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

783 Articles
about 1 year ago
scotsman.com

A Celtic defeat too far for Rangers - players waved away, different ways to pile on heartache

Mayday will have very different connotations for Michael Beale when he wakes up at the start of this week. It might e...

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about 1 year ago
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Celtic star targets win over Rangers and the major personal accolade that could follow

Motivation will never be an issue for any Celtic player against Rangers, and vice versa. Matt O’Riley is driven by a ...

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about 1 year ago
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Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou in 'no doubt' assessment as Kyogo targets 1994 Old Firm record

Kyogo Furuhashi’s next goal will be his 50th in Celtic colours. Should this come against Rangers at Hampden Park in t...

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about 1 year ago
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Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou dismisses Rangers coach Neil Banfield's comments - 'it doesn't bothe...

Ange Postecoglou insists he has learned to ignore any attempt to unsettle him after surviving the coolness with which...

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about 1 year ago
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Rangers 'need a Bert Konterman moment' as former boss pinpoints major weakness in current side

Alex McLeish has a very succinct answer to the question of how he might have coped with a player like Kyogo Furuhashi...

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about 1 year ago
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Rangers manager who lost 7-in-a-row to Celtic sends Michael Beale 'monstrous pressure' warning

Alex McLeish has sympathised with Michael Beale as the Rangers manager bids to secure his first win over Celtic in fo...

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about 1 year ago
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Willie Miller's Aberdeen debut 50 years on: From shadow of Celtic Park to heart and soul of Aberdeen

Willie Miller is revered for many things, including his successful conversion from striker into one of the best defen...

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about 1 year ago
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Fixture delay heightens suspense as bottom six fight set to go to wire; Hibs defender portrait mi...

Relegation is of course the price paid for form over the duration of a season. But there is something of a fresh star...

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about 1 year ago
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Hearts hero Lawrence Shankland on finding room for hat-trick balls and why he was laughing with ref

There’s only one thing better than scoring a hat-trick. And that is scoring a hat-trick and finishing on the winning ...

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about 1 year ago
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Hearts reaction: Celtic star has real competition, Naisy avoids a real low, don't tell him to shoot

We pick out some observations from Hearts’ 6-1 win over Ross County at Tynecastle ...

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about 1 year ago
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Hearts reaction: Celtic star has serious competition, Naisy avoids a real low, don't tell him to ...

We pick out some observations from Hearts’ 6-1 win over Ross County at Tynecastle ...

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about 1 year ago
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How Hearts brought fun back to Tynecastle - Steven Naismith's to lose, double-figures fear, no sa...

After suffering a false start last weekend against Hibs, the Steven Naismith-era at Tynecastle has been given lift of...

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