This weekend Scotland take on the Macedonians at Hampden Park with manager George Burley under extreme pressure as only all three points will do. There’s a 3-way battle for the runners-up spot in the group and arguably Scotland face the two toughest matches, although they are at home in both games.

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Tottenham continue to be strongly linked to Scottish PFA Player of the Year Scott Brown this summer despite the player waxing lyrical over the arrival of Tony Mowbray as Celtic’s new manager. Harry Redknapp is a keen admirer over the combative Scot and sees him as the ideal man to partner Wilson Palacios in the Spurs midfield.

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Tottenham’s chances of signing newly crowned Scottish PFA Player of the Year Scott Brown this summer may have been dented following the arrival of Tony Mowbray as Celtic’s new manager.

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The disappointing thing for me concerning the scandal regarding both Allan McGregor and Barry Ferguson is that both players were actually given a 2nd chance but still didn’t learn their lesson.

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George Burley’s tenure as Scotland boss faces its biggest test this weekend as the Tartan Army embark on a trip to Amsterdam to face Bert Van Marwijk’s Holland. De Oranje have started qualifying in fine form, winning their opening three games against Macedonia, Iceland and Norway, and have conceding just a single goal in the process.

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It is an exciting time for Scotland fans this week as world football legend Diego Maradona brings his new Argentina side to Hampden Park for a mouth-watering friendly clash.

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A lot has been written about the treatment of Ashley Cole by the England fans at Wembley last weekend. For me, the booing that greeted his every touch after his mistake against Kazakhstan was not due to the error but more to do with the perception of Ashley Cole from the British public.

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Scotland travel to Macedonia to kick-off their World Cup qualifying campaign after narrowly missing out on the Euro 2008 finals. George Burley will be looking to take all 3 points from this match but Macedonia are no pushovers, particularly at home.

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There are a few tricky encounters for the British and Republic of Ireland sides this weekend as the 2010 World Cup qualifiers begin. Here’s my views on who to back on Footy 15 this weekend.

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What a week we’ve had in terms of transfer stories, once again deadline day threw up some exciting and surprising deals and none more than the incredible turnaround at Manchester City with their takeover. It’s obviously great news for Man City as the only way you can compete at the highest level is by having money and they now have bundles of it. Now City will go from being mid-table to challenging the top four. After all, everything in the top flight is about money and the signing of Robinho will state their intentions and surely leads to exciting times if you are a City supporter.

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