Nutmeg 37: The Scotland Issue – order now

Our latest quarterly magazine – Nutmeg #37 – is now available to order and should be with subscribers very soon.

By Daniel Gray

Issue 37

Includes:

⚽ The future starts now: Steven Naismith meets Lennon Miller
⚽ Stephen McGowan on Scotland’s spinal issues
⚽ Exclusive interview with SWNT manager Melissa Andreatta
⚽ Alison McConnell on the six-year hangover of World Cup 2019

Plus:
⚽ Football focus: Norway
⚽ Jamie Carragher on son’s Scottish journey
⚽ A year with Glasgow City: Part 1

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Allaster McKallaster: The man who makes bias beautiful

In 2022, Texas-based lawyer and Scotland diehard Pete Reid created his furiously partisan commentating persona. 400 million views later and the Tartan Army are stopping him for selfies.

By Martin Greig

Why Jamie Carragher is just another football dad at heart

Nobody talks football like the former Liverpool captain, but when it comes to his son James, he’s just like the rest of us.

By Neil White

The Great Saughton Escape: The football match that led to freedom and fish suppers

In 1993, wrongly convicted Joe Steele turned a prison kick‑off into an audacious jailbreak, sending the beautiful game into permanent lock‑down. Three decades on, the story still reverberates.

By Colin Leslie
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Away days

Photographer Alan McCredie joins Hibs fans on their journey to Somerset Park to celebrate the unique charms of the away trip.

By Daniel Gray

The secrets of Studio 5

Studio 5 in the old BBC building in Queen Margaret Drive, 1962. This is where it all began.

By Archie Macpherson

Dad is gone, but thanks to football I know how much he loved me

In my quest to make it as a professional player, my dad was my biggest critic, champion and companion. Now that he is gone, I appreciate even more what he left behind.

By Chris Collins

‘And that was when Stevie Morrison farted’ — The day Dunfermline sang at Pebble Mill

The unforgettable story of how Dunfermline became daytime TV music stars singing the theme from EastEnders.

By Liam Kirkaldy
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Remembering Ralph

Prodigiously talented, hard-drinking, headstrong, self-deprecating: Ralph Milne was many things. Above all, he was great company.

By Neil Forsyth
Selection of Nutmeg Magazine print editions

3 for 2 offer on back copies

Select any THREE single issues and you will get an automatic discount at the checkout.

  1. Billy Hainey: How the first man of Tannadice set Dundee United on their way in Europe

    Billy Hainey’s playing career was marked by a remarkable series of footballing firsts. Then, in 1966, he secured his place in the Tangerines’ Hall of Fame by scoring them their first ever European goal in a giant-killing Fairs Cup win over Barcelona.

  2. Where it all started: Remembering our Swedish caper in ’92

    Scotland have qualified for Euro 2024 — the fourth time they will join the continent's elite for a summer of adventure. Daniel Gray reminisces on when Andy Roxburgh’s team made the breakthrough in '92.

  3. The legendary game that led to a legendary headline

    Caley did indeed go ballistic. Celtic were indeed atrocious.

  4. From Trinidad to Scotland: Russell Latapy’s love affair with Hibs and Falkirk

    Russell Latapy lit up Scottish football for over a decade, bringing joy to fans and delight to his teammates through an irrepressible love of the game and of life.

  5. Jocky Scott: A man for all seasons

    As a forward with Dundee and Aberdeen, Jocky Scott was ahead of his time. As a coach, he has been even more influential over the decades.