The Burley & the bath water
ThoughtSport (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
So Scotland have sacked George Burley. Most pundits say he had it coming - most Scotland fans would agree. I may not surprise you hear that I don't.
ThoughtSport (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
So Scotland have sacked George Burley. Most pundits say he had it coming - most Scotland fans would agree. I may not surprise you hear that I don't.
Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Make me an offer: Slaven Bilic Slaven Bilic turned down the chance to replace sacked Scotland boss George Burley, says the Croatia manager's agent...
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Slaven Bilic turned down the chance to replace sacked Scotland boss George Burley, says his agent. But the Croatia manager will consider offers from English clubs.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Croatia boss Slaven Bilic rejected an approach from the Scottish Football Association to succeed George Burley.
Just Football (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Craig Levein - Scotland's only answer?by Mark FergusonJust under a fortnight ago, Scotland suffered an embarrassing 3-0 defeat to Wales to signal the end of George Burley's Scotland career after only...
Premier League Tickets (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
George Burley has been sacked as Scotland’s national team manager. The former Premier League Manager of the Year in 2001 could only muster three wins in fourteen appearances over his reign and Scotland was unable to qualify for even a second seed playoff knockout spot in the FIFA World Cup Qualifications this season. The club lost their [...]
The Scottish Football Blog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
See, there we all were giving George Burley a right good kicking for not even getting us a play off place. And he was doing us a favour after all. What misery he saved from, what tortured nights of the soul, the sheer injustice, the pain of being denied by a cowardly act of cheating. That's a hard one to get over. Just ask Terry Butcher.So this blog is full of sympathy for the Irish players,
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
CREDIT to George Burley who crucified himself on the altar of so-called friendly matches, and was much criticised by fans and football clubs alike for undertaking these matche
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
BARRY Ferguson last night urged the SFA to appoint a Scot to succeed George Burley - but admitted he is undecided about relaunching his international career.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
The chants of "We're gonna win the league" here came from the Dundee United supporters and not, as one would perhaps have expected, those of Celtic. Tony Mowbray's record shows just two wins in Celtic's last 10 matches, sufficient for fans to make their distress perfectly plain at full-time. This defeat will prove all the more galling bearing in mind United had not beaten Celtic since August...
Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Rangers striker Kris Boyd has admitted that he would consider a return to the Scotland fold under George Burley's successor...
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Jim Jefferies endured a trial run for experiencing what being Scotland manager can be like as, one week on from George Burley’s sinking feeling in Cardiff, one of the candidates for the post watched his side concede three goals after just 35 minutes amid a complete defensive collapse.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Rangers are not well placed in the Champions League to boost the nation's flagging football fortunes With its leading lights on the brink of ejection from their respective European tournaments, and the national team rudderless and long since dumped from the World Cup, Scottish football will be as attractive to investors as an abandoned silver mine at the moment. It is not looking too appealing to...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
In the end, it came as a relief, like an act of mercy. The dismissal of George Burley last Monday left Scotland without a manager and lost to a deep and sincere introspection. The 3-0 defeat by a young Wales side in Cardiff eight days ago was the final indignity for Burley, but it also prompted a heartfelt appraisal of the nature of the sport in a country where the old game is still so much a part...
Southside & Newington Newsblog (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
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wei07 | 11/09/2009
?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /> Scotland manager George Burley praised his players and the supporters after the vital 2-0 World Cup qualifier win over Macedonia at Hampden. "It was a great team performance," said Burley. "The fans were magnificent. The atmosphere was great and...
wei07 | 11/09/2009
?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /> Scotland manager George Burley praised his players and the supporters after the vital 2-0 World Cup qualifier win over Macedonia at Hampden. "It was a great team performance," said Burley. "The fans were magnificent. The atmosphere was great and...