Jim Spence
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- SPL fair play proposals provoke stormy reaction - 10:41 UK time, Thursday, 12 April 10
- Lennon and Celtic on threshold of long SPL dominance - 14:17 UK time, Saturday, 7 April 02
- Can big crowds ever return to Scottish football? - 21:53 UK time, Thursday, 29 March 09
- A case of what might have been for Rangers - 17:36 UK time, Sunday, 25 March 05
- Golf course's loss could be Pars' and Jefferies' gain - 21:17 UK time, Tuesday, 20 March 09
- Composed Killie deserve Cup success - 17:11 UK time, Monday, 19 March 05
- Rangers' plight offers chance for non-Old Firm clubs - 19:30 UK time, Monday, 27 February 07
- How will Rangers fans respond to club's plight? - 23:19 UK time, Monday, 6 February 11
- Is being a keeper the hardest position on the field? - 14:10 UK time, Sunday, 22 January 02
- Talent drain turns focus on Scotland's youth - 17:13 UK time, Thursday, 12 January 05
- SPL right to stand and deliver on fans' standing - 17:12 UK time, Monday, 26 December 05
- Part-time route may be prudent for Scotland's clubs - 09:58 UK time, Thursday, 15 December 09
- Motherwell road show should lead to Europe - 18:28 UK time, Tuesday, 13 December 06
- A Fair day's work for a fair day's pay - 17:06 UK time, Friday, 9 December 05
- How do we choose which team to follow? - 18:03 UK time, Tuesday, 29 November 06
- The Saints are marching in the right direction - 16:06 UK time, Friday, 25 November 04
- Hibs can blossom with bold thinking - 16:52 UK time, Friday, 18 November 04
- Small fish are swiming towards the big pond - 17:30 UK time, Tuesday, 15 November 05
- Scottish football needs two strong capital clubs - 10:05 UK time, Tuesday, 8 November 10
- Brown leaves great legacy at Saints - 18:53 UK time, Thursday, 3 November 06
- Is it time for fans to take control of their clubs? - 18:09 UK time, Wednesday, 2 November 06
- Crunch time at Tannadice - 16:37 UK time, Friday, 28 October 04
- Could Scottish football go the way of the dodo? - 20:11 UK time, Friday, 14 October 08
- Small has its place in the beautiful game - 15:04 UK time, Friday, 30 September 03
- Take the money and run? - 11:44 UK time, Saturday, 24 September 11
- What makes a footballing rivalry? - 16:55 UK time, Friday, 16 September 04
- Giant of the game recognised by United - 19:14 UK time, Wednesday, 7 September 07
- My patience with our game has snapped - 19:39 UK time, Friday, 26 August 07
- Is success relative or are we Europe's poor relations? - 00:19 UK time, Saturday, 20 August 12
- Goodwillie is good business - 15:09 UK time, Wednesday, 10 August 03
- Fans can change the game for the better - 17:49 UK time, Tuesday, 19 July 05
- Team GB shirt not a neat fit for Scots - 11:28 UK time, Wednesday, 22 June 11
- Is it time up for the Scottish Football League? - 17:20 UK time, Thursday, 9 June 05
- Referees' summer camp is no holiday - 18:19 UK time, Saturday, 4 June 06
- Could Fifa's troubles threaten the Scotland team? - 10:53 UK time, Wednesday, 1 June 10
- Time for the Old Firm to go away - 13:08 UK time, Friday, 20 May 01
- Assessing the SPL season - 17:30 UK time, Monday, 16 May 05
- Celtic must keep faith with Lennon - 11:13 UK time, Thursday, 5 May 11
- Dunfermline will be a welcome addition to the SPL - 15:01 UK time, Tuesday, 3 May 03
- Could Old Firm bosses win titles with other clubs? - 16:26 UK time, Monday, 25 April 04
- Where are the nominations for the men between the sticks? - 10:35 UK time, Saturday, 16 April 10
- Pyramid revolution will dismantle SFL cartel - 22:06 UK time, Friday, 8 April 10
- Should Scottish football go back to go forward? - 10:29 UK time, Friday, 25 March 10
- Regan needs help in waging war on SFA red tape - 17:15 UK time, Tuesday, 22 March 05
