Derry Fraser

More big games and, weirdly, fewer games that matter.

I agree with this. They'll get Rohl sacked too, eventually.

Yaaaaaaaaas!

Grabbers (2012). Not too scary, but really good fun.

This is a game changer. Thank you very much for sharing.

This is gold

Departure from UK airports is grand. Pubs pulling pints at five am and all that. Arrival at smaller UK airports is shocking: waiting for the stairs, herded to the border up hill and down dale, the border(!), luggage nightmare, out into a bus car park through the smoking area. Hate it.

Totally normalised in Spain too. A central requirement of a playground is a bar/cafe.

Now we’re talking.

Sound opinion.

Norwich 2 : 2 Man City

“Where are you? Where are you? Let’s be havin’ you! Come on!”

Great to see Scotland's best footballer bossing the punditry.
#Euro2025

Seconded. Mine turn fifteen in a few months. Easily the best money I ever spent.

Tap water (in Scotland).

Kilt too long. Socks too short. #totp

I'm out. I'd rather have teeth pulled. #totp

It was, but at no time was it easy. It's the sort of thing one can only truly appreciate when it's over; like climbing a mountain. Imagine performing or conducting? Must be exhausting.

Sabotage - Beastie Boys

Great advice. I'm a classical music novice, but going to the Ring Cycle in Munich over about 8 days was exhilirating. The fans! The costumes! The drama! One of my top 5 music experiences. It sounds stupid, but Brünnhilde's entrance was the bravest thing I've ever seen a person do.

You've already been told to see it live, but for casual listening it's vital to get a great recording. Google works. I found the Decca Classics / Georg Solti conducted Ring Cycle to be a revelation, and I can stream it on Tidal.

A set of eight rectangular cookies arranged on a square white plate against a dark wooden background. Each cookie is inspired by a wallpaper design by Morris & Co. The patterns represented feature different floral and leaf shapes in shades of baby blue, soft pink, leafy green, mustard yellow, cream, and dark grey.

Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵

First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.

Holders of bank equity further up the capital structure were handsomely bailed out. Preference share holders, bond holders and so on.

Shareholders were rinsed; gov put in capital higher up the structure. They didn’t buy shares from anyone. New shares were created. I still hold mine that I bought in 2006. Value has gone from, like, £1000 —> £1. Gov did much better than that. Also, cash machines worked throughout. Not bad, not great

Serious. I’m punctured. Torn apart. Burst. Going to crawl home like a jolly slug.

(Not) Everybody Yurts. Sometimes x

I’m in a dive bar in Asia. I now look like the one who is completely unhinged. 5stars. Great content.

Fuck me. I might never stop laughing.

This is your best ever tweet. I’ve been waiting years for this glorious moment.

Who cares? Nobody. £10k for a couple of nights in a field? Good luck to the scammers.

This is horrific. Catfish sexcrime people-trafficking bad.