Scottish Football Hedging my bets on top of the table clashes 7 Nov 2016 As I pulled into the car park at Gatwick Airport I was pretty sure I had remembered everything for my latest sojourn to Scotland. Everything that is bar a coat. …
Scottish Football It’s all a bit academic 28 Apr 201628 Apr 2016 “Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride - where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation.” Perhaps the first time an article…
European Football… The Ayr that I breathe 22 Feb 2016 Standing in the pouring rain on a terrace that has seen better days watching Scottish third tier football doesn't sound like a particular fun way to spend an early Saturday…
European Football… So where could West Ham United be off to next? 17 Jul 2015 The draw for the 3rd Qualifying Round of the Europa League will see West Ham head to either Scotland or deepest, darkest Romania assuming they avoid defeat next week in…
Scottish Football Birmingham banish the Blues and send the Scots packing 5 Aug 20149 Aug 2014 Making a welcome return as the new season is about to get underway, is Brian Parish, one half of the Daggers Diary team. His first assignment - get to Birmingham…
Scottish Football Hearts and minds 28 Jul 201429 Jul 2014 Two years ago life looked quite good for Hearts fans as they took the field for the Europa League Play-Off against Liverpool at Tynecastle. They had finished the previous season…
Scottish Football Lennon’s European dream – haven’t we heard it all before? 27 Mar 20142 Apr 2014 Celtic’s emphatic 5-1 victory at Partick Thistle on Wednesday night ensured an equally impressive 45th Scottish league title with seven games to spare. Unrivalled in the league since Rangers’ dramatic…
Scottish Football Dons down Caley to win their first silverware this century 19 Mar 201413 Apr 2014 Six weeks ago, The Daggers Diary team were fortunate enough to attend the semi final between Inverness and Hearts, while on a weekend trip to Edinburgh. As one of the…
Scottish Football Highland thing 12 Mar 2014 Faced with the prospect of a trip to Exeter for the Daggers League Two match, the Daggers Diary team headed north of the border to see what is happening in…
Scottish Football Daggers the Brave 5 Feb 2014 Whilst the rest of us spent an afternoon in the shops as our games fell by the wayside, the Daggers Diary team headed north to take in a couple of…
Scottish Football The Arabs unite and spring to life 12 Dec 201216 Dec 2012 We pick up the story as our two intrepid adventurers had survived the haunting lure of the sunset over Gayfield Park, the bitter North Sea air, overcome the temptations of…
Scottish Football You don’t have to turn on the red light 11 Dec 201216 Dec 2012 "There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter" That quote, from Billy Connolly, rang in my ears and through my chilled bones as Danny Last and I alighted from…
Scottish Football Our Marathon Man takes on Loch Ness 3 Oct 20127 Oct 2012 Brian Parish choses Scottish Premier League football over his beloved Dagenham & Redbridge....but for more reasons than just a decent pie. Last year, I jetted off to Toronto to run…
Non league football… The Boys from Brazil part 1 29 Jul 201229 Jul 2012 In the next twenty fours hours I will see the Boys from Brazil play twice. Well, technically twice. At Old Trafford on Sunday I will be sitting in the press…
European Football… Football’s coming home – well nearly anyway 8 Jun 201217 Jun 2012 Four weeks ago the Football Associations of Scotland, Ireland and Wales surprised the football world by expressing an interest in hosting Euro2020 in a three-way love in. Whilst not formally…
