Alex Thomson
Amidst all the secrecy, the refusal to break cover, the smoke and general mirrors surrounding the Rangers fiasco – suddenly, along comes a surprise. Tristan Loughren, a Scotsman who has spent more than 20 years out of the country closing various deals as an investment banker among other trades, is nothing if not frank and open.
Alex Thomson
Across Glasgow there will now be all the hysterical talk of a “saviour” and it being all over. It is, just possibly true but the history of disastrous Rangers takeovers and recent near-pantomimical performances from Duff and Phelps mean caution’s the only response.
Alex Thomson
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson blogs on Rangers Football Club.
Alex Thomson
Scottish Premier League boss Neil Doncaster says a CVA could be the answer to Rangers’ woes – but many ifs and buts remain if Rangers are to remain in the SPL.
Alex Thomson
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent, Alex Thomson, on the latest Old Firm goings on at Celtic Park (that’s Parkhead to him)
Alex Thomson
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson argues Ally McCoist and Rangers need another reminder that even Glasgow football is now living in the 21st century.
Alex Thomson
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson on Scottish politicians getting involved in the Rangers crisis.
Alex Thomson
“There is a heightened sense at the SFA’s Hampden Park HQ that Scotland’s politicians have rolled their tanks onto the SFA’s lawn. The SFA want them off.” – Alex Thomson writes on the question of political interference in Scottish football.
Alex Thomson
Alex Thomson wants to know the true extent of mismanagement at Rangers FC before its current owner – and current scapegoat – Craig Whyte.
Alex Thomson
Alex Thomson on the several hundred emails he received from Rangers and Celtic fans about Ranger going into administration.
Is it a beautiful game? Or one ugly with prejudice? Would you come out if you were a gay professional footballer? When will gay men feel comfortable in the crowd at a football match? And when will openly gay teenagers feel welcomed into school and local teams? These are just some of the questions they…
The half a million or so schoolchildren taking GCSEs next year might be better off if international football tournaments didn’t take place at all – or at least if England had failed to qualify!
Alex Thomson
Lifelong fan Alex Thomson on Newcastle United’s decision to rename it’s hallowed ground: St James’ Park.
Jon Snow
So Spain won; South Africa won; Football won – albeit scrappily; and we, the world, won.
Jon Snow
Look, let’s start with a confession. Beyond being a lifelong supporter of Bright & Hove Albion (I can no longer name a single member of the team), I know very little about football. So imagine my joy when, upon entering the office this morning, I discovered that that raft of great players who were in…