Alex Neil said : "While I recognise more effort is being made now in terms of scrutiny by Bòrd na Gàidhlig, by the Scottish Government, including improvements in the internal workings of Bòrd na Gàidhlig, what worries me is from the feedback I've had from the Gaelic community, there is a very strong feeling that Bòrd na Gàidhlig isn't speaking for them"

heraldscotland Thursday, March 4, 2021 3:24:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I don’t think there was a lot in the game really but I’m just so frustrated because their goal comes from exactly what I’ve been warning them about,”

pressandjournal Wednesday, March 3, 2021 2:40:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil told : “He believes that there was a conspiracy to get him,”

msn-uk Thursday, February 25, 2021 2:10:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “If it was proven that there was a conspiracy, everybody involved in the conspiracy would be getting their jotters [getting sacked]”

msn-uk Thursday, February 25, 2021 2:10:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil replied : “Basically, I think he does, yes”

chesterfirst Thursday, February 25, 2021 1:58:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added : “I think Alex believes after he lost his Westminster seat there was a possibility of a by-election in Scotland in his neck of the woods and he believes some people were frightened of him coming back in, which he says he had no intention of doing anyway”

chesterfirst Thursday, February 25, 2021 1:58:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added : “If it was proven there was a conspiracy everybody involved in the conspiracy, I think, would be getting their jotters”

chesterfirst Thursday, February 25, 2021 1:58:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil replied : “Basically, I think he does, yes”

heraldscotland Thursday, February 25, 2021 1:48:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added : “I think Alex believes after he lost his Westminster seat there was a possibility of a by-election in Scotland in his neck of the woods and he believes some people were frightened of him coming back in, which he says he had no intention of doing anyway”

heraldscotland Thursday, February 25, 2021 1:48:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : “He believes that there was a conspiracy to get him,”

independent-UK Thursday, February 25, 2021 1:28:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I thought we should have won the game, we had enough chances to win the game,”

thecourier Saturday, February 6, 2021 9:53:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “We started the game extremely well for the first 15 to 20 minutes and they looked their most dangerous from set-plays and free-kicks,”

thecourier Sunday, January 24, 2021 7:42:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told ( about Ben Pearson ) : “Ben has made it clear to us that his future doesn’t lie here come the end of the season,”

tamworthherald Tuesday, January 19, 2021 6:02:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil added : “We have been after him since the window opened and we have managed to stave off a number of other suitors, who were interested, so it has been great business from us”

pressandjournal Thursday, January 14, 2021 12:52:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added : “He has been an ever-present since I have been here and his will to win, what the club means to him, how long he has been there, he is the right guy to take that armband forward and I am delighted he has committed himself to doing that for the next few years”

irishmirror Thursday, January 14, 2021 1:12:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil added : “He has been an ever-present since I have been here and his will to win, what the club means to him, how long he has been there, he is the right guy to take that armband forward and I am delighted he has committed himself to doing that for the next few years”

thecourier Wednesday, January 13, 2021 10:54:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “To be honest, the game was done after 30 minutes,”

thecourier Saturday, January 9, 2021 10:55:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “To be honest, the game was done after 30 minutes,”

pressandjournal Saturday, January 9, 2021 10:14:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “He will add competition at the top end of the pitch,”

pressandjournal Wednesday, January 6, 2021 4:37:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “First and foremost my thoughts are that we should have won the game,”

thecourier Saturday, January 2, 2021 10:37:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “First and foremost my thoughts are that we should have won the game,”

pressandjournal Saturday, January 2, 2021 9:50:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : “I can't speak for Forest but looking at it, that hangover of dropping out the top six has maybe had an overriding effect,”

nottinghampost Friday, January 1, 2021 7:12:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “After the red card Derby went 4-4-1 and I thought we caused them problems getting down the sides,”

nottinghampost Monday, December 28, 2020 5:02:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “After the red card Derby went 4-4-1 and I thought we caused them problems getting down the sides,”

coventrytelegraph Monday, December 28, 2020 3:05:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "Second half, they changed it and they sort of stopped us switching the play in the middle of the pitch by going a 4-3-2 and making it difficult for us. I didn’t think we moved the ball quick enough and to be honest didn’t really probe and cause as many problems as we would have liked against ten men,"

thisisderbyshire Sunday, December 27, 2020 12:12:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "I think it's been tough for them like most teams,"

thisisderbyshire Wednesday, December 23, 2020 12:20:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I thought we deserved to win,”

thecourier Saturday, December 19, 2020 3:18:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Ben Pearson ) : “I thought we were good and looked dangerous, but when Ben (Pearson) went off (with injury) it affected us,”

thecourier Saturday, December 5, 2020 10:55:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It was always going to be a difficult game for us, if you look at Watford’s squad coming down from the Premier League, they’re full of quality players,”

thecourier Saturday, November 28, 2020 10:20:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "I can assure you, nobody is more disappointed than me and the lads,"

