Alan Pattullo Journalist
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Alan Pattullo is a specialist sports writer for The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday, with a big emphasis on football and feature writing. Alan has been with The Scotsman since 1998 and has won accolades for his work, including the Jim Rodger Memorial Award and most recently he claimed the Scottish Sports Feature Writer of the Year in 2021.

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The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday

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  • Sports

975 Articles
over 2 years
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Motherwell manager in "keep believing" message to fans after embarrassing defeat to Sligo Rovers

Graham Alexander has advised Motherwell fans not to panic after a humiliating start to the new campaign.

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over 2 years
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Motherwell 0 Sligo Rovers 1: Grim Euro defeat for hosts compounded by bottle incident

Although they sit only fifth in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division, there was always the fear that Sligo Rove...

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over 2 years
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When Motherwell nearly downed Borussia Dortmund - and other European adventures: "We felt we coul...

As a driving instructor on the hottest day of the year, Motherwell great John Philliben is relieved to take a break f...

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over 2 years
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Rise of Bonnyrigg Rose: Why club is surprised at favourite's tag, the journey from ground zero, m...

The bookmakers are never wrong, they say. It’s not a lack of ambition that had two committee men from Bonnyrigg Rose ...

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over 2 years
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Hibs and partnerships: That meme was made for Easter Road - do you really want to date them?

Hibernian Football Club are steeped in history. They are one of the great names in Scottish, nay British, football. A...

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over 2 years
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Dundee boss Gary Bowyer opens up life at Dens Park, The Open, Charlie Adam calls and his father's...

Timing is everything. Dundee were not in cahoots with the Royal & Ancient when it came to laying on a notable golf ch...

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over 2 years
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Oliver Burke: Why I haven't yet given up on one of Scottish football's great mysteries - Alan Pat...

Werder Bremen’s announcement of Oliver Burke’s arrival at the end of last month was another reason to wonder why foot...

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over 2 years
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Bob Valentine: Former Scottish referee at centre of World Cup controversies recalls infamous Schu...

Bob Valentine blew his final whistle a long time ago but he’s still being asked to review one incident, even 40 years...

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over 2 years
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Richard Moore honoured by Tour de France organisers at special ceremony in Lille

Richard Moore has been honoured by Tour de France organisers at a special ceremony held before the start of the fifth...

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over 2 years
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Duncan Ferguson: Everton legend to find a world beyond the Wirral - but mystery surrounds next de...

The last time Duncan Ferguson walked out of Everton, he refused the offer of a handshake from David Moyes and turned ...

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over 2 years
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Andy Goram: Wild days and close shaves at Hibs and Rangers - 'The Goalie' who wrote his own epitaph

Although they played in the same position, no one was ever going to mistake Andy Goram for Albert Camus. The Goalie w...

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over 2 years
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The Tour de France has a Buffalo-shaped hole in it – I wish Richard Moore was still here to expla...

It sometimes appears to me that joshing and an inability to take anything seriously has become the bedrock of male fr...

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