Scotland. It is a partial story,...
View ArticleScotland’s Football Revolution of Recent Years
Scotland’s Football Revolution of Recent Years Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, May 6th 2015 The last few years have seen the natural order of things disrupted in Scotland. The once dominant force in the...
View ArticleThe ‘War’ on Free Speech and Free Thinking in Scotland and the UK
The ‘War ‘on Free Speech and Free Thinking in Scotland and the UK Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, February 24th 2016 Freedom of expression and thought are cornerstones of any ‘free society’. Who could...
View ArticleWhy Does Football Matter So Much? And is it about something else?
Why Does Football Matter So Much? And is it about something else? Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, May 25th 2016 Football saturates Scotland. It fills numerous conversations and dominates spaces, both...
View ArticleAnniversaries Galore: Are the best days of Scottish football long behind it?
Anniversaries Galore: Are the best days of Scottish football long behind it? Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, April 26th 2017 The only excitement this year in senior Scottish domestic football has been...
View ArticleThe Football Club That Refused to Die: The Tragedy and Beauty of Third Lanark
The Football Club That Refused to Die: The Tragedy and Beauty of Third Lanark Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, January 31st 2018 Glasgow’s history has long been the stuff of legend – the stories of Red...
View ArticleThe Wave of Democratic Protest that Changed Scottish Football will Change...
The Wave of Democratic Protest that Changed Scottish Football will Change Society Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, August 4th 2012 This has been a sensational few months in Scotland. We have the manoeuvrings...
View ArticleThe Scots and Power: The Cardinal, John Haldane and Glasgow Rangers FC
The Scots and Power: The Cardinal, John Haldane and Glasgow Rangers FC Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, March 5th 2013 Scotland has a strange relationship with those in power and authority. We tend to buy...
View ArticleThe Fall of BBC’s ‘Sportscene’ and Why It Matters
The Fall of BBC’s ‘Sportscene’ and Why It Matters Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, April 18th 2013 Scottish football matters to lots of us. Its images and halcyon images define many of our lives – the...
View ArticleThe missing stories and, for some, the pain of growing up
The missing stories and, for some, the pain of growing up Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, August 8th 2013 On Saturday the Scottish football season opened in earnest with the first weekend programme of...
View ArticleThe Power of the Small: A Journey into a Hidden Scotland
The Power of the Small: A Journey into a Hidden Scotland Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, November 19th 2014 Football is everywhere in modern life and no more so than in Scotland. It is a partial story,...
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