birminghammail Friday, October 30, 2020 3:18:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "We got a deep clean of the training ground yesterday because obviously we have got a bug going about,"

birminghammail Friday, October 30, 2020 3:18:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Alan Browne ) : “Alan will be my club captain, there is no question about that,” “I just want to try and get his contract sorted out so he stays and can be my club captain for a long period of time”

irishexaminer Tuesday, October 27, 2020 4:12:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Alan Browne ) : “Unfortunately for Alan a lot of that is to do with where I have played him,”

irishexaminer Tuesday, October 27, 2020 4:12:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “We’ve only done a few days’ work with him and I thought he was terrific,”

thecourier Thursday, October 22, 2020 1:47:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “That’s been the case for a lot of our games,”

thecourier Thursday, October 22, 2020 1:47:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “We’ve only done a few days’ work with him and I thought he was terrific,”

pressandjournal Thursday, October 22, 2020 1:37:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “That’s been the case for a lot of our games,”

pressandjournal Thursday, October 22, 2020 1:37:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil told : “He’s running towards the ball to try and get there, he tries to slow down realising he’s probably not going to make it and then starts to lose his footing and sort of slides into the tackle,”

thecourier Monday, September 28, 2020 2:42:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "DJ had a groin injury which is a bit of a blow, that's keeping him out,"

stokesentinel Saturday, September 26, 2020 8:04:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “Does that not make it worse, because this organisation has been allowed to get to crisis point before corrective action was taken?” “Surely the Scottish Government should have been more decisive and intervened much earlier and commissioned an independent report long before it was commissioned”

pressandjournal Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:56:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It wouldn’t take a man from Mars or a woman from Mars to see that as a proxy for an organisation that’s not functioning properly. To have an average tenure of two years for the chair would immediately, for me, suggest there is a problem. Did it ever strike anyone in St Andrews House it was a much bigger problem?”

pressandjournal Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:56:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “Does that not make it worse, because this organisation has been allowed to get to crisis point before corrective action was taken?” “Surely the Scottish Government should have been more decisive and intervened much earlier and commissioned an independent report long before it was commissioned”

thecourier Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:07:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It wouldn’t take a man from Mars or a woman from Mars to see that as a proxy for an organisation that’s not functioning properly. To have an average tenure of two years for the chair would immediately, for me, suggest there is a problem. Did it ever strike anyone in St Andrews House it was a much bigger problem?”

thecourier Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:07:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "Ethan has 100% got a chance of making it. “He has got a trick where he can go past someone and he’s got a goal in him. “What we need to do is get a good understanding of the game into his head in terms of tactics"

newsandstar Saturday, September 12, 2020 9:17:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Boris Johnson ) : “If the Scottish people elect a pro-independence majority to the Scottish Parliament with a clear democratic mandate to hold an independence referendum, Boris Johnson should not dare to stand in the way of Scottish democracy”

heraldscotland Monday, August 24, 2020 8:05:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : "We have to resolve this and resolve it quickly. "A very sensible suggestion would be not to have any of those downgrades and have what was recommended by the teachers, the teachers know the pupils best. "Nobody downgraded below what they got in their prelims would be fair"

bbc Monday, August 10, 2020 12:35:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It must reverse the decision it made about exam results that saw the poorest children in many of the most deprived areas downgraded on the altar of a manufactured algorithm prepared in secret,”

pressandjournal Sunday, August 9, 2020 8:11:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Sean Maguire ) : "What we need to remember with Sean is what he offers the team. "

irishmirror Friday, July 24, 2020 8:40:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "Bristol City have a strong squad. They have spent a lot of money and made a few loan signings too,"

bristolpost Tuesday, July 21, 2020 10:28:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : "I think the league improves ever year. Not just the players, the coaches too,"

bristolpost Tuesday, July 21, 2020 10:28:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “We are looking at the moment as if Scotland is potentially going to be the only one of the four nations in the UK not planning for or at least trying to get a full time return to school in August,”

news-yahoo Friday, July 10, 2020 10:50:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "It looked like it was going to be another frustrating night,"

nottinghampost Thursday, July 9, 2020 4:10:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added ( about Declan Rudd ) : "We probably got that bit of luck, albeit that was a free-kick on Declan for their second (disallowed) goal,"

nottinghampost Thursday, July 9, 2020 4:10:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It looked like it was going to be another frustrating night,”

pressandjournal Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:51:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil added ( about Declan Rudd ) : “We probably got that bit of luck, albeit that was a free-kick on Declan for their second (disallowed) goal,”

pressandjournal Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:51:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It looked like it was going to be another frustrating night,”

thecourier Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:16:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil added ( about Declan Rudd ) : “We probably got that bit of luck, albeit that was a free-kick on Declan for their second (disallowed) goal,”

thecourier Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:16:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “there is only one plan that is possible”

