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I'm gonna assume that GR had his tongue firmly in his cheek.
Slovakia and then Israel brought us back down to earth a bit. I reckon with a full team (Fraser in for Christie, Forrest in for O'Donnell) we can give each of these teams a game, but we need to magic a goalscorer from somewhere.....
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13 hours ago, jagfox BLM said:
I googled it and everything and I still have no idea what it means.
Something to do with Berwick, I think.
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2 hours ago, Andrew Driver said:
Celtic's domestic games for the rest of the year are:
Home v Ross Country
Home v St Johnstone
Home v Killie
Cup final v Hearts
Home v Ross County
Away v Hamilton
Home v Dundee Utd.
I've had a small investment on Celtic at 5/2 for the SPL.Baracus incoming.
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This ref has been pish. It's not an excuse or anything, but he's been hugely inconsistent.
Oli Burke has looked good, but the lack of penetration is irritating.
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The lack of confidence in Christie in the final third is quite surprising. We haven't dominated and nor have we been the better side. It's been a pretty even game and Israel do seem to be satisfied with letting us have the ball and hoofing it long.
We haven't had much in the way of chances and I wouldn't be surprised to see us losing another goal on the counter tbh.
I don't see how any personnel changes at this stage changes anything either. A motivating and energising team talk, maybe.
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This thread to P and B gold please.
Thank you.
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Everyone: Yaaaaaaaaaaaassss!
Everyone else: Yes sir, I can Boogie!!!
Everyone not otherwise stated: *sobbing joyfully for reasons they can't comprehend*
Nobody at all: McGregor and Brown need to get back into this squad.
Baracus mate, just enjoy the moment. If there is ever a danger of Broony or McGregor getting back into the squad (there absolutely isn't) then let's deal with that when it comes.
In the mean time, my neighbours haven't heard enough about my capacity and capabilities with regard to "boogie". I'm awa to keep them updated.
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10 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said:59 minutes ago, velo army said:Absolutely nothing.
I hate absolutely nothing about the fitba.
Fitba is beautiful.
Get this curmudgeonly pish in the sea.
I fuckin love fitba.
Finally, a Thistle fan who recognises the decision to relegate them was the correct call.
Honestly the last few days I completely forgot I supported a club team at all.
Probably for the best tbf.
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Absolutely nothing.
I hate absolutely nothing about the fitba.
Fitba is beautiful.
Get this curmudgeonly pish in the sea.
I fuckin love fitba.
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5 hours ago, John Lambies Doos said:
This is just brilliant
https://www.facebook.com/100050638805446/posts/188755719489054/?d=wThat really is fuckin fantastic.
It's now my favourite film.
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On 30/11/2019 at 18:21, RussellV1 said:
Croatia v Serbia in Glasgow potentially
Fuckin NOOOOOOOPE!!!!!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSS!!!
(aye, still hefty buzzin)
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Thank you to whomever furnished me with extra greenies.
There should be a greenie amnesty on what seems to be P n B's VE Day.
Spread the love a'bdy.
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2 hours ago, the snudge said:
Upon searching for 'Yes Sir I can boogie' remix I happened to stumble upon this. Now if anyone wants to explain this feel free? Some Freudian stuff going on here. Probably NSFW
That waistcoat fair gives G-Man away though.
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1 minute ago, GNU_Linux said:
NAP someone brings this up at first minister's questions.
For those wondering Swinson is severed no more as she has a role at the Cranfield School of Management.Also the arsehole voted to sever the livelihood of millions of poor and working poor. She can't f**k off enough.
Back to the present. I honestly feel like I'll never be sad again. I just feel such intense joy.
It's at moments like these that I grieve for people who aren't football supporters. They haven't the faintest idea what they're missing.
