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Tag Archives: Rangers FC
Hampden In The Sun
Image: glasgowguide.co.uk Well the Buddies got beat; another semi-final disappointment, this time at the hands of the Forces of Darkness. As far as footie matches go it wasn’t one of the best, but St Mirren, I felt, could have taken … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Family, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Glasgow, I.T., Music, Scotland, Sport, Writing
Tagged alcohol, Beltane, bevy, Chinese meal, DVD, e-books, Family, Festival of Fire, Football, friends, gigs, Glasgow, Hampden Park, hot and sunny, live music, Mount Florida, PC, Pub, Rangers FC, reggae, Scottish Cup, ska, St Mirren, The Specials, Weather, work, Writing
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Computerised Tennis
Image: Unknown Those 5,100 words yesterday didn’t half take their toll on me, particularly since 4,000 of them were written last night. When you’ve become so involved in the story that there’s a rush of inspiration, and therefore words, you … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial Comment, Fiction, I.T., Politics, Scotland, Writing
Tagged bigotry, Celtic FC, computers, creative energy, David Murray, Fiction, NaNoWriMo, novels, Rangers FC, tennis, word count, Writing
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Rangers Fans Shame Scotland
It was a very sad start to the day. Rangers playing in the UEFA Cup final last night may have been great for Scottish football, but the rioting that followed the game has shamed the whole of Scotland. Fans battling … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Freelance, Scotland, Sport, Writing
Tagged credit crunch, Daily Writing Tips, Football, Freelance, Manchester, osteopathy, police, Rangers FC, riots, Tommy Burns, violence, Writing
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Never Ending Cycle
Despite having to take a pain killer last night, I managed to trawl my way out of bed nice and early this morning. Before leaving for the day job, though, I had to take care of a few things before … Continue reading
Now Celtic Fans Shame Scotland: It’s Not an Old Firm Minority
Image: The Mirror Ever since the furore that followed the rioting Rangers fans in Manchester and the subsequent penalisations of UEFA for the bigoted chanting of their fans, the other half of the Old Firm have decided enough is enough. … Continue reading →