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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975 Articles
over 2 years
scotsman.com

How signing Alexandro Bernabei earned Celtic the support of an entire Argentinian village

Alexandro Bernabei hopes he can become a trailblazer after becoming the first player from Argentina to sign for Celtic.

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over 2 years
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Jack Ross: New Dundee United boss' fascinating history with Dundee and why he won't move permanen...

It is not unknown for a former Dundee player to make a success of managing Dundee United. Jim McLean, of course, cros...

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over 2 years
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VAR in Scotland: Ground Zero nerve centre revealed, 'more limited system' but still fully functio...

Ian Maxwell celebrated his fourth anniversary as chief executive of the Scottish Football Association on May 21.

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over 2 years
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Hampden: SFA confident of Euro 2028 but no major changes to stadium as bid for UEFA final set out

Ian Maxwell is confident a UK and Ireland bid to host Euro 2028 can be successful despite a rival challenge from Turkey.

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over 2 years
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'Jack Ross is on different level': Dundee United chief purrs over manager he has admired for long...

Tony Asghar believes Dundee United have struck gold with Jack Ross because they are getting a “different level” manag...

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over 2 years
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Dundee United: Jack Ross opens up on playing style, Hibs criticism, Tony Asghar, Ben Kensell and ...

It is near impossible to discuss style of football in the context of Dundee United and not reference Jim McLean once ...

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over 2 years
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Lewis Neilson: Dundee United 'very confident' Hearts will have to pay fee for defender

Tony Asghar has stressed his confidence that Dundee United will receive compensation from Hearts after out-of-contrac...

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over 2 years
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Ryan Gauld v Barry Smith: The alternative Dundee derby taking place in Canada

If you look hard enough, there’s always a game of football to watch.

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over 2 years
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Rangers v SPFL: SFA will not step in and say duo need to sort it out themselves

The Scottish Football Associations insist they will not step into the ongoing row between Rangers and the SPFL over a...

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over 2 years
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'There's no conversation to have': Scotland boss Steve Clarke given strong assurances over future

Ian Maxwell, the SFA chief executive, has stressed that nothing has happened in recent weeks to give him cause to reg...

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over 2 years
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Dundee United confirm appointment of ex-Hibs boss Jack Ross - contract length, backroom staff, wh...

Dundee United have appointed Jack Ross as their new head coach on a two-year deal.

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over 2 years
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Scotland: Wedding issues, absurdity of axe, spare thought for one man and Craig Brown's Elvis regret

Scotland should be well set when they return to action in September. They will be rested. Kieran Tierney will hopeful...

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