The Edinburgh Lions is probably one of the best basketball clubs in Edinburgh…read more Passionate to make a difference in Scotland's basketball scene- the Lions offer an extremely social yet competitive environment to play basketball. Their adult and youth teams are regular contenders within the National/Lothian leagues and they offer extensive development opportunities for players and coaches. If interested in playing/coaching basketball I would recommend getting in touch with Lions!

Most Great Lake States love my friend Ian from Scotland, but central Michigan natives despise him…read more "Heart Of MI Loathes Ian." So much so that they named this club after it. They are known as Hearts, and they are arguably Edinburgh's greatest team (don't tell the rival Hibernian) and arguably Scotland's third biggest team (don't tell Dundee, Dundee United, Aberdeen, and so on). Their average attendance is the 3rd highest in the country. First-Hand Experience: As Hearts are one of my fave teams in the UK (right up there with Celtic and Dundee United in Scots terms), I've seen them play live 4 times at home (including once as a teen) and a few times away from home too, including against my beloved Liverpool when Fabio Borini had one of his few moments of glory. I could not really love Hearts any more than I do. I love the old, crumbling stadium and the insane atmosphere - the best in Scotland, perhaps. I love their fans, I love the kits, I love the passion of this club and what it means to Edinburgh and to many around the world. They play in ugly deep dark red, yet I like it. They don't have much cash to clean up their facilities, but their stadium Tynecastle rocks, and their support is feverish across the world. Their badge is a heart mosaic, it's lovely. They were languishing in the second tier for some reason, but as of this weekend, they are now a Premier League club again, having won the second tier ahead of fierce competition from Rangers and Hibernian, who will have to battle it out in the Play Offs. They are known as the Jam Tarts or the Jambos (Swahili?), but not known as the Jandos (that would be what Yelpers from Queens are known as). They play to 17.5k people. Their history is full of success. They've been champions of Scotland only 4 times, 1895, 1897, 1958 and 1960 so it's been a very long drought for Edinburgh's finest. Perhaps they can turn it around soon. They've been runners up a heartbreaking FOURTEEN times including 1986, 1988, 1992, and 2006. They've had better luck in the Scottish Cup winning it 8 times, but only 3 times in recent history, 98, 06 and 2012. They beat Hibernian twice in Cup finals. They've been runners up in it 6 times, and they've also won the Scottish League Cup 4 times in the older days. This season is only the second time they've won the second tier. They have a women's team too. A club this grand and great must score a 5/5 and they do. Romanov, the previous owner, would have meant the club would have scored lower, but thankfully the fans now own the club. The club officially exited administration on 11 June 2014, bringing to an end the reign of Vladimir Romanov who had been the majority shareholder since 2005. He was one of the worst owners ever. Good luck Hearts!

Hearts of Midlothian are the other major footballing team in Edinburgh. Based in Gorgie, Hearts…read moreover recent years have struggled to maintain its old dominance between the Edinburgh clubs. It has been sad to watch the whole Vladimir Romanov saga! When he took over the club he promised great things including a lot of investment. However, after winning the Scottish Cup in 2006, by beating Gretna one nil, the club has been on a decline. The club's top players left including Craig Gordon, Paul Hartley and former captain Steven Pressley. And instead of reinvesting the money, the money has instead gone towards paying off the debt. So, due to financial restraints and Romanov's influence there has been an influx of Lithuanian players (Not all successful!). However, hopefully with Jim Jefferies at the helm, Hearts can start to rebuild and again reach the heights they did under Jefferies in the nineties when he won the Scottish Cup!

Having smugly claimed for years I was a true Scottish football supporters because I supported my…read morelocal team, it was with some dismay I recently discovered I actually live 0.2 of a mile closer to Lochburn Park, home of Maryhill Juniors. But then, that probably tells you all you need to know about this enigmatic club. Much like Junior Football in Glasgow as a whole, Maryhill Juniors operate somewhat under the radar. Their stadium is inconspicuously situated just off Maryhill Road, while matches are rarely publicised outwith minuscule mentions in the Friday edition of the Evening Times. Interaction with the local community seems to be nonexistent, with many newcomers to the area unaware of the club's existence. It's a shame really because the ground is a neat little junior ground and, given the comparative price of senior football, a decent alternative for those who fancy going to a game on a Saturday. The social club, I can't comment on, but the presence of barbed wire on the door is off-putting to say the least.

I was here for an event today. The event was within a supporters social club which can be also be…read morehired. There is also a private car park to the front.

One day, I would like to take a tourist, preferably one I've no desire to see return to Glasgow, to…read morea junior football match at Holm Park. We would take the train to Yoker station, all the better on one of those biting cold days when your hands and feet feel like they may drop off and the rain pierces through your clothes, and walk through the deserted streets until we reach the turnstiles. After paying our money to get in, I will then explain that the five pounds we have just parted with has granted us the right to stand beside the pitch, which looks more suited to the ploughing of King Edwards, in the open air for the next two hours of our lives. I will also explain that the corrugated iron shell that constitutes Yoker Athletic's under-cover area offers about as much protection as a pair of mittens in a boxing match. When the teams come on the field, I will confirm that we have indeed paid to watch these hungover, over-weight train wrecks and that yes, that old man in front of us really did use the C word three times in the five word tirade of abuse he's just hurled towards the hapless referee. When half-time comes along, I will reward my visiting friend with a cold pie and assure him/her that the blob of grease that has just slurped from it on to their jacket will not come out, no matter how many times they wash it. If they survive the second half "action" until the referee's full-time whistle peeps, then, and only then, will we head to the small social club. And this time they truly will be rewarded. With an ice cold pint of Tennent's. And it will be the finest and most well deserved pint of Tennent's they will ever taste. This is a true Scottish football experience. What was it Dolly Parton said? If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. She penned that after a Clydebank - Yoker derby y'know.

Amazing staff so helpful and check as many times as needs to for show sizes and selection massive.read more

good all round shop for sports wear, trainers and accessories, wide range of tracksuits , jackets ,…read morefootball tops and football strips . always spend a fortune in here on kids gear , good for infants too as you can pick up bob the builder and scooby doo stuff for the boys and barbie gear for the girls, good range of sizes across the board,and a brilliant selection of trainers ranging from the dirt cheap donnay brand to your more expensive nike air max and adidas football boots. if you cant find anything to wear in here then you must be really fussy,also has quite a good range of luggage and holdalls available, golf wear, golf clubs, footballs, basketballs and the usual socks and underwear.

Holds events throughout the year ( casino night, film evenings, race nights etc ) and one of the…read moreregions top bowling teams.