thecourier Tuesday, June 23, 2020 11:17:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Jack Grealish ) : "Along with Jack Grealish he's probably been Aston Villa's player of the season," "He's probably the one at the moment if you're a young player in Scotland, he should be your role model"

bbc Monday, June 15, 2020 10:15:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : "We've very much looking at the fairness and the integrity of the league so we want to play the 46 games,"

bristolpost Sunday, May 31, 2020 4:24:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “We were working on the basis to return to training on May 16, moved due to everything having to be put in place,”

theleader Monday, May 18, 2020 7:55:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “Given the time frame we are really limited of getting the season completed, but we are looking forward to getting back,”

theleader Monday, May 18, 2020 7:55:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “However it is good to know when we are back – I hope it is not going to change again,”

theleader Monday, May 18, 2020 7:55:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It is approximately eight weeks since we trained. That’s the most I remember a player having off – that’s a difficulty in itself,”

theleader Monday, May 18, 2020 7:55:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players. "

bristolpost Monday, May 4, 2020 7:40:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

coventrytelegraph Tuesday, April 28, 2020 8:48:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "Because if they can't currently pay the players they have got then why should they then be allowed to use the money they have deferred from wages to then invest in their squad to bring better or more players in? "

coventrytelegraph Tuesday, April 28, 2020 8:48:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

nottinghampost Monday, April 27, 2020 7:46:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

tamworthherald Sunday, April 26, 2020 9:38:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

stokesentinel Saturday, April 25, 2020 8:00:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "Because if they can't currently pay the players they have got then why should they then be allowed to use the money they have deferred from wages to then invest in their squad to bring better or more players in? "

stokesentinel Saturday, April 25, 2020 8:00:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

thisisderbyshire Saturday, April 25, 2020 10:05:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil told : "Because if they can't currently pay the players they have got then why should they then be allowed to use the money they have deferred from wages to then invest in their squad to bring better or more players in? "

thisisderbyshire Saturday, April 25, 2020 10:05:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

birminghammail Saturday, April 25, 2020 6:13:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

birminghammail Saturday, April 25, 2020 12:08:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

tamworthherald Friday, April 24, 2020 9:49:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

yorkshireeveningpost Friday, April 24, 2020 2:29:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

bristolpost Friday, April 24, 2020 12:18:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told ( about Declan Rudd ) : “Declan, over these next few years, we should really see the best of him,”

pressandjournal Friday, April 17, 2020 7:21:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added : “This enforced break has allowed us to focus on trying to tie down some of our players,” “We have been wanting to try and get a few lads tied down, but when you are in the midst of being in the play-offs which we have been for the majority of the season and competing, that negotiation becomes a distraction for a lot of players and a lot of them want to put it off until there is a break or it is the end of the season”

pressandjournal Friday, April 17, 2020 7:21:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "I thought first half we lost too many headers, too many battles all over the pitch and Derby were faster, sharper and better than us,"

thisisderbyshire Friday, April 17, 2020 10:21:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : "I thought first half we lost too many headers, too many battles all over the pitch and Derby were faster, sharper and better than us,"

derbytelegraph Monday, March 30, 2020 8:54:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "I thought first half we lost too many headers, too many battles all over the pitch and Derby were faster, sharper and better than us,"

thisisderbyshire Monday, March 30, 2020 8:38:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “He is excellent at picking fish supper places, although he wouldn’t recommend it as a staple diet,”

pressandjournal Saturday, March 28, 2020 1:21:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It is something they do without a song and dance. They use their time to do things for other people, it is part of their Christianity,”

pressandjournal Saturday, March 28, 2020 1:21:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil added : “He has probably one of the best brains in Scotland,” “There was not much money behind him. He was born into a good working-class family and he has got where is by sheer force of personality and brilliant intellect”

pressandjournal Saturday, March 28, 2020 1:21:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “He is excellent at picking fish supper places, although he wouldn’t recommend it as a staple diet,”

thecourier Saturday, March 28, 2020 12:44:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It is something they do without a song and dance. They use their time to do things for other people, it is part of their Christianity,”

thecourier Saturday, March 28, 2020 12:44:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil added : “He has probably one of the best brains in Scotland,” “There was not much money behind him. He was born into a good working-class family and he has got where is by sheer force of personality and brilliant intellect”

thecourier Saturday, March 28, 2020 12:44:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : "I thought first half we lost too many headers, too many battles all over the pitch and Derby were faster, sharper and better than us,"

thisisderbyshire Thursday, March 26, 2020 9:45:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "I thought first half we lost too many headers, too many battles all over the pitch and Derby were faster, sharper and better than us,"

derbytelegraph Thursday, March 26, 2020 9:28:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "They’re focal points, they can put the ball up to them and they’ll try and keep it alive and try and flick on and take it in. "

