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- Mon May 13, 2024 9:03 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
- Replies: 7604
- Views: 197967
Re: The Official Cricket Thread
A last summer for the GOAT. :clap: Do you think he'll get another test? He really should have went after the Ashes. He is now very economical but not a wicket taker. A true great of the game but the time is right to go. Deserves a final test which he will get, but it is the right thing to do.
- Fri May 10, 2024 7:56 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
I don't agree with Kate Forbes on a range of issues, a few of which I will never agree with her on, particularly the more obvious ones, but the pile on from the Greens is laughable as it is only because they got kicked out of government. Finance secretary is probably a more important role than deput...
- Mon May 06, 2024 10:20 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Tui Jr confirmed https://www.scotlandrugbynews.com/news/24300849.edinburgh-confirm-mosese-tuipulotu-signing-completes-move/ It took Sione a wee while to settle in and when he did he kicked on to a remarkable degree. Mosese is 22, Matt Currie has just turned 23, they could have ten years at Edinburg...
- Mon May 06, 2024 10:14 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
It is a tale as old as time. Prodigious talent head filled with how good they are and elevated to a pedestal. Sportsperson allegedly shags around. Sportspersons career ends and marriage ends (often due to their actions). Sportsperson can't cope with that and hits the booze (or worse worse) and let t...
- Thu May 02, 2024 6:24 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
If the SNP do take an unlikely (IMO) big loss at the GE then ge goes and we are onto a third unelected FM to go with the two unelected PMs. Democracy eh!
And yes I know we vote for parties not people but Johnson and Sturgeon (and Salmond before) had a cult like following.
And yes I know we vote for parties not people but Johnson and Sturgeon (and Salmond before) had a cult like following.
- Thu May 02, 2024 6:22 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
So it's Swinney then. A man who has not exactly ben a success in his former roles (in charge of Finance during the referendum (which was largely lost because of weak financial credibility), then managed to dodge a highly damning report into the standard of education during his tenure due to huge de...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:00 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
He did get a fixed penalty for DWI when justice secretary though.Slick wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:18 pmEasy, he’s our only FM in a decade not to get arrested
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:57 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
I do believe that he is a decent man who just isn't cut out for front line politics. IMO the lack of quality alternatives in the SNP is a failure of Salmond and Sturgeon who thrived on a cult of personality. No forward planning on who might come next beyond Sturgeon taking over. It is a failure in p...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:07 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
Salmond & the Alba party are pissed off that the rug has been pulled from under them and they can't be kingmakers any more. Back to being irrelevant. The Courier is suggesting Jenny Gilruth could be in the frame, though I'm sure the opposition parties would immediately seize on the state of edu...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:57 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
Salmond at it again. He can’t really believe that many people have the stomach for more Indy stuff at the moment, so presumably all this business about wanting to push again to vote for Humza is just about getting more of the hardcore over to Alba There's also the angle that for Salmond there is pr...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:52 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Embra to play Cardiff Shoemann, Ashman, Nel, Skinner, Gilchrist (C), Ritchie, Watson, Crosbie Price, Healy, vdM, Lang, Currie, Boff, Goosen Cherry, Venter, Sebastian, Sykes, Mata, Vellacott, Bennett, Dean Great to see Boff back, looks a strong team. A win definitely required if we're to make the to...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:51 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
Well, he says he’s not going. I thought it was the Conservatives calling for the no confidence motion, not sure it’s a great idea for Labour to be leading on it I think they should. Push for an election near the time of a GE and push the narrative that a clean break is needed and Labour can provide...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:31 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
I think ultimately it is the right thing for the SNP as a party. The timing looks a bit weak but that will pass.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:45 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
SNP have dumped the Greens according to Lorna Slater. No doubt there'll be some mud slinging at some point.
Quite the about turn from the FM after he spoke positively about the BHA yesterday.
Quite the about turn from the FM after he spoke positively about the BHA yesterday.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:18 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
So have the SNP or the Greens ended the Bute House Agreement? All seems a bit chaotic at the moment.
If it is the Greens, do the co-leaders go as the members have voted against their opinion?
If it is the SNP is this the FM trying to win over a few dissenting members of the party?
If it is the Greens, do the co-leaders go as the members have voted against their opinion?
If it is the SNP is this the FM trying to win over a few dissenting members of the party?