- Romance of the Scottish Cup is still alive - 12:28 UK time, Sunday, 13 March 12
- McGlynn leads the rise of the Rovers - 21:06 UK time, Friday, 11 March 09
- New stadium can help Aberdeen shine more brightly - 23:07 UK time, Thursday, 24 February 11
- Ticket prices threaten to burst football's cash bubble - 18:12 UK time, Friday, 18 February 06
- Dundee and Scottish football must learn tough lesson - 23:36 UK time, Tuesday, 8 February 11
- Transfer window concept is a right Lionel Messi - 19:56 UK time, Friday, 4 February 07
- No place for sexism in Scottish football - 09:59 UK time, Wednesday, 26 January 09
- Dundee fans can create success story - 11:07 UK time, Monday, 17 January 11
- Walter Smith on the money with blast at bankers - 20:03 UK time, Friday, 7 January 08
- Hearts can break stale duopoly - 17:44 UK time, Friday, 31 December 05
- Let's do something really radical with the SPL - 17:07 UK time, Saturday, 18 December 05
- Never mind the tinkering, let's have real change - 20:23 UK time, Monday, 13 December 08
- Brown and Knox can make Dons a force again - 14:53 UK time, Friday, 10 December 02
- Alloa warm the soul of Scottish football hit by big freeze - 17:40 UK time, Sunday, 5 December 05
- Dallas: the Scottish football soap opera rumbles on - 12:18 UK time, Saturday, 27 November 12
- You can only push referees so far - 09:30 UK time, Monday, 22 November 09
- Players must act with caution in contract talks - 20:28 UK time, Friday, 19 November 08
- Dundee penalty is misguided and disproportionate - 18:06 UK time, Tuesday, 2 November 06
- Time to let Scotland's referees defend themselves - 11:09 UK time, Saturday, 30 October 11
- Penalty controversy fails to mask Rangers' superiority - 17:18 UK time, Monday, 25 October 05
- Is this the right radical change for Scottish football? - 23:31 UK time, Wednesday, 20 October 11
- If we lose, do it with style - 14:52 UK time, Tuesday, 12 October 02
- Dundee fans deserve better - 18:25 UK time, Tuesday, 28 September 06
- Road to Hampden gets off to a cracking start - 17:46 UK time, Sunday, 26 September 05
- Does the softly-softly coaching approach work? - 14:11 UK time, Tuesday, 7 September 02
- Age is no barrier for Scotland's David Weir - 16:53 UK time, Thursday, 2 September 04
- Uefa's treatment of Dundee United was appalling - 22:28 UK time, Friday, 27 August 10
- Athens shambles may play in Dundee United's favour - 09:56 UK time, Thursday, 26 August 09
- Football is alive and kicking beyond the SPL - 13:05 UK time, Wednesday, 18 August 01
- Old Firm grip on title won't be broken - 09:34 UK time, Thursday, 12 August 09
- Euro results underline need for change in Scotland - 14:25 UK time, Friday, 30 July 02
- Scots' attitude is the height of nonsense - 18:02 UK time, Wednesday, 30 June 06
- When part-time football is the sensible option - 16:54 UK time, Wednesday, 23 June 04
- Rangers fans deserve better - 22:09 UK time, Thursday, 10 June 10
- Neil Lennon must be the boss at Celtic - 15:21 UK time, Friday, 4 June 03
- Uefa right to tackle football's financial madness - 21:04 UK time, Friday, 28 May 09
- One singer, one song - but can you name the tune? - 15:35 UK time, Friday, 21 May 03
- Dundee United must kick-on from Cup glory - 11:37 UK time, Tuesday, 18 May 11
- A fitting time for United to lift the Cup - 18:00 UK time, Thursday, 13 May 06
- Is the price of youth football too high? - 18:51 UK time, Thursday, 6 May 06
- SPL must change to ensure its survival - 16:56 UK time, Friday, 30 April 04
- McLeish review points in the right direction - 21:16 UK time, Friday, 23 April 09
- Gordon Smith was in office but not in power - 18:46 UK time, Tuesday, 20 April 06
