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Brian P. Dunleavy serves up his weekly helping of Scottish football news with a slightly green and white bias.

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Squad Fitness May Determine Scottish Premiership Title

Squad Fitness May Determine Premiership Title So much happened in Scottish football this week, the topic for this week’s column remained undecided until we started typing. The post-split fixtures were announced Monday, with the usual hemming and hawing and pearl-clutching. Due, allegedly to marches scheduled in Glasgow in May, the SPFL was forced to break

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Post-Split Fixtures key to Celtic, Rangers and Hearts

Title Hopes for Celtic, Rangers and Hearts Rest on Post-Split Fixtures The Full Scottish Served by Brian P. Dunleavy With Scotland’s place in the 2026 World Cup secured, much of the focus in the country’s football scene has been on the upcoming “split” in the Premiership. For the uninitiated, the split refers to how the

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Hearts Real Winners of Celtic-Rangers Draw

The Full Scottish Served by Brian P. Dunleavy After the final whistle at Ibrox on Sunday, following the 2-2 draw between Celtic and Rangers in league play, a ’Gers supporter reportedly screamed: “Professional bottlers.” (We’re relying on secondhand accounts here.) A bit harsh, perhaps, but the home support had a right to be perturbed. Their

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