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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Jim Jefferies in Chris Robinson Hearts tribute as he recalls infamous Ibrox afternoon 26 years ag...

No one is more relieved that Chris Robinson didn’t like taking no for an answer than Jim Jefferies. The former Hearts...

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over 1 year ago
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Antonio Colak slams disrespectful Dundee United fans as Tannadice club release statement

A motivated Antonio Colak scored a match-winning double on his 29th birthday to ensure Rangers returned to winning wa...

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over 1 year ago
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Rangers 2 Dundee United 1: Ibrox side surf swell of bitter recrimination as they return to winnin...

Rangers initially surfed the swell of bitter recrimination that filled Ibrox after the disruption of the minute’s sil...

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over 1 year ago
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Rangers out to avoid unforgivable 36-year worst against Dundee United

Football supporters are a cruel lot. As has been noted on Twitter, there’s been two Prime Ministers, a Queen and a Ki...

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over 1 year ago
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Rangers 0 Napoli 3 Extras; Colak cover star curse, here come Dundee United and floodlights friend...

Some observations after Rangers suffered a bruising 3-0 Champions League Group A defeat to Napoli on a controversial ...

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over 1 year ago
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Van Bronckhorst step in right direction verdict as Rangers fall to latest heavy defeat: '3-0 didn...

Giovanni van Bronckhorst believes Rangers were ‘well in it’ before James Sands’ red card contributed to the Ibrox sid...

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over 1 year ago
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Rangers defy UEFA, Allan McGregor defies logic, but no stopping Napoli in the end

Giovanni van Bronckhorst had set his challenge on the eve of the match. There is a time to mourn and there’s also a t...

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over 1 year ago
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Rangers and fans set for special moment as Napoli match takes on whole new meaning

The Union flag outside the Bill Struth main stand flew at half mast. An unusually strong September sun was not being ...

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over 1 year ago
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Rangers and fans set to go acapella in national anthem row as Napoli match takes on whole new mea...

The Union flag outside the Bill Struth main stand flew at half mast. An unusually strong September sun was not being ...

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over 1 year ago
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Rangers and fans set to go acapella over national anthem row as Napoli match takes on whole new m...

The Union flag outside the Bill Struth main stand flew at half mast. An unusually strong September sun was not being ...

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over 1 year ago
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Allan McGregor to start for Rangers against Napoli as Alfredo Morelos return hint given

Giovanni van Bronckhorst has confirmed that Allan McGregor will start in goal against Napoli in tomorrow's Champions ...

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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 manager at Dundee amounted to just 24 league games, but it proved a memorable chapter in the De...

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