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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · 11d

Losing at Ibrox in November would mean they'll have a likely 2 year winless run against Rangers 😬

If I say what I think they will sanction me

Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · 11d

Working on an article about the first go around of fixtures in SWPL that has involved looking at Celtic's big game record... Sorry Sadiku but it's a yikes from me

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · 23d

Presented without comment, the last 20 games of a selection of Scottish strikers...

Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · 24d

Liga F 🇪🇸, Hollywoodbets Super League 🇿🇦, Campeonato Brasileiro 🇧🇷, also all 16 (and Primera Division A 🇦🇷 is 17) so 16 wouldn't be *the* largest without Liga MX either 🫠

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · 24d

Those I've spoken to have all been very pro- the change (although I'm a little perplexed personally at doing a league restructure because there's "too many games" then introducing a league cup change to increase the number of games & make the season start in July)

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · 24d

Oh definitely not suggesting the result would have gone another way but it is a shocking decision.

Don't know about you but I was really disappointed by some of these cup performances. If Spartans can score against Celtic and only concede 3 there's not much excuse for Montrose/Motherwell/Livi

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · 24d

We learned referees don't know what "all the ball over the line" looks like 🤐

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · 26d

Essentially just a bit of practice and some more inventive composition, as well as adding texture to the illustrations. Was going to do a whole series of these as HYT merch a while back but ended up swamped at work and never got it going again.

Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · 26d

Been a while since I posted any illustration work... Scottish women's football tarot:

• The Devil (VAR Vs Lee Gibson)
•Justice (Lorraine Watson, Kylie Cockburn, & Morag Pirie)
•The Magician (Amy Gallacher)
•The Tower (Siobhan Hunter)

The devil tarot showing Lee Gibson staying on her line and saving Bonsegundo's penalty in 2019 before VAR made a terrible decision to have the penalty retaken

The tower tarot showing Siobhan Hunter towering over a football stadium while her foot rests on the ball

The magician tarot showing Amy Gallacher nutmegging a defender, shooting, and holding a hattrick ball

Justice tarot showing Lorraine Watson reaching for her back pocket Infront of the scales of justice, on the left Kylie Cockburn is running the line with her flag down while.oj the right Morag Pirie is showing a red card

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · Oct 3

Something v different from us this week ✍️

How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · Oct 3

On Sunday we made the trip to Hamilton to get a look behind the scenes of an SWPL matchday, and find out what is going on as they take on the challenge of the top flight.

Read all about it on our Substack 👇

howsyourtouch.substack.com/p/behind-the...

Behind the Scenes of an SWPL Matchday

We were at New Douglas Park at the crack of dawn (just before midday) to see what an SWPL matchday looks like for Accies behind the scenes, and all the work going on at the newly promoted side.

howsyourtouch.substack.com

Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · Oct 1

This is obviously a promo image that wasn't taken by the club themselves but it isn't *that* hard to kit swap (especially to just plain black)

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · Oct 1

So not the point but it really annoys me that expansion teams use imagery including their rivals' kits

Jeff Kassouf @jeffkassouf.bsky.social · Oct 1

#NWSL double-take news: 18-year-old Chloe Ricketts, who was with the Washington Spirit, has signed a pre-contract for 2026-28 ('29 mutual option) with expansion team Boston Legacy. BUT she will finish 2025 w/ the Houston Dash. Spirit get $15K from Dash in the trade.

Follow all that?

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · Sep 22

(I have wider thoughts about how managers in WoSo often "ah resources/recruitment" their way out of criticism but that's a wider thing and Celtic fans definitely *are* criticising her management of the team)

Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · Sep 22

It's easy to attribute it to the general ill feeling with the Celtic board amongst the fans but at some point there's got to be an acceptance that other managers are working with more restrictions than her and not having those problems.

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · Sep 22

Elena Sadiku after the game yesterday saying she needs more signings in attack with Noonan absent.

Celtic have a 25 player squad and the back up striker at all of her title rivals is an academy graduate. Hibs (Morrison), Glasgow City (Forrest), and Rangers (Berry)...

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · Sep 19

David Elliot was appointed as Thistle manager early in the summer, now 5 games in we have seen his vision for the team (in between the experiments).

We've taken a look at the tactics so far as Thistle aim to return to the top six.

Read all about it👇
howsyourtouch.substack.com/p/david-elli...

David Elliot's Partick Thistle

What we have learned from his first five games in charge, how he has set up his side as they look to return to top six status, and what the stats tell us about the new era.

howsyourtouch.substack.com

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · Sep 14

Cox conceding directly from a corner the weekend after making a mess of claiming a cross and dropping it on the opposition striker's foot, opposition managers are about to be spending the week before playing Aberdeen training exclusively how to score olimpicos

Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · Sep 13

Having NWSL on the telly for nights where I can't sleep by the way, big fan.

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · Sep 13

That is a ridiculous header from Kundananji, getting that power and directing it across the keeper to leave her flat footed (not to mention the timing of the run). Unbelievable.

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · Sep 13

All the transfers I know about have been announced, there's one I suspect has happened but it's SWPL and a 19 year old retired the other year so 🤷

So excited for Herron and Fitzgerald. Wouldn't be surprised if both force themselves into the starting eleven by the end of the season.

Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · Sep 10

Believe there are as many as 5 signings still to be announced in SWPL with deadline day yesterday... Going to start a petition for a new rule that all transfer announcements have to be done by the transfer deadline 🫠

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · Sep 12

Me hitting refresh on my emails waiting for the "announcement (embargoed)" email to drop

a yellow cartoon character is using a coleco computer

Alt: a yellow cartoon character is using a coleco computer

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · Sep 10

4 announced so far (some I didn't know about)... Deadline day truly is a figment of the SWPL's imagination

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · Sep 10

Believe there are as many as 5 signings still to be announced in SWPL with deadline day yesterday... Going to start a petition for a new rule that all transfer announcements have to be done by the transfer deadline 🫠

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Matt Dallinson @themattrd.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thanks Blair 🤝

My laptop is now full of screenshots that weren't quite the right frame 😅

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · Sep 5

3 games into Crichton's tenure at Rangers have given us some insight into her tactical mind and how she plans to lead title hopefuls to glory.

We've taken a look at the tactics so far, and what the Hearts game in particular revealed.

Read all about it👇
howsyourtouch.substack.com/p/leanne-cri...

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