I reckon this will be spoken about for generations to come. The significance of it, not just from a football perspective, but from a national perspective, cannot be overstated (but I could give it a good go tbf). What the team did last night was to change the narrative of what it means to not just be a Scottish Football Player of supporter, but to be Scottish. The "nearly" story that has underpinned and undermined various world cup campaigns has also informed the national psyche. We've seen this play out politically in the varied failures of independence/devolution referenda, and I don't want to get into another Yes/No debate (I'm enjoying the unity surrounding the team just now) but I see them all as a wound to the national psyche that perpetuates the narrative that we "cannae dae it".
For anyone who has changed their own story, whether that be doing the therapeutic work of moving from a story of victimhood to one of empowerment and agency, or from a narrative of avoidance and separation to one of engagement and integration you'll know how much courage and character it takes, and how powerful the impact of the change. When we change our own story we also change the story of generations to come. A man from a long line of alcoholics who heals his own wounds will cease the perpetuation of the shame and silence which defined the men of previous generations of his family. The story of what it means to be a man in his family has been transformed.
Last night the team decided that the story of Scotland being a team who fall at the final hurdle and choose self sabotage over success has been re-written. It's not to say that we won't fail to qualify again, or that there won't be a last minute mistake that results in heartbreaking loss. What it means is that after last night those events, should they occur, won't have as much say in how we define ourselves as they have in the past. Before last night conceding a last minute goal was "typical Scotland" as we tell ourselves that to be Scottish is to f**k up and that to be Scottish is to not sit at the banquet with all the other countries, but to look in from the outside like the street urchins we are. Last night represented a shift from that, and we all felt it. Now when we experience failure it won't be a validation of our own unworthiness, it'll be just that, a failure. An opportunity to learn and grow, and fuel for the next success.
Deep down we all want to feel pride in being Scottish, but our own cringe has held us back. The fear that we don't deserve to enjoy success and it'll be snatched away at the last minute has held us back from truly believing in ourselves as a nation.
I have a strong feeling that the tears that poured out of us yesterday and today are from the knowledge that things have changed irrevocably, and that we can finally give ourselves permission to achieve.
Tl;dr; Birthday caird pish.
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We're gonna ragdoll them aren't we?
We're never losing again.
Having another chance to watch this team of absolute stauner merchants so soon after their swording of Serbia feels like all my birthdays at once.
Slovakia 0-3 Scotland.
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Republic of Ireland.
I'm not a glory hunter, and now that we're a team of routine qualification Euroshaggers it's time for me to step aside and seek a new challenge among the sub pot 3 dross.
And dat's all oi hav to say abow dat.
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1 minute ago, ArabianKnight said:
Nah man Slav nation innit
They tried one of those. They split up. Bit of a messy one. It was a bit of a big deal at the time.....
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Just now, Arch Stanton said:
Me too, only had 4.
Had the foresight , yesterday, to buy a bottle of Lidl's French Grain vodka which is in the freezer.
Check back in an hour or so for some top-class gibberish and some obscure shit on the "What are you listening to" thread.
I bought beer for my mate and Kombucha for me (I'm a fuckin health freak)
Only regret of the night.
Enjoy your French voddy (voddet?)
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Anyone have a spare can? I ran out.
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Declan Gallagher was utterly immense tonight. Mitrovic will never want to see him again. Totally nullified his aerial threat.
I'm gonna get no sleep tonight. I can't fuckin believe a) that this has happened in the way that it has and b) how fuckin good this feels. I'm an emotional man but there aren't any tears just now. I'm just ecstatically stunned.
I love you all right now. Fuckin love being Scottish.
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I fuckin love this team.
I was absolutely shocked how good we looked tonight. We strolled that for 80 minutes and everyone, and I mean everyone (SOD making me eat my words about him too) played incredibly.
I'm beautifully stunned by this and I don't think it's overstating it to say that this will have given the entire nation a huge lift.
I think it was Szamo that said "announce indyref2", but you could announce UDI and I don't think anyone would object.
What. A. Fuckin. Team.
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15 minutes ago, V.Aye.R said:
Sometimes I think its little tells you get from people, they might say things like (often with a beer in them)
"I see all the guys settling down and doing well from themselves"
Its sometimes an illusion to others that they are "behind" their pals etc. The guy in question has a lovely missus, nice house, respectable job. I dont have the same concerns about him that i used to looking back.