hulldailymail Thursday, March 26, 2020 10:57:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Callum Robinson ) : "What happens is that it was close to the dugouts, he goes in, Callum jumps up and squeals, the whole bench rises up, the fans start to shout and all of a sudden it is 'where is my red card?',"

birminghammail Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3:25:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : “It will be a tough game, they are a very good side and they are top of the league so we know we will have to play very well to get something from the game,”

birminghammail Monday, February 24, 2020 8:57:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added ( about Callum Robinson ) : “They strengthened well in January, Callum Robinson is obviously a good addition and he will be very happy as he’s started well there,”

birminghammail Monday, February 24, 2020 8:57:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "This club is not about finger-pointing,"

nottinghampost Monday, February 24, 2020 4:17:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I don’t think we’re as bad as people were suggesting in the first half,”

pressandjournal Saturday, February 22, 2020 11:06:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "To be honest physicality is part of the game for me. I don't think anybody should be barging anybody when the balls is dead. "

stokesentinel Friday, February 14, 2020 6:40:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Ben Pearson ) : "It's a difficult one for me because I feel like a bit of a hypocrite because I was probably more hot headed than Ben when I played. "

stokesentinel Friday, February 14, 2020 6:40:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I’m happy in that we won the game,”

pressandjournal Thursday, February 13, 2020 3:20:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil states ( about Michael O Neill ) : "Until Michael went in they were in real bother but he's come in steadied the ship, picked up key results and given them a platform really. "

stokesentinel Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I thought we played well in spells, and I thought Wigan played well in spells,”

pressandjournal Saturday, February 8, 2020 9:10:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I have seen quite a bit of Swansea, but it was good to see then live last weekend at Stoke,”

southwales-eveningpost Friday, January 31, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil wrote : "If an independent Scotland joins the EU, that could lead to a hard border between Scotland and England, a proposition that would scupper any realistic chance of winning a second independence referendum. "

TheScotsman Wednesday, January 29, 2020 5:15:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "Regardless of what happens it's always nice to strengthen,"

leicestermercury Sunday, January 26, 2020 7:10:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "As we know, we want to try and strengthen in every window. "

leicestermercury Sunday, January 26, 2020 7:10:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil warned : “nobody has any divine right to beat anyone”

southwalesargus Monday, January 20, 2020 7:06:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil warned : “nobody has any divine right to beat anyone”

pressandjournal Monday, January 20, 2020 6:37:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "It's not a Catalonia situation where, according to the Unionists, the Spanish constitution made the Catalonian referendum unconstitutional and they boycotted it. "

TheScotsman Sunday, January 19, 2020 4:13:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “We have not been great but we have certainly not been crap,”

pressandjournal Saturday, January 18, 2020 9:49:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added : “They are badly letting down people and, if they can’t get their act together, then they should go”

pressandjournal Friday, January 17, 2020 10:08:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : "Everything you say reduces my level of confidence in this organisation even more, and I am sorry to say that. "

TheScotsman Thursday, January 16, 2020 8:47:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I’ve seen them back and they’re offside,”

chesterfirst Wednesday, January 8, 2020 11:56:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I’ve seen them back and they’re offside,”

irishexaminer Sunday, January 5, 2020 1:11:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I’ve seen them back and they’re offside,”

thecourier Saturday, January 4, 2020 10:39:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I’ve seen them back and they’re offside,”

worcesternews Saturday, January 4, 2020 10:24:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I’ve seen them back and they’re offside,”

yorkpress Saturday, January 4, 2020 10:07:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Andre Green ) : "A difficulty we had is that Andre wanted to hug a touchline, he is an out-and-out wide player whereas our front three come inside and run beyond - they just play slightly differently to the way he played,"

birminghammail Thursday, January 2, 2020 4:26:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “Midfield is the strongest area of the team for numbers and depth of quality,”

coventrytelegraph Tuesday, December 17, 2019 8:07:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “Luton are fighting and scrapping for points all the time,”

thecourier Saturday, December 14, 2019 9:56:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I am really pleased, not just with today, but with our form in recent weeks,”

thecourier Saturday, December 14, 2019 3:32:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “A bad decision has cost us the game,” “If you are going to make that type of decision you have to be 100 per cent spot on. But I think the referee’s view is a difficult one [as] he is behind a couple of bodies in there”

thetimes Tuesday, December 3, 2019 3:21:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil told : “I’m not sure yet who might be available. We’ve spoken about this before – you can cope when players have been missing dotted around the team,”

tamworthherald Friday, November 29, 2019 8:07:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : “I’m not sure yet who might be available. We’ve spoken about this before – you can cope when players have been missing dotted around the team,”

birminghammail Friday, November 29, 2019 7:28:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I think the two wide players are a real threat and they have beaten some very good teams this season, so they will be a real threat,”

