💬 "I've woke up every morning for 12 years and and said, 'How can I make Livingston better?'" In the big interview, David Martindale on abuse, Marvin Bartley, and being back on the tools to build a bold new direction for Livingston as sporting director. www.theterrace.scot/news/2603248...

💬 "What a week for Aberdeen. The oil capital of Europe has, erm, run out of petrol, and their team is spluttering along like a clapped-out Yugo." Panic at Pittodrie. Relegation or not, why Dave Cormack and the Dons need to have a serious summer rethink. www.theterrace.scot/news/2600029...

Really enjoyed meeting Barney Stewart last week and hearing about his journey. An infectious character, and a young man with a great chance of going far in the game. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Barney Stewart: The making of Falkirk's striking sensation. www.theterrace.scot/news/2599446...

💬 "They tried to kill Dundee." 15 years on from the weekend Dundee went to Dingwall and performed an Easter miracle, 'Deefiant' heroes Barry Smith and Rab Douglas tell the inside story of how the Dee rose from near death to overcome a 25 point penalty. www.theterrace.scot/news/2599483...

💬 "Guys like Tommy Robinson are just trolls posting things about areas they don't know, don't care for, and wouldn't spend a f****** pound in." What happened when Motherwell hosted an Iftar at Fir Park, and how a community event was weaponised online. www.theterrace.scot/news/2596129...

💬 "I hope by the time my son is ready to play football there is no such thing as racism. But I won't be holding my breath." In the first of our articles on racism in Scottish football, Rico Quitongo on his own experiences, and worries for the future. www.theterrace.scot/news/2597488...

💬 "It was just crazy. Even the dog was going crazy as well!" The chaos in the Conway household as 'Boro attacker Tommy watched Scotland beat Denmark. Now he wants to make sure he isn't watching the World Cup from the couch. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259708...

💬 “I’ve experienced a lot of ups and downs. Quite a lot of downs, to be honest." Nathan Patterson went from being the next big thing at Rangers to injury woes and lack of game time at Everton. At 24, he finally feels ready to fulfil his potential. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259693...

💬 "Rammies over rototilling and powwows over plastic come around with the sort of reliable regularity that makes Punxsutawney Phil look a little flaky." Life's a pitch (debate), and then you die. There should be help, not punishment, for poor surfaces. www.theterrace.scot/news/2596530...

💬 "I said to him, you don’t realise the power you are having when you are sitting talking to a young player who is hanging onto your every word." He has been compared to Jesus by Maradona's son, but behind the scenes, Scott McTominay hasn't changed. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259655...

💬 "I think it will be sorted out one way or another." Steven Naismith thinks that questions over Steve Clarke's Scotland future will be resolved before the World Cup gets underway. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259654...

💬 "I just sat in the car myself in silence. I just sat there thinking that was my chance to play in a major tournament and it was gone." Lewis Ferguson on why the World Cup will be extra special after devastation of missing the Euros. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259601...

💬 "Many have grown jaded with the fare on display under Goodwin. Familiarity, contempt, and all that." After Dundee Derby disaster put a tin lid on a disappointing season for Dundee United, is Jim Goodwin in trouble at Tannadice? This week's column. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259436...

💬 "I’d probably go 50-50 now. But I am waiting on the Scottish FA coming to me now and saying, ‘This is what we see as the future’. And if I am part of that then we can have that discussion.” Steve Clarke warms to the idea of staying on after World Cup. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259416...

"Predictably, there were many commentators swiftly out of the gate to hold these scenes up as a justification for their often-pious positions on football fans" www.heraldscotland.com/spor... @graememcgarry.bsky.social @heraldsport.bsky.social 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘯/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦/𝘗𝘈 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴

An excellent read from my @heraldscotland.bsky.social colleague @graememcgarry.bsky.social. Ultras' contribution to Scottish football is overwhelmingly positive - noise, colour, passion, tifos, charity fundraising. Don't tar them all with the same brush. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259190...

💬 “I feel like everyone had forgotten about me a little bit over the last years." The big interview with Fraser Hornby on 'next Big Dunc' label, Aberdeen misery, finding his best position and form in Germany, and late bid for Scotland's World Cup squad. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259139...

💬 “Even to have that as a discussion is amazing. There are little jokes here and there with the boys, but we know we need to be almost flawless." Exclusive chat with Paul McGinn about the title race, and why the collective is the key at Motherwell. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259150...

💬 "Every triumph is treated as a sign that this side is the one who are ready to bring back the glory years, while every defeat (or even, draw) has been treated as an apocalyptic event." Danny Rohl has made mistakes, but Rangers have to give him time. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/259037...

💬 "Can we be the guy standing with the trophies at the end of the season and saying, ‘well, you tried to break us, and you couldn't?’" Callum McGregor on Celtic's siege mentality, as he vows to silence their doubters and critics. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

💬 "At all costs, do not say the words, ‘Motherwell will not win the league…but they will have a big say in who does.’" This week's column, on why it's time to stop patronising Motherwell - they are now serious title contenders. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258832...

💬 "You are giving young people a bit of ownership of something, and they therefore have a bit of pride in it too." I went to Alloa to meet the remarkable Tony McMinn at The Hive, where the power of football is being used to help the community. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258735...

💬 "If this flawed Celtic squad do retain their crown, the blame will lie with their competitors for letting them off the hook, not referees ignoring their Casio stopwatches." This week's column, on extra time conspiracies and all that. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258628...

💬 “For Kilmarnock to take the risk on me, I'll forever be grateful and I'm just trying to pay them back." The big interview with Tyreece John-Jules on Arsenal, Thierry Henry, The Ox, Neil McCann, and getting back on track at Killie after injury hell. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258541...

