Martin Black

The six biggest controversies of the 2026 World Cup Extreme heat is not the only complication set to engulf the next men’s World Cup

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Indeed, saw that when I Iooked at the comments on Facebook.

Feels straight out of the Rangers PR Team playbook - make fans think you're standing up for the club and divert their anger elsewhere.

Not very constructive.

Not for the first time I'm left wondering what our director with PR expertise was doing when a club statement was drafted.
This statement sounds shouty, amateur and angry - not a good look.

What to make of Aberdeen just now?
Awful first half today. Better in the second half, but still miles off what I'd want to see.
And yet, 16 points from the last 7 games.

It's cauld.

Royal Albert v Wishaw at Tileworks Park

#272

Second game of the day.

New Western Park for Renfrew v Beith

#271

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Dreich

Good article. The changes move in the right direction, but not far enough to properly protect the integrity of the outcome of the contest.

Mural in Invergordon

Mural in Invergordon

Mural in Invergordon

Mural in Invergordon

A dander in Invergordon.

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An excellent insight to life on the road for a DIY band.

Love live The Lovely Eggs!

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Covered enclosure at Dudgeon Park

Main Stand at Dudgeon Park

Goalposts at Dudgeon Park

Away flags at Dudgeon Park

A trip to Sutherland for ground #270

Brora Rangers v Huntly at Dudgeon Park

Two raspberry ripple cones from the Portsoy Ice Cream Shop.

When in Portsoy...

A curved bay with sandy beach, rolling waves and a blue sky.

It's a braw day in Moray

So you think fascism can be defeated by working with someone who appeases fascists?

Turriff United v Rothes at The Haughs
#269

Echobelly on stage at Oran Mor

Echobelly in fantastic form at Oran Mor tonight.
Hearing them perform "On" in full was so good.

Hard to know what to make of the game at Petershill this afternoon.
Aberdeen Women looked really good for 39 minutes, but contrived to be 2-0 down at the break.
Then looked good for the first half hour of the second half before seeming to run out of steam.
Positive signs, but a heavy defeat...

Heading home from ground #268 Whitton Park.

Broughty Athletic 6 Letham 0

On by Echobelly

Finally, I own one of my favourite albums of the 90s on vinyl.
On by Echobelly still sounds magnificent.

Went to see this yesterday and really enjoyed it.
Great cast.

F##k you Jam Tarts we're gonna win the league...

Had two seperate random encounters with fellow Dandies in Ibiza this morning. Spirits are high.

When I was a lad...
My first trip to Pittodrie

I've always used Gilmour St as the trains are more frequent to / from there compared to St James.

Tune

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Underwhelmed

It's a braw day for a groundhop trip.

Arbroath Vics v Sauchie at Ogilvie Park

#267

I'm always intrigued by football grounds you can drive your car into.

Just got off the train in Arbroath and encountered a heron.