hulldailymail Tuesday, November 26, 2019 9:07:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "While I recognise more effort is being made now in terms of scrutiny by Bòrd na Gàidhlig, by the Scottish Government, including improvements in the internal workings of Bòrd na Gàidhlig, what worries me is from the feedback I've had from the Gaelic community, there is a very strong feeling that Bòrd na Gàidhlig isn't speaking for them"

heraldscotland Thursday, March 4, 2021 3:24:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I don’t think there was a lot in the game really but I’m just so frustrated because their goal comes from exactly what I’ve been warning them about,”

pressandjournal Wednesday, March 3, 2021 2:40:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil told : “He believes that there was a conspiracy to get him,”

msn-uk Thursday, February 25, 2021 2:10:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “If it was proven that there was a conspiracy, everybody involved in the conspiracy would be getting their jotters [getting sacked]”

msn-uk Thursday, February 25, 2021 2:10:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil replied : “Basically, I think he does, yes”

chesterfirst Thursday, February 25, 2021 1:58:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added : “I think Alex believes after he lost his Westminster seat there was a possibility of a by-election in Scotland in his neck of the woods and he believes some people were frightened of him coming back in, which he says he had no intention of doing anyway”

chesterfirst Thursday, February 25, 2021 1:58:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added : “If it was proven there was a conspiracy everybody involved in the conspiracy, I think, would be getting their jotters”

chesterfirst Thursday, February 25, 2021 1:58:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil replied : “Basically, I think he does, yes”

heraldscotland Thursday, February 25, 2021 1:48:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added : “I think Alex believes after he lost his Westminster seat there was a possibility of a by-election in Scotland in his neck of the woods and he believes some people were frightened of him coming back in, which he says he had no intention of doing anyway”

heraldscotland Thursday, February 25, 2021 1:48:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : “He believes that there was a conspiracy to get him,”

independent-UK Thursday, February 25, 2021 1:28:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I thought we should have won the game, we had enough chances to win the game,”

thecourier Saturday, February 6, 2021 9:53:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “We started the game extremely well for the first 15 to 20 minutes and they looked their most dangerous from set-plays and free-kicks,”

thecourier Sunday, January 24, 2021 7:42:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told ( about Ben Pearson ) : “Ben has made it clear to us that his future doesn’t lie here come the end of the season,”

tamworthherald Tuesday, January 19, 2021 6:02:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil added : “We have been after him since the window opened and we have managed to stave off a number of other suitors, who were interested, so it has been great business from us”

pressandjournal Thursday, January 14, 2021 12:52:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added : “He has been an ever-present since I have been here and his will to win, what the club means to him, how long he has been there, he is the right guy to take that armband forward and I am delighted he has committed himself to doing that for the next few years”

irishmirror Thursday, January 14, 2021 1:12:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil added : “He has been an ever-present since I have been here and his will to win, what the club means to him, how long he has been there, he is the right guy to take that armband forward and I am delighted he has committed himself to doing that for the next few years”

thecourier Wednesday, January 13, 2021 10:54:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “To be honest, the game was done after 30 minutes,”

thecourier Saturday, January 9, 2021 10:55:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “To be honest, the game was done after 30 minutes,”

pressandjournal Saturday, January 9, 2021 10:14:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “He will add competition at the top end of the pitch,”

pressandjournal Wednesday, January 6, 2021 4:37:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “First and foremost my thoughts are that we should have won the game,”

thecourier Saturday, January 2, 2021 10:37:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “First and foremost my thoughts are that we should have won the game,”

pressandjournal Saturday, January 2, 2021 9:50:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : “I can't speak for Forest but looking at it, that hangover of dropping out the top six has maybe had an overriding effect,”

nottinghampost Friday, January 1, 2021 7:12:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “After the red card Derby went 4-4-1 and I thought we caused them problems getting down the sides,”

nottinghampost Monday, December 28, 2020 5:02:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “After the red card Derby went 4-4-1 and I thought we caused them problems getting down the sides,”

coventrytelegraph Monday, December 28, 2020 3:05:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "Second half, they changed it and they sort of stopped us switching the play in the middle of the pitch by going a 4-3-2 and making it difficult for us. I didn’t think we moved the ball quick enough and to be honest didn’t really probe and cause as many problems as we would have liked against ten men,"

thisisderbyshire Sunday, December 27, 2020 12:12:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "I think it's been tough for them like most teams,"

thisisderbyshire Wednesday, December 23, 2020 12:20:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I thought we deserved to win,”

thecourier Saturday, December 19, 2020 3:18:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Ben Pearson ) : “I thought we were good and looked dangerous, but when Ben (Pearson) went off (with injury) it affected us,”

thecourier Saturday, December 5, 2020 10:55:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It was always going to be a difficult game for us, if you look at Watford’s squad coming down from the Premier League, they’re full of quality players,”

thecourier Saturday, November 28, 2020 10:20:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "I can assure you, nobody is more disappointed than me and the lads,"

birminghammail Friday, October 30, 2020 3:18:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "We got a deep clean of the training ground yesterday because obviously we have got a bug going about,"

