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Brian McRoberts

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Fifer. Software Tester. Raith Rovers and Scotland. Living in Leith. Posting mostly random music, Scottish Football, Software Testing, and writing. Shall follow ye back. Illegitimi non carborundum. https://threechordthrash.wordpress.com

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We will be favourites... so I would absolutely lump on Rovers to win this at a canter, tbh.

"Consistency" is just a word in some-but-not-all dictionaries, as far as we're concerned.

09.03.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Aye maybe..but you are getting a bit of momentum which is important. I will settle for draw!

09.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Scottish Football
Oh the El Fife Classico this weekend. It has kind of snuck up on me as well. I would think the Pars are favourites for this give the way that they have been playing and we are struggling.
#FifeDerby

09.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

THX @dee-aspora.bsky.social πŸ˜πŸ‘ BOOKER T & THE MG'S
+ TIME IS TIGHT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbBc...

09.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I still carry a couple of the Β£1 notes in my wallet. For old time sake.

09.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember the absolute joy of getting 6 quid back in change from a bus driver in Bristol as I had given him a Scottish Β£1 note. This was in 1988 mind.

09.03.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
β€œWait a minute! Isn’t anyone here a real sheep?”

β€œWait a minute! Isn’t anyone here a real sheep?”

β€œWait a minute! Isn’t anyone here a real sheep?”

09.03.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 814 πŸ” 172 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 18

Off you fuck, then. I'm reminded of the letter Shirley Jackson wrote to a disgruntled fan: If you don't like my peaches, don't shake my tree.

09.03.2026 11:20 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The view from Gordon Street, showing the remaining facade of the Union Corner building. With nothing to support it and due to the heat from the fire, it's likely to be structurally unsound.

Cont./

#glasgow #architecture #fire #gordonstreet #streetscape

09.03.2026 10:49 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Former Tory minister Zac Goldsmith to launch new sports radio station Exclusive: Goldsmith and brother Ben the major investors in trkradio, which is due to go to air next month

My prediction. It will last a couple of years and then be sold to one of the bigger media companies like err..em.. Murdoch.

09.03.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jeeez this awful

09.03.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

People are getting so lazy. This photo is awful and you can imagine there might be people not familiar with Glasgow who might think this is real.

09.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A lot laughter in the pub ( from both sets of fans) was the The Premier Sports commentator saying it was an exciting game. I only saw the last 20 minutes or so and it was utter rank football. Can you imagine if that behaviour was say the Dundee clubs or Edinburgh. SFA would be all over it.

09.03.2026 07:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Scottish Football 2
Make them play behind closed doors for a couple of games with zero media coverage. That might make both sets of fans think before going on the pitch, for any club.

09.03.2026 07:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rangers v Celtic: 'Disgraceful scenes as toxicity spills over in Old Firm cup tie' As if the ugliness of the 120 minutes wasn't enough there was disgrace as Rangers and Celtic fans invaded the pitch at Ibrox, writes Tom English.

Scottish Football 1
I was in Duke's yesterday and the pub was evenly split with tic and 'gers fans . The general consensus was not enough was done to stop the Celitc fans going over barriers which of course then inflamed the Union Bears Ultras with their silly gimp masks..

09.03.2026 07:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Huge fire at Glasgow Central Station prompts evacuations as building collapses The fire is understood to have started in a vape shop on Union Street on Sunday afternoon, with the building collapsing several hours later.

I remember the Edinburgh Cowgate fire a few years back. A friend of mine who is structural Engineer told me he had been doing a survey of the roof spaces along the buildings and they were full of flammable material. I bet those empty buildings that went up in Glasgow were the same.

09.03.2026 07:20 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character is standing on a spring in front of a bunch of toys ALT: a cartoon character is standing on a spring in front of a bunch of toys

Morning Blue Sky Peeps. I got a case of the Mondays. Hope y'all good.

09.03.2026 07:16 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was reading that the owners of the Vape shop deny that fire started in their place...

08.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Aerial view of the station showing that the building on fire is closer to the concourse and shops than the actual infrastructure

Aerial view of the station showing that the building on fire is closer to the concourse and shops than the actual infrastructure

If you’re unfamiliar with Glasgow Central, here’s an aerial shot. The red circles dome has just collapsed- that building is the heart of the fire. The red dashed line is roughly where the train lines start. So the good news is hopefully the bulk of rail structures are not currently in danger.

08.03.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 196 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4
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Building collapses at Glasgow Central Station as fire causes major disruption Dozens of services have since been cancelled and the station will be closed until further notice.

There’s a live page here on the absolutely massive fire near Glasgow Central train station. In terms of practical travel news, the station is shut and closed β€œuntil further notice”. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...

08.03.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

This is really awful #GlasgowCentral

08.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There is a lot of buildings in Glasgow that are mostly empty. I read earlier that the fire started in vape shop on the street.

08.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I am also shocked by the lack of coverage of this fire. It’s so far only affecting the Union Street buildings, but one of those has partially collapsed, from what I can tell backwards into the station. And it’s not yet contained. This is major and more than halfway down BBC’s homepage.

08.03.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 838 πŸ” 316 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 12
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That fire near Glasgow Central is getting worse.

Hope no-one's been hurt.

08.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 17
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Out of control fire will never not be terrifying.

Stay safe, Glasgow. X

08.03.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Part of the Union Street facade has collapsed into the street.

πŸ“· Glasgow by drone

08.03.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 26
FUGAZI
Albini Sessions (Benefit for Letters Charity)
Out Today 


In tribute to the late Steve Albini and to benefit the Letters Charity that was a huge part of his life and legacy, Fugazi are making available the formerly unreleased recordings they made with Steve in the fall of 1992. This session features all of the tracks that Fugazi would later re-record for the 1993’s  β€œIn On The Killtaker” LP. The songs, engineered and mixed by Steve at Electrical, are now exclusively available as downloads on Bandcamp.

FUGAZI Albini Sessions (Benefit for Letters Charity) Out Today In tribute to the late Steve Albini and to benefit the Letters Charity that was a huge part of his life and legacy, Fugazi are making available the formerly unreleased recordings they made with Steve in the fall of 1992. This session features all of the tracks that Fugazi would later re-record for the 1993’s β€œIn On The Killtaker” LP. The songs, engineered and mixed by Steve at Electrical, are now exclusively available as downloads on Bandcamp.

YOOOOOOOOOO

fugazi.bandcamp.com/album/albini...

06.03.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

No one should be on the pitch, not in this day and age, even if its just for taking selfies. As I said I see this as comprehensive failure of stewarding and policing,

08.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A stewarding and policing failure. Anyway deduct them both points to make both sets of fans squirm.

08.03.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Scottish Football
The Ugly Sisters fans and the Scottish media will no doubt be doing a fair amount of "whataboutery" with the fans invading the pitch. I think this was a failure in proper policing and stewardship.
Both clubs should have points deducted- that would be proper punishment.

08.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0