Michael Grant

Chief football writer

One of those in the sports department who stumbles through the daily obstacle course of covering the Old Firm. Previously worked in Inverness, Aberdeen, and for ten years at The Sunday Herald.

One of those in the sports department who stumbles through the daily obstacle course of covering the Old Firm. Previously worked in Inverness, Aberdeen, and for ten years at The Sunday Herald.

Latest articles from Michael Grant

Celtic question 'illogical and unfair' inaction over Butcher

In an unusual example of a club openly seeking disciplinary against a rival player, Celtic publicly questioned why Butcher should escape action when it was clear that team-mate Paul Paton had been sent off for "his" offence in a case of mistaken identity. Paton was dismissed at in the turbulent 1-1 Scottish Cup draw between United and Celtic on Sunday when it had been Butcher who lunged into a tackle on Virgil van Dijk.

It is an open case but Johansen insists Deila brand will deliver

Denmark and Sweden may have been more prominent in the various crime series which have been such hits on British television, but Norwegian authors and screenwriters have been prominent in the region's noir scene, too, with a keen interest in establishing innocence and guilt. It came as no surprise when Celtic's Stefan Johansen was entirely relaxed about the SFA's "retrospective action" on their most recent fixture. In his home country, the Norwegian FA would have done the same thing.

Michael Grant's Celtic Park verdict

There are flaws in Ronny Deila's side which will surely still cost them a place in the last 16 of the Europa League, but let no-one question the vim or guts they bring to these big nights.