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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 13h
"They were back playing. Then the Taliban took over and it all came crashing down. The women suddenly found themselves in a vulnerable situation."

Scotland great Pauline Hamill on her work with the Afghan women's refugee team.

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The Scot helping women driven out of Afghanistan by the Taliban play football again
Scotland great Pauline Hamill is giving women who have been driven out of Afghanistan by the Taliban the chance to play international football again.
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 1d
🔵 33 per cent possession against Greece
🔵 xG of 0.06 in first half
🔵 Goals from corner, free-kick, blunder

Scotland are in danger of becoming the Livingston of international football - Steve Clarke has to start Billy Gilmour.

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Steve Clarke has to start playing Billy Gilmour before Scotland turn into Livingston
Scotland are in danger of turning into Livingston - manager Steve Clarke needs to start playing Billy Gilmour to secure World Cup qualification.
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 7d
🔵 Targeted by Hearts and Hibs casuals
🔵 "Junkie" Irvine Welsh and Trainspotting fame
🔵 How Rangers were cheated in 92/93 Champions League
🔵 Stage 4 cancer battle

Scott Nisbet has a book out - and he has quite a story to tell.

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Scott Nisbet on Irvine Welsh and how Rangers were cheated of Champions League glory
Scott Nisbet on "junkie" Irvine Welsh, living his Rangers dream, his suspicions over the 1992/93 Champions League and his cancer battle.
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 9d
"We got the goal early in the second half. If that stands, we win the game, 100 per cent. I don't know what the referee saw. That was never a handball."

Sebastian Tounekti felt a decision denied Celtic victory against Braga.

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Celtic winger Sebastian Tounekti in bold claim over disallowed Kelechi Iheanacho goal
Sebastian Tounekti tonight hit out at the refereeing decision that denied Celtic a goal against Braga and made a bold claim about the Europa League…
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 14d
Celtic fans have valid grievances about how their club is being run and deserve to be heard.

But the Green Brigade's banner tribute to a founder member of the Irish National Liberation Army won't open talks with the board.

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Green Brigade banner tribute to INLA founder member won't open dialogue with Celtic
Celtic fans have valid grievances about how their club is being run - but a banner tribute to an INLA founder member won't open talks with directors.
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 14d
🔵 Facing Johnny Doyle and Danny McGrain at 17
🔵 Why Hearts will maintain strong start
🔵 Problems behind the scenes at Rangers
🔵 Playing for Scotland at Italia '90 and Euro '92

Enjoyed chatting to Dave McPherson this week.

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Dave McPherson on a Johnny Doyle joust and tackling Scottish football's Slim pickings
Former Rangers, Hearts and Scotland defender Dave McPherson is eager to tackle Scottish football's Slim pickings in his new director role.
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 15d
MSPs demanded multi-year registrations for children under 16 in the CAS set-up be scrapped in 2020.

They still remain in place.

Our politicians' intransigence is putting Scottish kids at risk of economic exploitation.

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MSPs' intransigence putting boys in pro-youth set-up at risk of economic exploitation
MSPs' failure to take the SFA and SPFL to task over multi-year registrations has left kids in pro-youth set-up open to "economic…
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 16d
"The Rangers game plan was convoluted. The frustration around the stadium was tangible as their players passed sideways and back again and again and again. The Ibrox atmosphere, so often electric on European nights, was flat."

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Red card no excuse for another Rangers roasting - Russell Martin must pay the price
Mohammed Diomande's first-half red card is no excuse for Rangers' defeat to Genk at Ibrox tonight - manager Russell Martin may pay the price.
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 16d
Thorsten Fink was in the Bayern Munich squad when the Germans played Rangers in the Champions League in 1999.
Ibrox made a lasting impression.
He made a Simply the Best funeral admission after his Genk side's win last night.
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Genk manager Thorsten Fink in Simply the Best funeral admission after dream Ibrox win
Genk manager Thorsten Fink has made a funeral admission about Rangers anthem Simply the best in the wake of his side's Ibrox victory last night.
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 17d
🦁 Jailed in Singapore over false match fixing charges
🐧 Kidnapped a penguin in New Zealand
💰 Banked Hoffenheim Firmino/Joelinton cash
🐑Interested in Aberdeen vacancy

Could "the craziest man in football" be Pittodrie bound?

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German once dubbed 'craziest man in football' in contention for key Aberdeen position
The German who was once described as “the craziest man in football”, has emerged as a contender for the vacant sporting director position at…
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 18d
🔵 Scored 12 goals at Celtic
🔵 Sold to Genk for £3.5m in 2024
🔵 VfB Stuttgart bid €28m for him this month
🔵 Failed a medical

Bizarre reason Oh Hyeon-gyu became a €28m target and why his big Bundesliga move collapsed.

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The bizarre reason Oh Hyeon-gyu became €28m man and why ex-Celt's big move collapsed
How ex-Celtic striker Oh Hyeon-gyu become a shock €28m target for VfB Stuttgart this month and why the South Korean's Bundesliga move collapsed.
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 18d
Youth football campaigners have claimed a victory over the SFA and SPFL "cartel" in a long-running dispute about how children are treated in the Club Academy Scotland system.

But they have vowed to continue their fight.

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Youth campaigners claim victory over SFA and SPFL 'cartel' - but vow to fight on
Youth football campaigners have claimed a victory in their long-running dispute with the SFA and SPFL "cartel" - and vowed to continue…
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 19d
@raecomm.bsky.social has watched Oliver Burke develop as a player during his time at Werder Bremen and Union Berlin in Germany.

He believes the first Scot to score a Bundesliga hat-trick can help his country's World Cup bid.