birminghammail Friday, October 30, 2020 3:18:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Alan Browne ) : “Alan will be my club captain, there is no question about that,” “I just want to try and get his contract sorted out so he stays and can be my club captain for a long period of time”

irishexaminer Tuesday, October 27, 2020 4:12:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Alan Browne ) : “Unfortunately for Alan a lot of that is to do with where I have played him,”

irishexaminer Tuesday, October 27, 2020 4:12:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “We’ve only done a few days’ work with him and I thought he was terrific,”

thecourier Thursday, October 22, 2020 1:47:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “That’s been the case for a lot of our games,”

thecourier Thursday, October 22, 2020 1:47:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “We’ve only done a few days’ work with him and I thought he was terrific,”

pressandjournal Thursday, October 22, 2020 1:37:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “That’s been the case for a lot of our games,”

pressandjournal Thursday, October 22, 2020 1:37:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil told : “He’s running towards the ball to try and get there, he tries to slow down realising he’s probably not going to make it and then starts to lose his footing and sort of slides into the tackle,”

thecourier Monday, September 28, 2020 2:42:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "DJ had a groin injury which is a bit of a blow, that's keeping him out,"

stokesentinel Saturday, September 26, 2020 8:04:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “Does that not make it worse, because this organisation has been allowed to get to crisis point before corrective action was taken?” “Surely the Scottish Government should have been more decisive and intervened much earlier and commissioned an independent report long before it was commissioned”

pressandjournal Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:56:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It wouldn’t take a man from Mars or a woman from Mars to see that as a proxy for an organisation that’s not functioning properly. To have an average tenure of two years for the chair would immediately, for me, suggest there is a problem. Did it ever strike anyone in St Andrews House it was a much bigger problem?”

pressandjournal Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:56:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “Does that not make it worse, because this organisation has been allowed to get to crisis point before corrective action was taken?” “Surely the Scottish Government should have been more decisive and intervened much earlier and commissioned an independent report long before it was commissioned”

thecourier Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:07:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It wouldn’t take a man from Mars or a woman from Mars to see that as a proxy for an organisation that’s not functioning properly. To have an average tenure of two years for the chair would immediately, for me, suggest there is a problem. Did it ever strike anyone in St Andrews House it was a much bigger problem?”

thecourier Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:07:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "Ethan has 100% got a chance of making it. “He has got a trick where he can go past someone and he’s got a goal in him. “What we need to do is get a good understanding of the game into his head in terms of tactics"

newsandstar Saturday, September 12, 2020 9:17:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Boris Johnson ) : “If the Scottish people elect a pro-independence majority to the Scottish Parliament with a clear democratic mandate to hold an independence referendum, Boris Johnson should not dare to stand in the way of Scottish democracy”

heraldscotland Monday, August 24, 2020 8:05:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : "We have to resolve this and resolve it quickly. "A very sensible suggestion would be not to have any of those downgrades and have what was recommended by the teachers, the teachers know the pupils best. "Nobody downgraded below what they got in their prelims would be fair"

bbc Monday, August 10, 2020 12:35:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It must reverse the decision it made about exam results that saw the poorest children in many of the most deprived areas downgraded on the altar of a manufactured algorithm prepared in secret,”

pressandjournal Sunday, August 9, 2020 8:11:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Sean Maguire ) : "What we need to remember with Sean is what he offers the team. "

irishmirror Friday, July 24, 2020 8:40:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "Bristol City have a strong squad. They have spent a lot of money and made a few loan signings too,"

bristolpost Tuesday, July 21, 2020 10:28:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : "I think the league improves ever year. Not just the players, the coaches too,"

bristolpost Tuesday, July 21, 2020 10:28:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “We are looking at the moment as if Scotland is potentially going to be the only one of the four nations in the UK not planning for or at least trying to get a full time return to school in August,”

news-yahoo Friday, July 10, 2020 10:50:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "It looked like it was going to be another frustrating night,"

nottinghampost Thursday, July 9, 2020 4:10:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added ( about Declan Rudd ) : "We probably got that bit of luck, albeit that was a free-kick on Declan for their second (disallowed) goal,"

nottinghampost Thursday, July 9, 2020 4:10:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It looked like it was going to be another frustrating night,”

pressandjournal Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:51:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil added ( about Declan Rudd ) : “We probably got that bit of luck, albeit that was a free-kick on Declan for their second (disallowed) goal,”

pressandjournal Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:51:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It looked like it was going to be another frustrating night,”

thecourier Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:16:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil added ( about Declan Rudd ) : “We probably got that bit of luck, albeit that was a free-kick on Declan for their second (disallowed) goal,”

thecourier Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:16:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “there is only one plan that is possible”

thecourier Tuesday, June 23, 2020 11:17:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Jack Grealish ) : "Along with Jack Grealish he's probably been Aston Villa's player of the season," "He's probably the one at the moment if you're a young player in Scotland, he should be your role model"

