Mark Walker
1289 articles
Freelance Scottish Football journalist for all newspapers. Former Racing Post Scottish Football Correspondent and long-suffering Aberdeen fan.
1289 Tips by Mark Walker:
Posted on: 06 Jun 2023
Manchester City aim to win the Champions League and complete a historic treble, but they will have to get past three-times winners Inter Milan, who are in excellent form leading up to the final in Istanbul.
Posted on: 31 May 2023
Manchester City and Manchester United clash for the first time ever at an FA Cup Final with City aiming to complete their second leg of a rtreble and United aiming for a Cup double.
Posted on: 28 May 2023
Europa League specialists Sevilla meet European trophy guru Jose Mourinho’s Roma in the Final in Hungary on Wednesday where two contrasting styles meet.
Posted on: 26 May 2023
Chelsea welcome Champions League qualifiers Newcastle United to Stamford Bridge and the season can’t end quickly enough for the beleaguered Blues.
Posted on: 26 May 2023
IT’S the last weekend of the Premiership and there’s still plenty to be decided over the weekend. HEARTS can get the better of rivals Hibs in the last Edinburgh derby of the season and it could be enough to get Steven Naismith the job. The Scotland coach has installed some fight back into the Jambos – in their last three […]
Posted on: 25 May 2023
St Johnstone and Livingston meet in Perthin the final Premiership day of the season with both sides already safe.
Posted on: 25 May 2023
Arsenal will want to end an excellent seasin for them with a win against Wolves in front of their own fans after a disappointing past few weeks in the league.
Posted on: 25 May 2023
Hearts and Hibs face a last day shootout for fourth spot in the Premiership with the Easter Road side requiring a win to leapfrog their great rivals in Edinburgh.
Posted on: 24 May 2023
Ayr United mist overturn a 3-0 first leg deficit against Partick Thistle when the sides meet at Somerset Park in the second leg of the Premiership play-offs, semi-final on Friday
Posted on: 22 May 2023
Champions Manchester City head to Brighton who have already secured European qualification for the first time and can clinch a Europa League spot with a point.
Posted on: 19 May 2023
Hearts can give themselves real hope in the battle for the best of the rest in the Premiership and narrow the gap on Aberdeen by beating them at Tynecastle. The capital side look they have picked up some momentum and, importantly, the fighting spirit that they were lacking towards the end of the Robbie Neilson stewardship. They fought back from […]
Posted on: 18 May 2023
Manchester City used to regard Chelsea as rivals, but they are miles apart this season and the hosts could confirm their title with a win here…or even before if Arsenal slip up.
Posted on: 18 May 2023
Everton’s fight for survival moves onto the Midlands against an already-safe Wolves, who have nonetheless won their last four home games without conceding a goal.
Posted on: 18 May 2023
Arsenal’s title challenge is all but over now, but they must go to a Nottingham Forest side still very much battling for their lives in a satturday night showdown.
Posted on: 16 May 2023
West Ham United take a slender 2-1 first leg lead to the Netherlands when they face dangerous Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in the second leg of the Europa Conference League seme-final.
Posted on: 15 May 2023
A Lanarkshire battle sees Airdrie and Hamilton Accies face off in the first leg of the play-offs finals to see who gets to play in the Scottish Championship next season.
Posted on: 14 May 2023
AC Milan must overturn a 2-0 deficit from the first leg of the Champions League semi-final when they play this week in a match also at both clubs’ San Siro home.
Posted on: 12 May 2023
KILMARNOCK can give themselves hope in the battle to beat the drop by beating Livingston at Rugby Park. Derek McInnes’ side are in a desperate three-way struggle with Dundee United and Ross County in the Premiership and this is a must-win encounter. Killie would probably be relegated already if it wasn’t for their home form and they are strong in […]
Posted on: 09 May 2023
The final Old Firm derby of the season is meaningless with the Hoops having already clinched the title, but try telling that to the fans. Rangers will be desperate for their first win of the season in the fixture.
Posted on: 08 May 2023
AC Milan and Inter Milan lock horns in what should be an exhilarating derby in the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday. Both teams have disappointed in Serie A, but impressed in Europe.
Posted on: 07 May 2023
Third and fourth in the Scottish Championship meet in the Premiership play-offs quarters on Tuesday when Partick Thistle face a Queen’s Park side who missed out on the title on Friday.
Posted on: 05 May 2023
Nottingham Forest host a bottom-of-the-table Southampton side who look to be on their Premier League death throes. But the hosts are desperate for the points too to get out of the relegation zone.
Posted on: 04 May 2023
Liverpool are on a fine run of form after five wins in a row and the season is coming to an end too soon for them. But they face a Brentford side on Saturday night who aren’t fazed by playing the big boys.
Posted on: 04 May 2023
It’s a Friday night fight to the finish in the Championship and PARTICK THISTLE should ensure a playoff spot with a win at Raith Rovers. With just four points separating five teams from second place Queen’s Park to sixth place Morton, it’s an incredible end to the season. The Spiders of course, could win the title if they can beat […]
Posted on: 03 May 2023
Rangers must pick themselves up after yet another Old Firm loss last week in the Scottish Cup and they welcome an Aberdeen side to Ibroc who beat them two weeks ago and are chasing third place.