The Coaching Column

Our first in a series of Q&A following the subject of coaching we are joined by a coach from the world of Scottish football. First of all let us know a little about yourself? Robert Watson, Assistant Manager at Hamilton Academical Womens Football Club. I am a UEFA B Licenced coach and have been involved … Read more

To begin with I just want to say this is very much a personal expression, there is the expectation that you may not agree with this but hopefully you will respect it. Remembrance day is certainly an important event in the year to observe, the event marks the day 1918 where a cease fire was … Read more

The Grand Tour returned to our screens for a third season, the shinier version of Top Gear was welcomed back with open arms by fans following a gloomy year of being British. The opening sequence was the now familiar and rich track, full of planes trains and the automobile, Clarkson then greets us by offering … Read more

Since I was a kid there was always chat about your giro in Scotland, once you got yourself established at the job centre you got your giro every two weeks, which consisted of roughly £70. This was the result of a detailed analysis of your job prospects and how your guy (or coach) can get … Read more

At Kettle we wanted to write about experiences, this is the single most valuable source of information in life so I felt it was important to share this for the benefit of other. The sum total of my medical knowledge is based on experiences and a first aid certificate (which i think is now expired!) … Read more

Some of you may know that I am a purist, similar football idealist’s consider these times to be golden, Barcelona’s triangular patterns of beauty are something to behold, Messi and the incredible records he has broken is something I don’t believe we will ever see in this lifetime, or even the next one. The question asked are … Read more

After a long absence I welcome Morton Women’s head coach Gary Forbes, so we dive straight in! Welcome Gary, I always find it fascinating to learn of all coaches background and how it came about that they developed into a coach, so what would your story be? I became involved in coaching when I was … Read more

So here’s the thing, before we go into the point of me being here I want to paint a little picture for you all. In terms of “EVE” I am a casual player, I do not claim to be professional neither am I any good. What I play for is the community/playing with your mates … Read more

You may have been aware of the Count Dankula Nazi pug case that made the news worldwide a couple of years ago, where newly established comedian Markus Meechan made a YouTube video of his dog. The premise of the video was that his girlfriend was expressing how cute their dog was, a pug, so Markus’ … Read more

Like is like a game of poker Cards deciding your next step Dealer cunning and experienced Looking to enjoy schadenfreude A poet can tell a story To inspire a minority to become majority Can this create the mental fortitude to play The poker face The sense of purpose and courage to compete To gamble, to … Read more