Alan Pattullo is a specialist sports writer for The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday, with a big emphasis on Scottish football and the Premiership, sports news and feature writing. Alan has been with The Scotsman since 1998 and has won accolades for his work, including the Jim Rodger Memorial Award and most recently he claimed the Scottish Sports Feature Writer of the Year in 2021. He has attended three World Cup finals and has covered other major events, such as Wimbledon and The Open. Alan also wrote a book about controversial former Scotland striker Duncan Ferguson, which was longlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook award.