- My favourite Scottish Cup memories. And yours? - 10:07 UK time, Saturday, 10 April 10
- Celtic board can't afford another mistake - 09:18 UK time, Saturday, 27 March 09
- Give McGhee money, not the boot! - 11:11 UK time, Friday, 19 March 11
- SPL must seize the mood for expansion - 19:23 UK time, Friday, 5 March 07
- How to alienate the men in black - 17:35 UK time, Friday, 26 February 05
- Three reasons to cheer new-look Scotland - 13:15 UK time, Wednesday, 24 February 01
- Rangers fans need someone to "follow follow" - 23:49 UK time, Thursday, 18 February 11
- The Dandies need to get their dander up - 00:52 UK time, Thursday, 18 February 12
- Ferguson should forget Scotland return - 10:04 UK time, Friday, 12 February 10
- Box office Keane is worth the wages - 20:20 UK time, Sunday, 7 February 08
- Who should qualify to play for Scotland? - 17:10 UK time, Friday, 5 February 05
- Let's drink to the Old Firm sponsorship deal - 17:25 UK time, Thursday, 4 February 05
- Let the children play - 10:30 UK time, Saturday, 30 January 10
- Young players should take the money and run - 21:51 UK time, Thursday, 21 January 09
- Have your say but sign your name - 17:27 UK time, Friday, 15 January 05
- Should the transfer window apply to managers? - 21:09 UK time, Friday, 8 January 09
- United chairman faces his biggest test - 17:42 UK time, Thursday, 31 December 05
- Who will replace Levein at Tannadice? - 15:22 UK time, Thursday, 24 December 03
- Non-Old Firm teams don't hate losing enough - 09:21 UK time, Friday, 18 December 09
- Are refereeing tensions really class war? - 11:10 UK time, Friday, 11 December 11
- Old order faces youthful challenge - 21:31 UK time, Tuesday, 1 December 09
- Touchline bullies must be silenced - 13:52 UK time, Saturday, 28 November 01
- The SFA should sacrifice their blazers - 16:15 UK time, Friday, 20 November 04
- Sports socks - three pairs for a pound! - 17:27 UK time, Friday, 13 November 05
- Should Dundee's neighbours merge? - 20:07 UK time, Tuesday, 10 November 08
- Banks must invest trust in Scottish clubs - 21:39 UK time, Friday, 30 October 09
- Melville's millions can restore Dundee - 20:44 UK time, Monday, 26 October 08
- Scottish football needs 'czar' - 20:23 UK time, Friday, 23 October 08
- Old Firm flight not so fanciful - 17:12 UK time, Friday, 9 October 05
- Scots football bodies should hear McLeish out - 19:01 UK time, Thursday, 1 October 07
- Aberdeen board need to back McGhee - 15:33 UK time, Wednesday, 23 September 03
- The importance of keeping the heid - 11:59 UK time, Thursday, 20 August 11
- Scotland must rediscover the joy of football - 22:03 UK time, Friday, 14 August 10
- The kids are alright for SPL clubs - 15:33 UK time, Wednesday, 29 July 03
- The challenge of choosing the right manager - 09:47 UK time, Wednesday, 10 June 09
- Look east to Hibs for surprise appointment - 20:46 UK time, Wednesday, 3 June 08
- A stick in the spokes for Scotland's cyclists - 11:47 UK time, Tuesday, 2 June 11
- Pay players or let them go - 12:11 UK time, Sunday, 10 May 12
- Cheer when an opponent shows skill - 17:24 UK time, Friday, 24 April 05
- Old Firm dominance is depressing - 10:57 UK time, Friday, 17 April 10
- SFA all at sea over "Bevvygate" - 16:16 UK time, Friday, 3 April 04

They pay me to watch football and talk football. That’s some people's idea of Christmas every day. I can't deny it's mine too. I view the football world through a different lens from some journalists, because I live and work in Dundee. The Old Firm are interesting, but so was my breakfast this morning. There is a whole lot more on the Scottish football menu than the big two. From the SPL to the juniors, the game offers lots of dishes, and they all get my taste buds going.