Archie McSquackle
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Guy who went to Kazakhstan is punching.
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I knew someone would be able to correct me! Wasn't sure if we'd had anyone playing for NI or the Republic- wasn't thinking of Namibia!
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Probably one for the Terrible Journalism thread but that's got us being of the "participant's" (with an apostrophe- sic).
Anyway, Euros start tonight- looking forward to seeing Motherwell players take part in a major international competition for the first time in 27 years (unless anyone can correct me). I'm going on the basis that Michael McGlinchey wasn't our player when playing for NZ.0 -
This was a pretty big campervan and obviously had the power to go with it. I was in a line of traffic, evenly spaced and going about 50-55mph generally and a wee bit faster on some of the straighter sections but there's very little scope for overtaking on that stretch without taking risks.Yeah I think the Scottish 66 is actually well under way now. In a way kind of glad if it takes some of the load off the A82 as I don't drive the A83 anywhere near as much as I used to. I know the B roads in that region well, some of which awful to take a large load down *kenneth williams gif* although no worse than the Bealach na ba which is seen as an extension to the NC500 now. I've seen all manner of tourists attempt ridiculously large motor homes and towing huge caravans down that road. Murder if you get stuck behind them as they seem to have zero awareness despite signs indicating to let people overtake.
Would be interested to know the sort of speeds you maintained and rough size of the campervan, usually if they are larger they should be doing 50mph in a national speed limit area. Apart from the very large straights after the Dunoon turn there isn't many opportunities for a slow campervan to pass.
I passed a bus a while ago on the A82 a couple of miles passed Tyndrum, had what looked like Chinese writing on the side, driver was not hanging about. Anyway at the end of the straight I looked back and he was pulling out for an overtake two thirds down the Bridge of Orchy straight and on the corner I passed a number of bikers making quite some progress. Unsure how that encounter ended, assume all ok but a scare for someone.0 -
They're building a Costa and Burger King in Halbeath. Does that count as gentrification?I've not been to Dunfermline for nearly 10 years so it's possible that it's been gentrified out of Fife and is now a suburb of Edinburgh.
Travelling for work is one thing but do people from Edinburgh ever travel to Dunfermline for anything else?0 -
My train journey from the North of Glasgow goes through the tunnel to get to Queen Street. Does that make me a Teuchter?The savages have it (mostly) correct for a change.
If you have to go through the main Queen Street tunnel to get there though - Mallaig; Inverness; Falkirk - then it's part of teuchterdom. The top centre of that map is in fact Nearer Teuchterdom then.0 -
Ian Crocker seemed to take an unexpected level of joy out of people leaving early and missing the comeback.
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I'm half way through The Book Thief and also really enjoying it. I can see where you're coming from regarding the tears- it's already pretty depressing (with some black humour) and I can tell it's not going to get any cheerier.I finished The Book Thief. It is a superb story, and it joins the club of books that made me cry a little.
Unsure of what to read next, I went over to the massive "to read" pile and did the trusty old "close your eyes and grab a book" trick. The book in my hand was The Trick Is To Keep Breathing by Janice Galloway. It is a novel about a young woman with depression, which appears to be set in Ayrshire judging from the reference to Bourtreehill (which I chuckled at - because it is described in a pretty unfavourable way and I know people from there).
I really enjoyed The Trial, and Amerika. Two more of his books (Metamorphosis & Other Stories and The Castle) are also somewhere in the aforementioned massive "to read" pile.
I swore a while ago that I would not buy any more books until I have conquered Unread Mountain. I have not been entirely successful in that endeavour, as it has grown somewhat due to a Waterstones gift card inspired shopping trip.0 -
He said he thought they had the game won and then slaughtered the players for thinking they had the game won!
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I recently read Kintyre businesses are trying to launch an equivalent tourist route there - the Kintyre 66. The A83 to Campbeltown is a good road but the B road on the east side of totally unsuitable - single track with hairpin bends that the campervans will come a cropper on.Always found Mercedes drivers to be the lesser of the German w****r automobiles. Audi sits top by miles tbh. I've got a VW, like to think of it as the good guy of the bunch.
I rarely drive now, except for the shops and up the west coast highlands. I really despise this NC500 concept, brings all manner of fuds and tourists that think the road is now essentially a tourist attraction. Which is utterly moronic, a road is for getting from one place to another, nothing else. Glencoe area is a big massive car park now, in fact car park infers an order to it all, people just abandon their cars anywhere remotely resembling a space. The tranquility of it all is gone, it wasn't that long ago I could drive up on a summer night after work and easily stop somewhere safely for a break from driving, impossible now.
That reminds me, coming back from Argyll a few weekends ago, I'd just left Inveraray and saw in my mirror a campervan overtaking the car behind me. He overtook me shortly later and then proceeded to overtake another few cars before going past another campervan and disappearing into the distance. Nothing wrong with a campervan overtaking but some of the manoeuvres were downright dangerous and there was no way he could see round upcoming bends to know the road was clear.1 -
I was at both those games. Our equaliser at Ibrox was a late penalty from another idiotic challenge from the keeper. Murphy wasn't wiped out by the challenge but lost his balance trying to hurdle the goalie.
I found it quite funny to see Hughes assistant at Hibs was Brian Rice and Hughes' interview after the game was an absolute car crash of contradictions.0 -
Sky is showing the 6-6 Hibs game on SPFL Greatest Hits just now. Full game on until 4.30pm - could probably skip the next hour.
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Which one?[emoji6]The best ever.
In my opinion, every single Motherwell Football Club away kit from now until the end of time should be a variation of this kit.
Simples.
It's pretty obvious where we got our inspiration for the fluorescent yellow one that Capt Oats posted above.0 -
That top instantly makes me think of Ally Mauchlen, Gary Mac and Graeme Forbes - our original 'psycho'.I wonder if it has elements of the 80's umbro strip (slightly before my time)
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You had me confused with that one but I live in Glasgow and then remembered everyone else is allowed to do that sort of thing.Was in the Electric with his chums tonight having a few beers
Is he local anyway or is everyone just going to put 2 and 2 together and decide he's signing even if he's just meeting a few mates for beers?0 -
The detour to the McDonald's on Maryhill Road isn't very scenic! Unfortunately it's going to be in place for ages.My walk along the Forth and Clyde canal from bishopbriggs to garnethill today was ruined as the canal path from Ruchill to Maryhill was shut.0 -
The League Cup game against Queen's Park on Wednesday 14th July is now going to be at Firhill. Really hope we're allowed in for that one.
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Queen's Park now playing their games at Firhill.
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One thing about Dunne was he seemed to take 3 or 4 weeks back in the team after injury to get his form back. No great surprise really but unfortunately those first few weeks tended to contain a few errors. After that he was really steady.
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We said before that we try to stick by injured players running out of contract and we've certainly done the right thing with Dunne. He's now got a 2 year contract with another club - fair play to him and the club I'd say.
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Surprised at that but good on him. Thought we'd offer him a deal if he could prove his fitness and expected him to head back down south if he couldn't.
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Or Budweiser Budvar.Pilsner Urquell.
Eta you can also get Corona in 330, and Heverlee. Pilsner Urquell is the correct choice tho.0 -
Ouch. That sounds a bad one. Hope you're OK.
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It's a bit odd that Gallagher is there but the likes of Long and Campbell aren't. Is that down to his contract extending to June, presumably as part of the 'gun to his head' negotiations in January?
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Said goodbye to a bottle of Bunnahabhain Stiureadair with a generous measure while watching A View From The Euros tonight. Not quite as nice as their 12yo I finished a few weeks ago but still lovely stuff.