Herald signs Henry Winter on one-match deal — but crikey it’s a big match

The Herald in Scotland has signed renowned sports writer Henry Winter to cover the Old Firm derby for the title.

Henry announced his departure from the Times last month.

Jonny McFarlane, head of digital sport at the Glasgow-based Herald, told readers: “The current British football writer of the year spent four years in Edinburgh completing his degree and it was there, during his fledgling days as a student journalist, that his respect for the paper began.

“After all, a mid-1980s visit to the old offices in Albion Street helped spark the passion that was instrumental in building a phenomenal career at The Telegraph and The Times and has seen him accumulate both awards and social media followers at a remarkable rate.”

He will write three articles about the Old Firm derby for the Herald.

Henry told the Herald: ““I don’t think people down south quite understand the size of Rangers and Celtic. I got it a little bit from my book with Sir Kenny Dalglish. The publishers send you a breakdown of sales from all over the world and there were 5000 sales in Canada. I was speaking to the sales director and he said ‘Yup, Celtic.’ It’s extraordinary. Rangers are the same. One of the plusses of being an outsider is, because you can take a step back, you get to appreciate just the size of this derby.”

Henry’s articles will be published over the weekend.