About us

Written by Andrew Southwick.

So who are we? We are ‘The Away End’, a Scottish site dedicated to covering sport.

We began as an online Scottish football magazine. Not since the heady days of SFT has the game north of the border had a regular magazine devoted to it (that’s Scottish Football Today for those of you too young to remember, come in and take a seat, you are all very welcome here).

Up until now, we have produced six online issues in early 2009. We then took a break from producing magazines to instead launch the website, which we did in November 2009. Since then, we’ve had over half a million visitors to the website, as well as producing a weekly podcast (http://theawayend.libsyn.com).

In May 2011, we went into partnership with the BA (Hons) Sports Journalism degree at the University of the West of Scotland, the only degree of its kind in Scotland. This now allows us access to the state of the art facilities, as well as also using ‘The Away End’ as a teaching tool for the students.

However, this does not mean non-UWS students can’t get involved, and we regularly produce articles on football and our new sports website (www.theawayend.org) from freelance writers, bloggers and students from other institutions.

In August 2011, we released our brand new magazine - which gives a glimpse of what you can expect in future from a vibrant, innovative, new media publication like ourselves (try trying to say that when you’re drunk).

We also have plans for a monthly TV show virtue of the university’s brand new studios at the Hamilton and Ayr campuses, and have already produced a few pilot episodes of a women's football tv show at www.youtube.com/theawayendtv.

To keep up to date with whats happening, either check this website regularly, follow us at www.twitter.com/theawayend or www.facebook.com/theawayend, and check out our podcast at http://theawayend.libsyn.com.

In addition, we’re always on the lookout for more budding writers, so get involved by e-mailing us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Disclaimer

The Away End is an independent sports publication and is not connected to or any official product of any club or organisation within Scottish Football or any other sport in any way, shape or form.

All articles are, unless news pieces, interviews of videos, the views are that of the writer who expressed them. Likewise, all views are not necessarily that of the University of the West of Scotland.

From time to time we publish articles that are satirical and an attempt at humour, and shouldn't be taken seriously.

Everyone has the right of reply to anything written on this website or in the magazine, and any such correspondence e-mailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it may be printed in full in the magazine or on the website with suitable responses from the writer in question or the editor. For anyone wishing to reproduce anything from The Away End, we would appreciate it if you asked us first.