Martin Black

Saw EMF live for the first time tonight. Thought they were excellent - entertaining, energetic, engaging, potty-mouthed and loads of good songs.
A good reminder of what a great album Schubert Dip is.

Front cover of The Women's Football Fan Yearbook 2026 published by Herne Books.

Back cover of The Women's Football Fan Yearbook 2026 published by Herne Books

I really hope this book by @hernebooks.bsky.social sells well in the run up to the festive period. We need more people, especially young people, engaging with the women's game.

On a personal note, happy to have contributed to the Aberdeen pages of the book.

This is very good.
We do need a sensible Conservative Party, but it's hard to see where they are going to find a sensible leader from their current crop.

Better tonight.
On to Sunday.

It's a sare fecht being a Dandy the noo.

K Park for Motherwell v Aberdeen in the SWPL.

Altrincham v Forest Green Rovers at Moss Lane (or the J Davidson Stadium as it's apparently known now).
A grand old non-league ground.
#266

Two football stickers on a lamppost. The top one is Aberdeen FC and the other is St Pats.

Kaunas kens
#AberdeenFC
#StPats

Genys beer

Church of St Michael the Archangel, Kaunas

A beer garden with a view in Kaunas

Kauno Zalgiris v Riteriai at Dariaus ir Gireno Stadionas
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Screenshot from Untappd app saying I'd drank beers from 220 different breweries.

I don't know whether to be proud or ashamed... I've only been using the untappd app for five years.

Three Latvian windmills and a church.

Beach goals

Football stickers of Riga.
#AberdeenFC
#Toulouse

Latvia v Serbia at Daugavas Stadions, World Cup Qualifying Group K.
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Quality floodlights.

Why did the palindrome cross the road?

To get a map a mate got.

#palindrome

My uncle used to drink there when it was The Bay Horse.

A selection of Estonian windmills. And a well.

HJK v ABB Fomget at the Bolt Arena.
It's considerably warmer than it was the last time we were in this stadium...

€7 for a decent beer in Helsinki. I'm counting that as a triumph...

Football stickers of Helsinki
#Shelbourne
#UnionBerlin
#Lustenau

Prince Charming sculpture in Porvoo.

Great band. Saw them at the ABC back in the day...

No more peak rail fares from Monday!

🟢Pressure from Greens, Trade Unions and commuters has delivered real change for people and planet.

A red squirrel procuring some rope in Seurasaari this afternoon.

Larkhall Thistle v Bellshill Athletic at Gasworks Park.
#263

At Seven Acres Park tonight for Letham v Broughty Athletic.
No photos, it's basically an astro in a cage.
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Three Midlands League grounds to go.

Paid a heavy price for individual errors today. Playing the champions away was always going to be a tough start.

Quoiting: The History of a Lost Scottish Sport - Historic Environment Scotland Blog Have you heard of Quoiting? Allan Kilpatrick explores the history of this once popular sport in Scotland, and why it's no longer around today.

Great little piece of research on the lost Quoiting grounds of Scotland blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/08/quoi...

Cowdenbeath Central v Newburgh at Venters Park
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