Scottish loon sometimes in Caithness, usually in Edinburgh. Likes rugby, F1, reading, cooking, and irn bru
Playing to the ref is what good teams do tbf. I've seen Scotland get that wrong for years. I missed it sadly, but it sounds like a fine margin game, yet another good episode of the France vs NZ epic :)
Four new laws - including conversion shot clocks and less penalising of crooked line-out throws - will be introduced into the game worldwide from January.
All about speeding up the game. The bigest culprit right now is the whistle however. Given the size of the bokkes forwards, anything to speed them up is a good idea. But I'm still dissapointed not to see at least 2 backs mandated on the bench, or a cut to it.
To reduce the whistle it might be time to warn specific players. One warning for giving away a penalty and then a yellow card. Might be funny to see teams at 10 players
Council leader quits as he faces trial for domestic assault
Not good to see him not give up his council role entirely. That would be an interesting by-election
To be thin clients for cloud gaming. No thanks, back to retrogaming it is then!
Elder
Dvne
Bossk
Keygen Church
Julie Christmas
Cult of Luna
Sgàile
Nightwish
Skiltron
Glorryhammer
Creeper
No real death in that list though - the vocals are part of the genre
Nor did Argentina take that scalp tonight. And we were 4 pts shy ourselves this year in Dublin. Home adv may mean that it's a coin flip in 2025!
Argentina nearly did it tonight. Ireland ultimately with too much discipline in that defense to overcome. And too many caps, far too many caps - when are some of the 100+ retiring?
Been ill this week :( Elongated flu, still no feeling right 5 days later
Well enough for rugby the morn! Portugal, so the B team indeed, should be fun anyway. And mibbes ah can practice my Portuguese
Oi! Eu nao falo portugues. Tchao! Eu bebo uma cerveja por favor
Weekly social thread
Hullo boys and girls, what's the story today? Wouldn't you like to go?
Ba-la-mo-ry
So how did the Wallabies conquer Twickenham?
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Some analysis ahead of this weekend's matches
The UK government have to obey the law, but they also make the laws. This feels more procedure than outcome based appeals. And as such I'd be astonished if HMG decide to stop this
Yous in Scotland is great to wind up Proper English speakers. If they whinge they get a y'all
Great to see OpenAPI being even more embraced. It truly is fantastic for multi-team engineering
Climate campaigners are bringing a legal case they hope will halt drilling at two huge fossil fuel projects.
Back to back oil news from me today, apologies but both are big stories. For anyone that thinks Scotland is a renewable powerhouse: we've got a long way to go still!
A World Cup winner in 2023, the loosehead is part of South Africa’s feared ‘Bomb Squad’ and a hero in his home country
Nice interview here. And a great quote
Dunno about you, but I ain't making >£1000 per day, and looking round Grangemouth nor are many of that workforce. It doesn't add up. It lacks credibility and still reeks of Jim sabre rattling for more tax rebates
Edit: just double checked my maths. That's only £100 per employee. Which is very believable. But I still want to see the books
In September, PetroIneos announced that Grangemouth, one of the oldest oil refinerys in the world, will close in spring 2025.
Incredible figures. Literally. Let's see them laid out as the price of petrol says to me this can't possibly be true
I didn't once see or hear anything anti-English in my time there, but there are baduns the whole world over. Let's all agree not to be snobs or prejudiced against those without a local accent
For sure, most are fine with it. But as a teuchter I did find quite a few struggling to understand my accent, which is pretty mild, and I'm pretty sure making fun in hindsight. I socialised mostly with other Scots as a consequence. Anyway, they wouldn't write this article if there wasn't some truth to it
You got that all correct! St Andrew's also has a snobbery issue, and Glasgow uni accent is also a thing in the west. But Edinburgh in particular is known for English 'yahs' who look down on the locals
The institution admitted class-related prejudice was a problem on campus.
Good luck getting Edinburgh to change here
Red Squirrel in flight
Attached: 1 image Red Squirrel. I haven't failed to notice the popularity of red squirrel images, so here's one, jumping through a blizzard, in the Scottish Highlands. Thanks for all the kind words, comments, boosts and likes, on my images. And I appreciate all my followers, new and existing. ☺️ ...
News looked not news to me. So here's a red squirrel instead, a marvelous shot
No, quite surprised at that. Did they use a football pitch, or was it the rugby stadium?
Yes that advantage was far too long. Scrum was a shitshow all game sadly, Scotland looked well out our depth
Wales are traditionalists at the top, part of the reason they are struggling. Personally I'm for it, even if Scotland’s looked very soft in the stadium.
Could Wales and Fiji please stop with the cards? There's a game of rugby to be played!
What a match to catch on the radio it was. So good to hear the commentators shout nooo :) Defense was obviously optional yesterday, here's hoping Scotland go like that today too! (Wales v Fiji likely to be a high scorer too)
Autumn Nations Series - Week 2
Juicy weekend of rugby, kick offs in GMT
Friday
Ireland vs New Zealand - 2010
Saturday
England vs Australia - 1510 \ Italy vs Argentina - 1740 \ France vs Japan - 2010
Sunday
Wales vs Fiji - 1340 \ Scotland vs South Africa - 1610
Share your predictions, post some reactions, and bonus question: how many cards this weekend?
Highland Council has proposed setting a 5% rate for its visitor levy.
Long overdue, but interesting to see a % and not a flat fee like most taxes are. Quit yappin and get it done!
Maple Leaf Bakery was named as the winner of Scotland’s Best Croissant competition at the Balmoral Hotel.
Now I know what I need for breakfast!
The special relationship isn't quite what it was – Britain has been the subject of a takeover by the USA, its influence being felt everywhere.
Seems apt to post this today
Gideon Futerman was visiting the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides in the summer when he spotted Google's car-mounted camera approaching.
Pretty funny. Some lighter news for us all today. We're gonna need it
Former Scotland rugby union captain admitted to a single charge of abusing Gillian Hogg and will be sentenced on 5 December
Unlikely to be jailed, but could see some hefty community service and a big fine
For 15 years, David Gilliver has been a pioneer in the technique of painting with light.
In a sea of bad news this morning, here's some cool photos. Happy Monday folks!
Biffy Clyro fans Carla and James met as fans of the band and spent their wedding seeing them live.
Fuck aye, mon the biffy! Good news Friday piece fer us aww
Scotland v Fiji: Gregor Townsend explains Ali Price and Adam Hastings selections before Autumn Nations Series clash
Gregor Townsend has explained the selections of Ali Price and Adam Hastings for Scotland's Autumn Nations Series opener against Fiji at Murrayfield on Saturday.
Should be a great clash at the weekend, hoping it's put away by half time and we see the bench then shine