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Steve Clarke told how Bundesliga hat-trick striker can help Scots book World Cup spot
Oliver Burke hasn't played for Scotland since 2020 - but Steve Clarke could recall the striker after his historic Bundesliga hat-trick for Union…
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 21d
Rangers fans rocked up at Ibrox in their thousands last night and demanded that Russell Martin be sacked as manager.

But Martin turned their boos into cheers and earned himself a stay of execution.

My take on events in Govan in @heraldscotland.bsky.social 👇

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How Russell Martin turned boos into cheers and earned a Rangers stay of execution
Russell Martin silenced the Rangers fans who called for him to be sacked tonight - but has he simply earned a stay of execution as Ibrox manager?
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 21d
🔵 Thanked Rangers fans who called for his sacking
🔵 Made Nico Raskin admission
🔵 Revealed owner Andrew Cavenagh is "really happy"
🔵 Stated his team "looked coached"

Russell Martin was pretty chipper after the win over Hibs.

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Rangers manager lauds fans who called for his sacking and makes Nico Raskin admission
Russell Martin has thanked the Rangers fans who called for him to be sacked and made a Nico Raskin admission in the wake of a win over Hibernian.
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 21d
The East Ayrshire derby between Auchinleck Talbot and Cumnock Juniors can make the Old Firm game look like a pre-season friendly.

So what can we expect when they play in the Scottish Cup for the first time in history?

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We don't want World War 3: Ayrshire braced for Auchinleck-Cumnock derby like no other
Auchinleck Talbot v Cumnock Juniors makes the Old Firm game look like a pre-season friendly - so what will their first ever Scottish Cup clash be…
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 22d
"Will they plump for the new Pep Guardiola - or someone who makes Pedro Caixinha look like Rinus Michels?"

The inconvenient truth which the “Russell Martin out” rabble rousers at Rangers are ignoring.

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The inconvenient truth “Russell Martin out” rabble rousers are ignoring at Rangers
The Rangers supporters who have been clamouring for Russell Martin to be sacked as the Ibrox club's manager are ignoring an inconvenient truth.
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 23d
🔵 Lifelong debt to Mr Queen's Park Eddie Hunter
🔵 Why he returned to Everton
🔵 How "top dog" Jack Grealish got his mojo back
🔵 Scotland's "fiery character" Ben Gannon-Doak

I spoke to Alan Irvine ahead of the Merseyside derby.

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Alan Irvine on Mr Queen's Park, Everton's 'top dog' and Scotland's 'fiery character'
Alan Irvine on "Mr Queen's Park" Eddie Hunter, why Jack Grealish is loving being Everton's "top dog" and Scotland's "fiery…
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 25d
🍀 Turned down Bundesliga/Premier League moves
🍀 Intends to stay at Parkhead for "many years"
🍀 His World Cup dream
🍀 African Cup of Nations in December/January
🍀 Why his play will excite fans

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Why new Celtic signing Seb Tounekti turned down Bundesliga and Premier League moves
New Celtic signing Seb Tounekti has revealed why he turned down Bundesliga and Premier League moves as he targeted the World Cup.
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 26d
"I thought Eddie might be a good man to get in as my assistant. When I called him up he said, ‘McCall! You wee b******!’"

I spoke to Ian McCall and Malky Mackay about Eddie Hunter - Queen's Park icon and ultimate one club man.

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It wasn't about money with Eddie: Queen's Park icon Hunter, the ultimate one club man
Glowing tributes have been paid to Eddie Hunter following the sad passing of the legendary Queen's Park player and manager - the ultimate one club…
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 27d
"He did the Celtic deal. Nowadays, agents do that and take a commission. Eddie didn't want a penny. It was never about money with him."

Malky Mackay's tribute to Queen's Park icon Eddie Hunter - the ultimate one club man.

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It wasn't about money with Eddie: Queen's Park icon Hunter, the ultimate one club man
Glowing tributes have been paid to Eddie Hunter following the sad passing of the legendary Queen's Park player and manager - the ultimate one club…
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · 27d
The Chadwick Stand at Rugby Park was a fifth full when Celtic's game against Kilmarnock kicked off yesterday.

But the fans' "12th man" protest still fell a little flat imho.

My take on the "Sack the Board" brigade in @heraldscotland.bsky.social today.👇

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12th man protest falls flat - but Celtic must find form fast or season will turn ugly
Celtic fans' "12th man" protest during their Premiership game at Rugby Park fell a little flat - but the Parkhead side need to find form…
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · Sep 10
🔴 Hamilton savaged fans who protested last month
🔴 Claimed they "heaped shame" on themselves
🔴 Alleged "police intervention" was required
🔴 FOI request made to Police Scotland
🔴 "No offences reported" at Broadwood

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Hamilton fans slam board as Police Scotland respond to Broadwood protest FOI request
Hamilton fans have hit out at their board after Police Scotland responded to a Freedom of Information request about a protest at Broadwood last…
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · Sep 10
Greece lost 3-0 at home on Monday
Denmark got their tactics spot on
What do Scotland need to do in Glasgow?

Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Greece at Hampden next month is going to be biblical.

Here's how they win.

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Why Greece lost 3-0 to Denmark - and what Scotland have to do to beat them at Hampden
Why did Greece lose 3-0 to Denmark on Monday night and what do Scotland need to do to beat them in their World Cup qualifier at Hampden next month?
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Matthew Lindsay @mattlindsayht.bsky.social · Sep 9
Young gun Ben Gannon-Doak showed why Scotland fans are so excited about him against Belarus last night.

But the "old timers" were superb in Hungary and they're the men who will spearhead this World Cup qualifying bid.

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Next mind Ben Gannon-Doak - these old timers can fire Scotland to World Cup finals
Scotland fans are excited about young gun Ben Gannon-Doak - but it's these old timers who will fire the national team to next summer's World Cup…
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