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

791 Articles
over 1 year ago
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Death of Dave Smith - last Dundee manager to beat Celtic at Dens Park and only one to quote Brown...

Dave Smith’s spell as Dundee manager amounted to just 24 league games, but it proved a memorable chapter in the Dens ...

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over 1 year ago
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Hearts condemn 'senseless behaviour' following silence disruption - anatomy of a historic night a...

Half-times don't often contain as much significance as the interval at Tynecastle Park on Thursday evening as Hearts ...

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over 1 year ago
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Hearts players rated on a subdued night at Tynecastle; lot of 5 and 4s out of ten in starting XI–...

How every Hearts player rated on a subdued night at Tynecastle as the hosts were beaten 4-0 by an impressive Istanbul...

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over 1 year ago
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Extras from Ajax v Rangers: Has goalie question gone away? And the time Rangers conceded four goa...

Some observations after Rangers’ chastening 4-0 defeat against Ajax in their opening Champions League Group A game in...

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over 1 year ago
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Has Rangers goalie question gone away? And the time Rangers conceded four goals three times in on...

Some observations after Rangers’ chastening 4-0 defeat against Ajax in their opening Champions League Group A game in...

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over 1 year ago
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Giovanni van Bronckhorst admits Rangers guilty of something 'that can never happen' after success...

Giovanni van Bronckhorst admitted conceding four goals in successive matches is unacceptable for a club such as Range...

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over 1 year ago
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Rangers fans' misgivings borne out as Ajax mauling suggests Ibrox men are dining at the wrong table

Rangers suffered once more in the city of sin. They fell apart again in Ajax’s forbidding fortress and couldn't even ...

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over 1 year ago
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Rangers step back into big time but have issues to resolve - does Van Bronckhorst risk sinking pl...

With its steep sides, forbidding name and reputation as a bit of a graveyard for Scottish teams, Giovanni van Bronckh...

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over 1 year ago
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Celtic lightning struck Rangers once again - is this the century's best team and will Giovanni va...

The weather forecast had issued a warning about thunder and lightning at Celtic Park on Saturday.

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over 1 year ago
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Dundee United's struggles recall the importance of Ernest; dismay at loss of Tannadice lounge as ...

At the end of one of the most difficult months in Dundee United’s history, it’s worth dipping back into what should s...

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over 1 year ago
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Celtic player ratings: Star man gets 9 but there are some 6s despite rout of Rangers

We give the Celtic players a mark out of ten for their performance against Rangers in the first Old Firm match of the...

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over 1 year ago
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Gio Van Bronckhorst fires Rangers "never again" warning after repeat Celtic Park mauling

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst has warned his players that the slackness again evident against Celtic canno...

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