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:43 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
I wonder what would happen if Westminster contacted Holyrood and said, "We're extending the pardons to Northern Ireland even though their legal system is not the exact same as in England and Wales. We'd like to include Scotland. How can we work together to ensure justice for those wrongly conv...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:14 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
I wonder what would happen if Westminster contacted Holyrood and said, "We're extending the pardons to Northern Ireland even though their legal system is not the exact same as in England and Wales. We'd like to include Scotland. How can we work together to ensure justice for those wrongly conv...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:02 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
It's lack of opportunity firstly - look at transfers from Scottish clubs to English/French clubs 5/10 years to now. Kinghorn the only recent notable departure. Then secondly yes SRU control specifically if you cap say James Lang. And his lack of qualification results in him struggling for a contrac...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:55 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
https://twitter.com/RoddyQC/status/1782868027656040455 So is the FM: a - Correct and the community notes and a KC wrong? b - Simply mistaken? c - Knows he's wrong but doubling down until this is forgotten? d - Knowingly misleading people hoping to play to "IT'S THE TOARIES FAULT" gallery? ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:50 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Definitely need to be selective with NSQ players but quality imports are still important IMO. There are a couple of positions where a quality import can be really helpful. Especially if top Scots want to move abroad. The issue just is that there's so few opportunities for top Scots to go abroad now...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:54 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Definitely need to be selective with NSQ players but quality imports are still important IMO.
There are a couple of positions where a quality import can be really helpful. Especially if top Scots want to move abroad.
There are a couple of positions where a quality import can be really helpful. Especially if top Scots want to move abroad.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:36 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Must win and win well for Edinburgh really.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:31 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
Would you be in a position to say that governance and the sate of society is palpably worse in Scotland than the rest of the UK? There was an article in the Graun today about life expectancy in Scotland, but that is definitely tied to deprivation. I can say that things here in South East England ha...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:46 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
I've made no secret of my wish for Scottish independence, also that Scotland should imo be part of the EU (so should the rest of the UK), for me that has nothing to do with what party sits in majority in Holyrood, so with that in mind - was Labour any better in Scotland when they led the parliament...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:44 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
0.0 chance other senior SNP members didn't know about it.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:13 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
- Replies: 4123
- Views: 139505
Re: The Scottish Politics Thread
Scottish government plans to scrap a key climate change target are a "global embarrassment", say environment campaigners. Ministers are expected to confirm later that the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030 has been dropped. BBC Scotland News understands the government...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:32 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
And come on, he's nowhere near a Lions shirt. There is a lack of quality hookers about in GB&I. He could have been in the discussion, especially given it would be a surprise if there aren't injuries leading into the tour. I didn't say was a Lion but could potentially be one. Anyone a within the...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:49 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
... and another thing seeing as I'm sitting in the pub with a pint. Should Townsend be chasing Fergus Burke to come on the summer tour and commit to Scotland? Already Scottish qualified and Saracens have kindly brought him to the UK and are paying him. 24 year old kiwi born and raised, through the ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:46 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
And come on, he's nowhere near a Lions shirt. There is a lack of quality hookers about in GB&I. He could have been in the discussion, especially given it would be a surprise if there aren't injuries leading into the tour. I didn't say was a Lion but could potentially be one. Anyone a within the...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:45 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
George Turner off to Japan apparently. Still a front line national team player so a big loss to the squad. Only 31 so a little gas left in the tank you would think. I don't see why that would preclude his national team involvement for the 6N? It is a pain but unless he retires then Scotland can cal...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 6:24 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Anyone had chemo
- Replies: 21
- Views: 498
Re: Anyone had chemo
Got diagnosed with a touch of the big "C". operation successful and cancer completely removed - YAY! Now they are talking chemo to eradicate any rogue cells hiding away, not entirely sure I am keen on the treatment and am wondering if the side effects are as bad as the horror stories clai...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 9:30 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Healy was POTM, even if Mossie gave it to Mish. Either Big Bill is done and his best games are way behind him, or Everitt has found a way to negate one of the best ball carriers and offloaders in the URC if not world rugby. My suspicion is the second option. Edinburgh have gone from a team which wa...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:15 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
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Christie broke his arm at the weekend.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:31 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552005
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Quite the fuck up.from someone
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:42 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Couple of really poor missed kicks at goal even allowing for wind and some poor kicking from hand proving costly at the moment for the woman's side.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:11 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Legend.westport wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:02 pm WP calls it a day
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- Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:38 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Are we sure Hastings is any better/has greater potential than the 10s in place at Edinburgh or Glasgow? He's started picking up injuries and from what I've seen, he hasn't been tearing up trees for Gloucester when fit. Without a doubt, when playing regularly he is the No2 10 for Scotland. But.... i...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:21 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Are we sure Hastings is any better/has greater potential than the 10s in place at Edinburgh or Glasgow? He's started picking up injuries and from what I've seen, he hasn't been tearing up trees for Gloucester when fit. That (the injury record) is possibly why Glasgow is a good fit. For him he gets ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:40 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18162
- Views: 980695
Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Are we sure Hastings is any better/has greater potential than the 10s in place at Edinburgh or Glasgow?
He's started picking up injuries and from what I've seen, he hasn't been tearing up trees for Gloucester when fit.
He's started picking up injuries and from what I've seen, he hasn't been tearing up trees for Gloucester when fit.