Herald Columnist

When thinking about the latest Old Firm game yesterday it really hit home to me just how much it summed up both sides this season.

NO stone was left unturned as Scotland looked to get their Euro qualifying campaign off to a flying start in Kazakhstan.

HAMILTON Accies. At the start of every season they are chalked up as the bookies' favourite to get relegated. The Accies are perennial Premiership strugglers but year after year they prove so many of the pundits and so-called experts wrong. But I must admit in the latter part of Martin Canning's reign I did think that they would finally succumb to the dreaded drop. And obviously so did the Hamilton board.

Bottles. Coins. A fan running and jumping over advertising boards to try and tackle players. Sectarian abuse of players and managers. And not to mention yesterday's incident in England where a footballer was attacked on the field by a supporter.

Loyalty. What exactly does that word mean? According to the dictionary it means "a strong feeling of support or allegiance".

CELTIC v Rangers. The 1980 Scottish Cup Final at Hampden Park. One year before I was even born. Rioting on the park, sectarian signing from the stands and a poisonous undertone between two sets of bitter rivals.

The winter break in Scotland during January was used in many different ways by our top clubs. Most went to sunnier climes to revitalise the players and refresh them, ready for the second part of the season. Some stayed here in Scotland in the cold and worked away as normal. It has certainly worked out well for one club in particular.

Another thrilling week in Scottish football. But sadly another week of refereeing decisions being the major talking point.

After a week in which Rangers finally got the monkey off their back and beat bitter rivals Celtic to blow the Ladbrokes Premiership wide open, all the talk, unfortunately, has not been about their superb win but the performance of referee John Beaton. The fall out from the game has been incredible regarding him. Reported threats against Beaton and his family have been a disgrace, culminating in him unbelievably having to get a bodyguard accompanying him to his place of work, which was Somerset P

Steamrollered. Battered. Ragdolled. All words that could have described Rangers' first victory since 2016 over bitter rivals Celtic on Saturday. The champions were quite simply blown away in a blue whirlwind at Ibrox as Steven Gerrard’s men produced undoubtedly their biggest performance and result under his tenure. From the very first minute of the match you just had the sense that the Rangers players were determined that this was going to be the day. Nothing was going to stand in the way of a