Not an expert but society probably doesnt help by encouraging this obsession with your standing and materialism.
I often look at thr cars in the carpark and think jeezo, these folk must be doing ok... In reality they are probably tied to some crazy PCP deal on a car thats worth more than their annual salary and live in a house with negative equity.Aye Brene Brown (check her out by the way if you haven't already) calls it "scarcity culture" in which we always focus on how we don't have enough and aren't enough. As you pointed out, we're encouraged to aren't we? Advertisements telling us that if we have this new thing we'll be sexy/desirable/a worthy member of society. Contentment puts the breaks on the wheels of commerce.
Something I need to start doing is working on gratitude. I fall into the trap also of believing I'm not educated enough, not muscly enough, too chubby (I'm not, by any metric, but I see what I want to see), not handsome enough, not secure enough etc and it keeps me in a loop of anxiety and sadness. Gratitude is simply choosing to be grateful for what I have and accentuating the positive. It doesn't mean that I have to put up with a malnourishing situation, but if I've rewired my brain to be grateful then I'm more likely to believe I'm strong enough, clever enough etc to improve my situation.
That's the idea, but f**k me I reckon I'd find it easier training to run do an Ironman than doing a 10min gratitude meditation every day. I managed 10mins last night but it's a battle with the inner demon voices.
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On 08/11/2020 at 23:55, V.Aye.R said:
What are the main signs people display with depression? Ive got a few pals who i suspect but its never more than that. Never a red flag as such.
I live a pretty cushty life but have found 2020 really tough. God knows how less fortunate people are doing.Dons 1888 has replied with comprehensive wisdom here. I'll add a couple of thoughts.
The isolation many are experiencing will inflate the sense of loneliness they already feel. Even the most introverted person needs interaction. It's as necessary as food or water. We must never, ever forget that. And we need to stop minimising the effects of this denial. Numerous (and some fucking harrowing) studies have been done showing how necessary physical and verbal interaction is to both the developing child and to the developed adult, both in terms of psychology and physical health. We wouldn't gaslight our need for water or food, so addressing loneliness as an urgent fuckin emergency is a start.
In regard to your pals, I'm wondering what your intuition tells you. It sounds like you are concerned for them, certainly. It sounds like moving towards them and reaching out would be beneficial to you both. If someone really wants to work on their shit then it helps to see examples. Rarely will you jump into the water first. If we see that there are people swimming already then we'll go in. In the case of being in a depression, if someone else talks about their struggles first it creates an atmosphere of safety where they're given the signal that it's ok to swim and there are no sharks in the water. So my invitation to you would be to step into your vulnerability and have a go at saying how hard lockdown is for you.
Saying that., being in struggle can often simply be mitigated by the honest and genuinely loving presence of another. Playing a game of online CoD or having a takeaway and easy banter can be every bit as helpful as tackling the issues head on.
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I've really enjoyed reading through this thread and seeing the extent to which other forum members both reach out to others with vulnerability and also the extent to which others offer advice and compassion. It's really moving to bear witness to.
I'm part of an organisation called the ManKind Project, which has men's groups all across the country (and in Europe and the US) and, in these times of Covid isolation they have organised online connection groups where men can show up and let themselves be heard.
I would invite any man on here who feels a desire to be seen, heard and welcomed by other men just as you are, in a space where you can let down your armour for a bit to click on the link below.
Any further questions on this or any questions you have relating to this, men's mental and emotional health work or anything else not listed then please PM me.
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Hibernian v Celtic 21st Nov
in Scottish Premiership General Chatter
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It's no wonder that the players lack hunger and intensity if he keeps slaughtering them publicly after a defeat/poor performance. We've seen this apparent lack of self-awareness from him before and it's only ever gone one way.
I'm torn between my ardour for a timplosion and my loathing of tri-***-phalism (the latter portmanteau needs work) so I can't enjoy this as much as I'd like, but it must be hugely frustrating for Celtic fans to see.