Stephen Craigan: Rangers and Celtic are set for a cracking title battle 

By Stephen Craigan It’s been a hectic start to the season in particular for Celtic and Rangers and now its time for both managers to take a deep breath and evaluate how they’ve fared so far domestically and in Europe.

Stephen Craigan: Gerrard must fill Rangers trophy cabinet before Liverpool return 

By Stephen Craigan When Jurgen Klopp said in an interview last week he would recommend to the Liverpool board that they bring Steven Gerrard down from Glasgow to replace him, he didn't actually mean in...

High-flying Robbo the man for NI job when Michael eventually decides to move on 

By Stephen Craigan As an ex-Motherwell player it is heartening when I have a look at the Scottish Premiership table and see my former club sitting in third position.

Class act Davis' experience will be crucial if Gers are to get back to winning trophies 

By Stephen Craigan After Rangers' comprehensive 4-0 victory over St Johnstone last Sunday, manager Steven Gerrard hailed the performance of Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis.

Stephen Craigan: How Neil Lennon is proving doubters wrong and why Steven Davis is... 

By Stephen Craigan In football, people say you should never go back - but in the case of Neil Lennon, I think he's proving more than a few people wrong and dispersing that myth.

Stephen Craigan: Why the Scottish premiership title is already Celtic's to lose 

By Stephen Craigan Celtic or Rangers for the title then? The Scottish Premiership may still be in its infancy with only five league games played so far, but already there is a sense among fans that the race between the...

Crunch time for Heckingbottom and Levein as they aim to rejuvenate Edinburgh rivals 

By Stephen Craigan As the tension and excitement heightens in Glasgow at the prospect of a league title battle between Celtic and Rangers, along the road in Edinburgh it's a different story.

Lennon must keep Celtic top of the class 

By Stephen Craigan So, the domestic Scottish football season came to an end on Sunday with Celtic winning the Scottish Cup to land them a double, which was widely expected prior to the final.

McFadden's returned to his best 

By Stephen Craigan With this being my last column of the season, now is the time to name my highlight - it was the return of the mercurial James McFadden to the SPL.

Daly's move to Rangers move a sign of the times 

By Stephen Craigan Jon Daly has become the first Irish Catholic to sign for Rangers.

Complacency is biggest threat to Celtic double 

By Stephen Craigan It's a bit unusual having the Scottish Cup final on a Sunday, but that's what's happening this weekend.

Lomas could have been top boss 

By Stephen Craigan Steve Lomas can count himself a little unfortunate that he wasn't considered for the Manager of the Year in Scotland considering the job he has done this season at St Johnstone.

Kenny Shiels blazes a trail with youth 

By Stephen Craigan There's little doubt Kilmarnock's season tailed off a bit after they failed to secure a coveted top six place in the SPL.

Busy summer for Hibs 

By Stephen Craigan The victory for Hibs in the Edinburgh derby on Sunday was only their second SPL win of the calendar year.

Alex Ferguson truly is the greatest Scot 

By Stephen Craigan Reading the tributes and listening to people tell their tales of Sir Alex Ferguson over the past week has been inspiring to say the least.

Neil Lennon will quit Celtic, but not yet 

By Stephen Craigan It was no great surprise to me when Neil Lennon distanced himself from the Everton manager's job.

Adams is pick of the bosses 

By Stephen Craigan Picking a Manager of the Year this season has been very difficult as so many have had outstanding campaigns.

Kilmarnock fan's death puts game in perspective 

By Stephen Craigan You always get unwanted reminders that football is only a game and Scottish football got one on Sunday after the death of Kilmarnock fan Jim Haswell.

Rangers fans can look upwards 

By Stephen Craigan Ally McCoist finally got his hands on some silverware as Rangers manager at the weekend as his team were presented with the Scottish Third Division championship trophy.

Celtic can have no complaints 

By Stephen Craigan Only in Scottish football would the chief executive of the Players Football Association (SPFA) have to explain the Players Player of the Year voting protocol because there wasn't a Celtic player among the four nominees.

Celtic and Kilmarnock managers should have squabbles in private 

By Stephen Craigan Lenny v Kenny sounds more like a boxing match than two SPL managers squabbling in the Scottish media about who should be the Player and Manager of the Year.