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- RT @The7Line: Our passports are ready, @MLB. Make it happen! @The7LineArmy with bells on. 1 week ago
- RT @LondonMarathon: #OTD in 2016, @EliudKipchoge won the #LondonMarathon in a time of 2:03:05, just eight seconds off the WR! Since then… 3 weeks ago
- RT @BallySportsCLE: Fans at Yankee Stadium throw things at Guardians players after the game ends. https://t.co/1LIv66LfBW 3 weeks ago
- RT @BallySportsCLE: Moments before the final scene in the outfield in the bottom of the ninth, Myles Straw went right back at fans at Yanke… 3 weeks ago
- RT @BallySportsCLE: "If I were to do it again I probably would've said the same thing." Myles Straw doesn't regret defending his teammates… 3 weeks ago
- At least it wasn't glass bottles like the old firm. Not surprised Myles Straw jumped in. Gonna be some Subway Serie… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 weeks ago
- RT @ryanshanley9: ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️ 3 weeks ago
- RT @EdinburghCityFC: 📸 Ryan Shanley celebrates the opening goal at Ainslie Park this evening #OurECFC https://t.co/7EaYzKYGsT 3 weeks ago
- RT @EdinburghCityFC: YAAAASSSSSSSSS!!! It’s a massive three points for the playoff-chasing Citizens tonight. Thank you to everyone who cam… 3 weeks ago
- RT @EdinburghCityFC: ⚫️⚪️ IT'S MATCHDAY ⚪️⚫️ Get yourself down to Ainslie Park and throw your support behind the team for this crucial gam… 3 weeks ago
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 →