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You seem really angry about this mate. I'll admit I didn't read the article at the start and having looked at that herald piece I'll accept that there is a problem with racism in police scotland. I had no problem accepting that there was homophobia and misogyny before, I took that as a given tbh. While I find that objectionable institutional change takes time. I have no skin in this game. I have pals in the polis and I've dealt with the police both personally and professionally. I've been lifted, ticketed (all during my heavy drinking days) and had other engagements with them. I'm not particularly keen on how they deal with protest. That's something which might need to be looked at. I had friends involved in sit-ins at universities a few years ago and the police were quite unreasonable apparently. it gives more truth to the notion that they are there primarily to defend property. Enjoy your night mate.

Discovered that heaven is overrun by wogs and nignogs and that the electronics have been wired by an Indian fella imo.

All available evidence that Police Scotland is riddled with racism. That's quite the claim mate and I would expect more working to be shown than a single officer. You also said that we shouldn't use our own positive experiences with the police to judge them, especially if we are white and male. It's a profoundly biased and dishonest take that presumes sexism and racism without providing any evidence for it. It's also a textbook example of confirmation bias; i.e. you have decided that police scotland are institutionally sexist and racist (and not the met, before you use the Stephen Lawrence findings to bash PS with) and will ignore evidence to the contrary.

Fooling absolutely nobody ^^^^™

Saying that you're not addicted to sugar, but dopamine, is a bit obtuse. It's like saying that heroin addicts are addicted to dopamine, not heroin. Heroin causes a huge and sudden spike in dopamine, which is why it feels so bloody good (so I've read). If it was purely dopamine you would be able to sub out sugar for gambling or, well, heroin. Oh, and @GordonS, I recommend the depression thread. It's choc full of guid cvnts. Even if you're not in need of advice or help, just reading the stories of others and offering some experiences of your own works wonders.

I'm feeling personally attacked by this post

We loved Campbell on a personal level, but we were frustratingly pish at that point, so he was the convenient punchbag.

Young scottish player lured south in big move and it doesn't quite work out for him. Plus ca change.

Laughed my socks off at this. Nicely done.

This. We can surely compromise and refer it as the 55th and 1st. It was good enough for King James after the union of crowns. I'll take my Nobel peace prize now thank you.

Congratulations on the title lads. Enjoy the hell out of it. Especially Bennett, kinc and kB who took a lot of flak over the last few years and never hid. Next season obviously hostilities will commence, but for now, slainte!!

That's fuckin brilliant. Thanks for that. Neds is one that has me utterly gibbering whenever people try and claim it stands for "non educated delinquent" as somecunt with no education is uneducated, and delinquency presupposes a lack of education anyway. I tend to imagine myself as some sort of Galilean hero in these exchanges, bravely standing for truth against erroneous doctrine....

Pray tell.

Alarmed that Baracus hasn't waded in yet as he has a mini aneurism anytime folk call it the SPL. Had my own wee mini aneurism at that. It's an initialism ffs (acronyms are words whose constituent letters represent other words) I'm completely with you though, semantic pedantry aside. The rebrand which essentially undermined the whole point of a brand, to stand out, remains the most tinpot thing about Scottish football.

FTFM (fixed that for myself).

Aye I know next to f**k all about food science too. Cortisol is the hormone our bodies release when under stress. It serves to increase blood sugar and also to suppress the immune system (according to Wikipedia). Something we should all be trying to reduce tbh. Genuinely can't believe that Herbalife is a thing. That and Huel. Mental.