bbc Monday, June 15, 2020 10:15:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : "We've very much looking at the fairness and the integrity of the league so we want to play the 46 games,"

bristolpost Sunday, May 31, 2020 4:24:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “We were working on the basis to return to training on May 16, moved due to everything having to be put in place,”

theleader Monday, May 18, 2020 7:55:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “Given the time frame we are really limited of getting the season completed, but we are looking forward to getting back,”

theleader Monday, May 18, 2020 7:55:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “However it is good to know when we are back – I hope it is not going to change again,”

theleader Monday, May 18, 2020 7:55:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It is approximately eight weeks since we trained. That’s the most I remember a player having off – that’s a difficulty in itself,”

theleader Monday, May 18, 2020 7:55:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players. "

bristolpost Monday, May 4, 2020 7:40:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

coventrytelegraph Tuesday, April 28, 2020 8:48:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "Because if they can't currently pay the players they have got then why should they then be allowed to use the money they have deferred from wages to then invest in their squad to bring better or more players in? "

coventrytelegraph Tuesday, April 28, 2020 8:48:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

nottinghampost Monday, April 27, 2020 7:46:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

tamworthherald Sunday, April 26, 2020 9:38:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

stokesentinel Saturday, April 25, 2020 8:00:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "Because if they can't currently pay the players they have got then why should they then be allowed to use the money they have deferred from wages to then invest in their squad to bring better or more players in? "

stokesentinel Saturday, April 25, 2020 8:00:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

thisisderbyshire Saturday, April 25, 2020 10:05:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil told : "Because if they can't currently pay the players they have got then why should they then be allowed to use the money they have deferred from wages to then invest in their squad to bring better or more players in? "

thisisderbyshire Saturday, April 25, 2020 10:05:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

birminghammail Saturday, April 25, 2020 6:13:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

birminghammail Saturday, April 25, 2020 12:08:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil told : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

tamworthherald Friday, April 24, 2020 9:49:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

yorkshireeveningpost Friday, April 24, 2020 2:29:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "If people are taking wage cuts or deferrals then people are putting cases forward that they shouldn't be allowed to sign any other players,"

bristolpost Friday, April 24, 2020 12:18:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told ( about Declan Rudd ) : “Declan, over these next few years, we should really see the best of him,”

pressandjournal Friday, April 17, 2020 7:21:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added : “This enforced break has allowed us to focus on trying to tie down some of our players,” “We have been wanting to try and get a few lads tied down, but when you are in the midst of being in the play-offs which we have been for the majority of the season and competing, that negotiation becomes a distraction for a lot of players and a lot of them want to put it off until there is a break or it is the end of the season”

pressandjournal Friday, April 17, 2020 7:21:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "I thought first half we lost too many headers, too many battles all over the pitch and Derby were faster, sharper and better than us,"

thisisderbyshire Friday, April 17, 2020 10:21:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : "I thought first half we lost too many headers, too many battles all over the pitch and Derby were faster, sharper and better than us,"

derbytelegraph Monday, March 30, 2020 8:54:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "I thought first half we lost too many headers, too many battles all over the pitch and Derby were faster, sharper and better than us,"

thisisderbyshire Monday, March 30, 2020 8:38:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “He is excellent at picking fish supper places, although he wouldn’t recommend it as a staple diet,”

pressandjournal Saturday, March 28, 2020 1:21:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It is something they do without a song and dance. They use their time to do things for other people, it is part of their Christianity,”

pressandjournal Saturday, March 28, 2020 1:21:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil added : “He has probably one of the best brains in Scotland,” “There was not much money behind him. He was born into a good working-class family and he has got where is by sheer force of personality and brilliant intellect”

pressandjournal Saturday, March 28, 2020 1:21:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “He is excellent at picking fish supper places, although he wouldn’t recommend it as a staple diet,”

thecourier Saturday, March 28, 2020 12:44:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “It is something they do without a song and dance. They use their time to do things for other people, it is part of their Christianity,”

thecourier Saturday, March 28, 2020 12:44:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil added : “He has probably one of the best brains in Scotland,” “There was not much money behind him. He was born into a good working-class family and he has got where is by sheer force of personality and brilliant intellect”

thecourier Saturday, March 28, 2020 12:44:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : "I thought first half we lost too many headers, too many battles all over the pitch and Derby were faster, sharper and better than us,"

thisisderbyshire Thursday, March 26, 2020 9:45:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "I thought first half we lost too many headers, too many battles all over the pitch and Derby were faster, sharper and better than us,"

derbytelegraph Thursday, March 26, 2020 9:28:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "They’re focal points, they can put the ball up to them and they’ll try and keep it alive and try and flick on and take it in. "

