Three of the four Home Nations should be pleased with their work during the international break. England, Wales and Northern Ireland all had good weeks. The Republic of Ireland, not a Home Nation I'm told, also did well. Scotland did…

Alex McLeish's second tenure in charge of Scotland gets underway this weekend as the Tartan Army host Costa Rica in a friendly on Friday evening. While Scotland won't be going to Russia this summer their opponents will so the game will…

The four-month wait for Scotland to announce a replacement for outgoing boss, Gordon Strachan, finally came to an end this week and it probably wasn't a huge surprise. That said, news that Scotland had decided to bring Alex McLeish…

Scotland is still in the hunt for a new manager after Gordon Strachan resigned. After the former Celtic and Boro boss failed to qualify for the World Cup in Russia, Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill was touted to make the switch to…

When Mark Warburton left Rangers under somewhat strange circumstances in February, the Glasgow club was left to scour for a suitable replacement. Several names appeared on the subsequent shortlist, including the man who guided Rangers to seven…

After a short International break during mid-week, things are back to normal this weekend with a cracking programme of League fixtures for punters to get stuck in to. We have been casting our eye over this week's matches and we have picked…

This Premier League season has been a memorable one, with the title race again going down to the wire and potentially being settled by a Manchester derby, the new arrivals Norwich and Swansea reminding everyone that the gap in class between…

I always fancied myself as a great judge of footballer, even at the age of ten - so I didn't let the fact that my dad and sister's opinion on the newest Motherwell youngster differed affect my opinion. It was Boxing Day in 2000 and the only…

Aston Villa look set to complete the signing of LA Galaxy forward Robbie Keane.The player has been training with the Midlands side today and is expected to finalise the short term deal in the next 24 hours.

It was only 18 months ago Aston Villa Football Club were back in the top six of the Premier League. After successive league campaigns ending in UEFA Cup qualification it was great to see ‘The Pride of the Midlands' mixing with the ‘Big Boys'…

At last Swansea have their first Premier League away win of the season, with a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa. Both teams came into the game with confidence high from shock results against top six teams - yet Swansea hadn't won or scored in their…

Aston Villa heaped fresh misery upon Bolton Wanderers' woeful start to the season, as the visitors became the latest team to walk away from the Reebok Stadium with an easy three points. First half goals from Mark Albrighton and Stilian Petrov…

So Alex McLeish has crossed over to the other side. I will let you be the judge if its the light or the dark side. The move is one that I, as a neutral have found quite confusing for many reasons.Firstly Aston Villa's bitter local rivals Birmingham…