This is the bit about obesity that often gets overlooked in the search for solutions to it. When we're stressed or anxious our body sends out cortisol. This in turn makes you crave sugary and salty foods, why? Because our body thinks it needs urgent extra fuel to fight the threat. It's also the key to why shaming doesn't work, nor even educating people on calorie intake and cardio exercise. Our instinctive biology (i.e. our limbic system) can't be willed away, and shame only acts as a further stimulus to our fight and flight apparatus, thus perpetuating rather than alleviating the eating of refined, quick release sugars. It's also the reason that we should exercise. Exercise reduces cortisol levels and increases our levels of endorphins. Find something fun to do and be creative. You don't have to follow a program. Do keepy ups, or put some lively music on and just jump and dance around, or stick on "eye of the tiger" and shadow box for a bit. Make it an act of self care, not punishment. If you don't enjoy the exercise, change it up and do something else. Turn it into play, because (and I'll assume your gender from your name) as men we tend to turn everything we do into work, which is exhausting. Returning to the original highlighted point, knowing that you're snacking when you're stressed and depressed is a huge step, because you can then focus on things that calm down your limbic system. This might be seriously hard as you may have a deep seated trauma that has told you to be on high alert, and the feelings arising from trying to relax can be unbearable (speaking from experience here), so be gentle and patient with yourself. I recommend the Wim Hof method and any bodyscan meditation. Gentle breath based yoga is cracking as well. Gratitude journaling is unexpectedly helpful too. Simple way of gradually changing your brain chemistry.

With a poached egg on top as well. And yes, I too am a food combiner.

I think this speaks to the question I had in my head as I began to write. I grew up in the 80's and 90's and the diet wasn't especially healthy. Dinner was some meat thing, some tattie thing and some overcooked veg. My mum was, and still is, the worst cook in East Kilbride, so there was nothing from scratch. I don't remember my pals ever having much cooked from scratch either (I'm sure everyone else had a post dinner de-brief with their pals to find out what they all had) but there was maybe 2 "fat" children in our year at school. So it couldn't just be diet. Going back to visit now any time I go out for a kickabout with my brother (no weans, just two men in their late 30's and early 40's perfecting Cruyff turns) we have to walk for a good 25mins to get to a pitch. Growing up we just went round the corner, to the park next to the houses or to the Ballerup pitches (right next to our estate) for bigger games/golf/rounders etc. I grew up in a street of feral children who were all launched out of their houses between mealtimes to play and be active. In EK, what was initially a planned town with plenty of green spaces and places to play, there are only housing estates and shops, with absolutely nowhere for children to play. While this is obviously only one end of the elephant, it's surely a vital one. I'm also wondering about the changing family structure these days too. To wit, both parents working and communities being atomised to the extent that people don't know who their neighbours are. But I don't want to write a huge essay.* *I do, I really do.

I think he is retrospectively highly rated by Scotland fans due to his being underappreciated during his international career. He was a striker who wasn't a regular scorer but whose workrate and selflessness brought others into play etc etc. His first touch was often hilariously bad (I recall him receiving a pass 30yds from the opposition goal and finally got it under control in his own half) and if he was one on one with the keeper he was rarely favourite. He was far from a fans' favourite at the time. McBurnie is a bafflingly shite player though. I genuinely don't understand how he can look so slow and clueless. Burke is rubbish, but at least his incompetence is leavened by his dynamism. McBurnie was blowing out his arse after coming on against Serbia.

Just binged Ragnarok which I thought was excellent. I'm utter garbage at describing TV shows and films that I like, so I won't bother here. I found the characters engaging and the hero's journey storyline was excellently done. It's all in Norwegian too. Genuinely excited for the next series.

Gary Caldwell should be nowhere near this thread. His goal against France alone should be enough, but there was a period of time where he was absolutely solid at CB. I mind a a game against Denmark (friendly win at Hampden) and he was a clear motm. He did, however, also give me the fear as he loved running 40yds to kick put in a late tackle on the halfway line and get himself booked. Bonkers.

I thought it was Craig Broon that did that. I remember at the time Levein was playing Kevin McKenna up front which was working a treat for them. This whole thread is bringing me out in a cold sweat.

Football journalists are mostly mendacious hacks whose intention and purpose is to get a headline from the manager rather than to inform the public. It's why players at the top level are trained in how to say bugger all. If journalists actually asked proper and informed questions there would be more trust and cordiality between them and players/managers. GA just got a great result there and it would have been great if the journalist had concentrated on finding out about tactics, motivation and goals for the season rather than trying to generate a "Alexander furious with red card" headline or something. So aye, good on him.