hulldailymail Thursday, March 26, 2020 10:57:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Callum Robinson ) : "What happens is that it was close to the dugouts, he goes in, Callum jumps up and squeals, the whole bench rises up, the fans start to shout and all of a sudden it is 'where is my red card?',"

birminghammail Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3:25:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : “It will be a tough game, they are a very good side and they are top of the league so we know we will have to play very well to get something from the game,”

birminghammail Monday, February 24, 2020 8:57:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added ( about Callum Robinson ) : “They strengthened well in January, Callum Robinson is obviously a good addition and he will be very happy as he’s started well there,”

birminghammail Monday, February 24, 2020 8:57:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "This club is not about finger-pointing,"

nottinghampost Monday, February 24, 2020 4:17:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I don’t think we’re as bad as people were suggesting in the first half,”

pressandjournal Saturday, February 22, 2020 11:06:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "To be honest physicality is part of the game for me. I don't think anybody should be barging anybody when the balls is dead. "

stokesentinel Friday, February 14, 2020 6:40:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Ben Pearson ) : "It's a difficult one for me because I feel like a bit of a hypocrite because I was probably more hot headed than Ben when I played. "

stokesentinel Friday, February 14, 2020 6:40:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I’m happy in that we won the game,”

pressandjournal Thursday, February 13, 2020 3:20:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil states ( about Michael O Neill ) : "Until Michael went in they were in real bother but he's come in steadied the ship, picked up key results and given them a platform really. "

stokesentinel Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I thought we played well in spells, and I thought Wigan played well in spells,”

pressandjournal Saturday, February 8, 2020 9:10:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I have seen quite a bit of Swansea, but it was good to see then live last weekend at Stoke,”

southwales-eveningpost Friday, January 31, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil wrote : "If an independent Scotland joins the EU, that could lead to a hard border between Scotland and England, a proposition that would scupper any realistic chance of winning a second independence referendum. "

TheScotsman Wednesday, January 29, 2020 5:15:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "Regardless of what happens it's always nice to strengthen,"

leicestermercury Sunday, January 26, 2020 7:10:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : "As we know, we want to try and strengthen in every window. "

leicestermercury Sunday, January 26, 2020 7:10:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil warned : “nobody has any divine right to beat anyone”

southwalesargus Monday, January 20, 2020 7:06:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil warned : “nobody has any divine right to beat anyone”

pressandjournal Monday, January 20, 2020 6:37:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : "It's not a Catalonia situation where, according to the Unionists, the Spanish constitution made the Catalonian referendum unconstitutional and they boycotted it. "

TheScotsman Sunday, January 19, 2020 4:13:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “We have not been great but we have certainly not been crap,”

pressandjournal Saturday, January 18, 2020 9:49:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil added : “They are badly letting down people and, if they can’t get their act together, then they should go”

pressandjournal Friday, January 17, 2020 10:08:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil said : "Everything you say reduces my level of confidence in this organisation even more, and I am sorry to say that. "

TheScotsman Thursday, January 16, 2020 8:47:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I’ve seen them back and they’re offside,”

chesterfirst Wednesday, January 8, 2020 11:56:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I’ve seen them back and they’re offside,”

irishexaminer Sunday, January 5, 2020 1:11:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I’ve seen them back and they’re offside,”

thecourier Saturday, January 4, 2020 10:39:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I’ve seen them back and they’re offside,”

worcesternews Saturday, January 4, 2020 10:24:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I’ve seen them back and they’re offside,”

yorkpress Saturday, January 4, 2020 10:07:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said ( about Andre Green ) : "A difficulty we had is that Andre wanted to hug a touchline, he is an out-and-out wide player whereas our front three come inside and run beyond - they just play slightly differently to the way he played,"

birminghammail Thursday, January 2, 2020 4:26:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “Midfield is the strongest area of the team for numbers and depth of quality,”

coventrytelegraph Tuesday, December 17, 2019 8:07:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “Luton are fighting and scrapping for points all the time,”

thecourier Saturday, December 14, 2019 9:56:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I am really pleased, not just with today, but with our form in recent weeks,”

thecourier Saturday, December 14, 2019 3:32:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “A bad decision has cost us the game,” “If you are going to make that type of decision you have to be 100 per cent spot on. But I think the referee’s view is a difficult one [as] he is behind a couple of bodies in there”

thetimes Tuesday, December 3, 2019 3:21:00 AM EAT

Alex Neil told : “I’m not sure yet who might be available. We’ve spoken about this before – you can cope when players have been missing dotted around the team,”

tamworthherald Friday, November 29, 2019 8:07:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil told : “I’m not sure yet who might be available. We’ve spoken about this before – you can cope when players have been missing dotted around the team,”

birminghammail Friday, November 29, 2019 7:28:00 PM EAT

Alex Neil said : “I think the two wide players are a real threat and they have beaten some very good teams this season, so they will be a real threat,”

hulldailymail Tuesday, November 26, 2019 9:07:00 PM EAT