Jonny McFarlane's Avatar

Jonny McFarlane

@jonnymcfarlane.bsky.social

Head of Sport, Newsquest Scotland. Expect football and film.

1,870 Followers  |  361 Following  |  75 Posts  |  Joined: 12.11.2024  |  2.3084

Latest posts by jonnymcfarlane.bsky.social on Bluesky

Post image

Absolutely delighted to announce that I’ll be back at the Glasgow Comedy Festival with a new show.

A celebration of Scottish football, featuring clips, debunked myths, cameos and maybe the odd song…

Monday March 24 at Òran Mór.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW: www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com/performances...

03.12.2024 13:28 — 👍 76    🔁 20    💬 2    📌 7

BREAKING: Assisted dying bill passes its second reading by 330 votes to 275, after emotional four-and-a-half hour debate, meaning it now proceeds to its next Commons stage.

Keir Starmer spotted by MPs going through the ‘aye’ lobby.

29.11.2024 14:24 — 👍 434    🔁 64    💬 16    📌 13
Post image

Morning Briefing presenter @derekclarksport.bsky.social was in the away end last night in Nice.

Fans were kettled on arriving at the stadium, with some crushed and at least one assaulted.

What followed was 'policing at its ugliest'. Here is his testimony.

www.rangersreview.co.uk/opinion/2476...

29.11.2024 13:11 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Kudos to Motherwell, we need to shine a light on disabled facilities in football Motherwell will mark International People of Disabilities Day this week, and hopefully it sparks a wider - and overdue - discussion about disabled…

"Before my son’s illness, I had given little thought to the barriers disabled fans face. It is only when you are faced with those hurdles yourself that you really understand what they're up against."

This week's Motherwell newsletter is a personal one 👇

www.heraldscotland.com/sport/247587...

29.11.2024 07:05 — 👍 7    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
How Rangers found Hamza Igamane - new data, Morocco meeting and recruitment change The Moroccan forward announced himself with two goals in Nice - this is the story of his transfer to Rangers.

Hamza Igamane came of age in a Rangers shirt against Nice. But how did the club find him?

@joshuabarrierr.bsky.social tells the story of his breathtaking night and unlikely transfer in the summer.

www.rangersreview.co.uk/features/247...

29.11.2024 11:07 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A brilliant deal - and that print is a fantastic bonus 👍

28.11.2024 11:29 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Post image

rest in peace, Jim Abrahams. thank you for all the laughs.

26.11.2024 18:28 — 👍 94    🔁 18    💬 3    📌 1

Love that. Spot on.

25.11.2024 21:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Why Patrick Stewart's CEO appointment presents a historic change at Rangers Stewart will have a mandate from the Ibrox board to lead Rangers his way after being appointed as James Bisgrove's successor.

"The power will lie with Stewart. He is the figurehead and the decision maker, the line manager and the standard setter. Stewart will have the say and the sway at Ibrox."

Huge changes afoot at Rangers.

www.rangersreview.co.uk/features/247...

25.11.2024 14:38 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
Preview
Rangers WhatsApp rumours scotched as Philippe Clement remains as Ibrox boss WhatpsApp rumours have been quashed and the Rangers manager will remain in post as he tries to turn the momentum of a poor season on its head.

Philippe Clement remains in post as Rangers manager.

www.rangersreview.co.uk/interviews/2...

24.11.2024 17:40 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 7    📌 2

Huge scoop from @chrisjack89.bsky.social

23.11.2024 21:31 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

Koelship Yard. Southside.

23.11.2024 19:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Post image

Rangers have been awful once again. Zero threat. Dundee United the better side.

Propper isn’t physical enough for Scottish football. That deal hasn’t and will never work. Should be moved on in January.

23.11.2024 16:52 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Preview
a man in a suit and tie is standing next to a woman ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing next to a woman

It’s about death. Meadow Soprano taught us this.

23.11.2024 13:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Also - saw The Substance. Great for 90 minutes then annoyingly derivative of films I love.

22.11.2024 22:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Shameful. Watch Strange Darlings.

22.11.2024 22:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Post image

Ooooft. That is all.

22.11.2024 22:36 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
Preview
Rangers announce commercial deal 45 percent higher than any other in club history Rangers' new deal with Guavapay is the biggest they've ever done by a significant margin.

While Rangers have their issues, the commercial department led by Karim Virani continues to thrive.

By some distance the largest back-of-shirt deal in the history of the club.

www.rangersreview.co.uk/interviews/2...

22.11.2024 12:42 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

Black hat is very, very underrated but yeah, not as good as Collateral.

22.11.2024 08:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great choice. A Coen Brothers film before they were born.

21.11.2024 21:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Simple but smart. In my top five.

21.11.2024 21:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hmmm. Off the top of my head…

Furiosa or Anora.

Strange Darlings and The Substance very good fun.

Also absolutely loved Horizon which is a deeply untrendy thing to say but I’m sure it will be reassessed.

21.11.2024 21:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Stone cold modern masterpiece

21.11.2024 21:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I’ve actually not seen DTAD yet. I love Fulci though.

21.11.2024 21:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Post image

Pick a movie. What you watching?

21.11.2024 21:05 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 9    📌 0

One of my favourite days of any quarter is when this beauty arrives through the door.

Scottish football should cherish @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social and what they do to promote high quality, long form journalism 👌

21.11.2024 21:02 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Confidence, context, conditioning: Analysing Lawrence Shankland's Hearts struggles Lawrence Shankland has scored just one goal this term.after 28- and 31-goal seasons for Hearts. Joel Sked looks at the striker's struggles

Lawrence Shankland has been a difficult watch at times this season (in keeping with the team in general). But has he been as poor as made out?

In short, no.

A piece trying to make sense of his goal-scoring struggles.

21.11.2024 07:44 — 👍 15    🔁 4    💬 3    📌 0

Absolutely remarkable anyone could think it a positive portrayal. It’s a villain origin story.

21.11.2024 19:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“Scottish journalism rooting for 56. Predictable.”

21.11.2024 19:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What an obnoxious response. Blocked.

21.11.2024 17:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@jonnymcfarlane is following 20 prominent accounts