💬 “If that's what the label is because of the style we want to play, then that's fine." Elijah Just on Motherwell being labelled 'arrogant c****s', doubling down on their principles after St Mirren semi defeat, and the Jens Berthel Askou revolution. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258332...

💬 "There is a snobbishness to judging players in Scottish football that the big two seem not to apply to players from elsewhere." The Old Firm underestimate the talent - and the threat - in their own league. And it could yet cost them the title. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258213...

💬 "If they continue to attack and denigrate supporters, and to treat us all like idiots, then that unity cannot be achieved." Paul Quigley of the Celtic Fans Collective on the Green Brigade ban, fan media shutout, Michael Nicholson and Mark Hargreaves. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

💬 "We feel we've been hit with the most severe punishment that doesn't fit the crime. Nobody can tell me we deserved to get ejected from the competition and lose out on a game at Ibrox." Stranraer manager Chris Aitken on his club's Scottish Cup exit. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258088...

💬 "It seems at odds with how we were told VAR was supposed to operate. A case of the tail wagging the DOGSO, if you will." This week's column on Tynecastle VAR controversy, alarming aspects of Willie Collum's latest review show, and what has to change. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/258011...

💬 "This was the final straw. No fan should be priced out of football." Will Adam of Falkirk ultras group,Gate 20, explains why they are boycotting their team's upcoming game at Celtic Park, and why they are encouraging other fans to join them. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

🤔 What are Hearts getting in Rogers Mato? His Uganda teammate Bevis Mugabi gives @graememcgarry.bsky.social the lowdown on the direct and quick winger.

💬 “Mr Infantino and FIFA talk the talk about inclusivity, but these numbers are not reflecting inclusivity at all. Neither is the pricing.” The paltry World Cup allocation for disabled Scotland fans, as FIFA blasted for U-turn on charging for carers. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257732...

💬 "The families and descendants of these innocent victims could very well have been represented in that away end. They almost certainly will have seen it since." Why we must eradicate the shameful mocking of the Ibrox disaster. This week's column. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257620...

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💬 “I'm not the same person I was between 16 and 21, 22… But the only person that suffered for all of that was myself.” Tony Watt opens up on mistakes, maturing, and finding joy at Partick Thistle. This week's Big Interview. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257547...

💬 "We are there to try to make North Edinburgh just that little bit better. But part of that is having a very successful football team." Chairman Craig Graham, Mixu Paatelainen and Sean Welsh on what makes The Spartans special, and title ambitions. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257535...

💬 “He is a terrific boy. I'm delighted to see that the narrative has changed and people are starting to appreciate how good he is.” Kevin Thomson and Michael Paton, who managed Connor Barron, on his recent form and his potential to be Rangers captain. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257483...

💬 "Cavenagh fronted up to fans, took questions from the press, showed humility for his missteps and vowed to get it right going forward." This week's column on why, like Rangers did, the Celtic board should stop blaming others and own their mistakes. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257432...

💬 "We have to be. He's the manager. I don't know what else to say on it, but he is the manager, so what do we do?" Luke McCowan says it 'has never been as bad' at Celtic as it is now, as he addressed whether the players are behind Wilfried Nancy. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

💬 "Bath, Exeter City, MK Dons, Bristol Rovers and Stevenage reads more like an ill-advised accumulator than the resumé of Celtic’s Head of Football Operations." If it all comes down to today for Wilfried Nancy, then what about the men who chose him? www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257367...

💬 "He’s brought a new system in, but everybody just needs to get behind him and support him because I’ve played against his teams and I know what they can do." New signing Julian Araujo says that Wilfried Nancy's system can bring success to Celtic. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

💬 "The embattled Celtic manager clearly had something to get off his chest." What it was like to witness Wilfried Nancy's passionate, defiant press conference. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

💬 "Football in Scotland is full of people like Paul, those who have a positive impact on people day-in, day-out." For the final column of the year, I salute the recognition of Paul McNeill and folk like him who make Scottish football a better place. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257306...

💬 "As soon as I got off the Zoom call, I knew it was the place for me." How Jens Berthel Askou has Elliot Watt flourishing at Motherwell after St Johnstone nightmare, how his big brother's retirement drives him on, and his dreams of a Scotland cap. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257245...

💬 "Do you know why the Yankees always win, Carl? It's because their opponents can't stop staring at the pinstripes." Teams used to be intimidated by the mere sight of a Celtic or Rangers jersey, but their aura has gone. Hearts are now title favourites. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257202...

💬 “We probably are more nervous than usual because of that, and we try to do a lot of things, and then when one thing is not good enough…" Paulo Bernardo on why the noise around Celtic can be difficult for the players to handle. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

💬 "The name had become so toxic in some quarters that the legacy of being the big beast around the boardroom table was to be perceived latterly as a bogeyman." Analysis of Peter Lawwell's Celtic legacy, exit, and if anything will actually change. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257067...

💬 "I know at this moment, yeah, my ass is burning! But stay strong and do what you need to do to be better.” www.heraldscotland.com/sport/footba...

💬 "There has to be at least a hint of snobbery at play." With apologies to St Mirren fans, in this week's column I try to fathom why one of the country's 'bigger' clubs hasn't come calling for Stephen Robinson, who has worked wonders in Paisley. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257006...

💬 “Parking is chaotic. And the traffic congestion blocks our roads. Our football fans, gig-goers and the good folk of Mount Florida deserve better". Exclusive: The Scottish Greens have launched a campaign to provide free public transport to Hampden. www.heraldscotland.com/sport/257009...