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It is true that football is about winning, but Celtic fans, as used to winning as they are, have much more to be proud of in their unstinting support of Palestinians. To this ageing footie fan, Ultras groups can often be a giant PITA, but in this case, 'Chapeau' is all I have

Two hours to go. Rodgers HAS to walk. “Nobody leaves until we get replacements”.
Untenable.

Keeping my ‘phone by my side. Convinced Michael Nicholson will get to me by 10:55

Say what you like about the Hoverpitch Guy, but he’s the only owner of either Celtic or Rangers who was not pathologically tied to the concept of Old Firm. That Symbiosis had been the only business model for the lazy of thought for over a century

Got two spare tickets (due to family commitments) for Pixies in Edinburgh tomorrow. Face value tix if anyone interested. Reach out here if interested.

Happy birthday to my old friend, the late, great Frank McGarvey. Frank would’ve been 69 today. Always missed. 🎂

Magnificent anniversary for the redoubtable Jim Craig; Lisbon Lion, Silent torturer (he is a dentist 😁), and egg-head quizmaster 😀
60 years to the day he signed for Celtic and started on a very short path to a barely believable glory. Here's his wee celebratory piece.
jimcraig.co.uk/60-years-ago...

Here is the political cartoon by @anntelnaes.bsky.social that the Washington Post decided to censor.

By suppressing this, WaPo has inadvertently lived up to the scene that its author illustrated.

Make sure to spread this far and wide.

Is it just me, or has Sam Troughton just invented half a dozen new vowel sounds in the course of his wrestling bout with a Scots accent in the excellent Lockerbie?
Troughton an excellent support to Colin Firth btw. Just the accent does my head in.

The astonishing thing is that the majority of the western world electorates don’t buy it.
The bleeding’ obvious is not visible to the politically myopic

I often reflect on the ‘socialist’ millionaire former Labour Leaders.
Did such a species ever exist?

Not even a half-good liar.

Likewise. These days, just coffee though. 😇

Anyone remember my breakthrough booze preference, a Sweet Black and Tan?
Guinness Black and Tan was for more grown-up folk.

Followed👍

As my grandfather often said, “Ignorance makes a great man a fool, and a fool a great man.”

I’m struggling to find all of the lovely folk from Twitter/ X who care about the NHS.

This is so important right now, because the NHS is in a state of emergency and EveryDoctor is running an important campaign involving 117 MPs already.

Please could you help me to find everyone?🤞💙

All semantics innit?
If what I understand to be the characteristics of a US Democrat is correct, and if Maher is one of those, I’m offering you Rees-Mogg as the new Arthur Scargill.

Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist."

RT if Mick is right.

Haaretz will not be silenced by Netanyahu ***

Haaretz will not be silenced by Netanyahu | Opinion | Aluf Benn

The electoral system is definitely not fit for purpose, but its flaws are exacerbated by a media owned and controlled in the interest of the few. That media will also corrupt any post-reform system.
That is a MUCH bigger problem than fptp.

The Single Transferable Party is trying to retain power in Ireland, whatever its people want As the Guardian notes this morning, there is a general election in Ireland today. As it also notes, Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin are all on about 20% in opinion polls after a short, sharp cam...

The Single Transferable Party is trying to retain power in Ireland, whatever its people want www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/11... The Irish political elite are trying to block free choice in their general election today.

Frank McGarvey told me years ago that he used to collect all the coins that were thrown at him at Tynecastle and give them to a ball boy😆

Least ironic thing ever. Least unexpected thing ever.

Been a fixture all my life, but I have just never got it at all I’m afraid.

John Cleese for the win

Yet to see a pic including Plonk that fails to make me smile 😃