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by Dogbert
Sun Mar 30, 2025 12:44 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

With Weir out for the rest of the season , we need both Hastings and Jordan to remain fit, and past experience would suggest that this is unlikely. Weir has been poor every time I have seen him play recently, but this might be a problem as I am not sure Hastings is even fully fit right now. What ha...
by Dogbert
Sun Mar 30, 2025 9:57 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Some of the warriors passing in that game was simply joyous. I had to check that I hadn’t accidentally hit a setting to make the app play at 1.5 speed at one stage. Some of the passing and interplay was more like something in a movie or highlights reel than real time. Playing the Lions ,whose away ...
by Dogbert
Fri Mar 28, 2025 10:34 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Someone on the weedgie board said that because he has spent ten years here he keeps his qualification. I’m not sure if that is the case. He’s probably of more value to Saints if he is EQ, I suspect that is where he’ll end up if he makes it to full international honours Wikipedia thinks this is corr...
by Dogbert
Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:42 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Glasgow Warriors for Munster The big news is that wrecking ball that is Sione Vailanu is back after over a year out - good to see big Nonz back, along with the return of Captain Kyle. Hastings reverts to Stand-off after is less than glowing performance at Fullback against the Ospreys Patrick Schicke...
by Dogbert
Mon Mar 17, 2025 10:57 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Trump and US politics catchall
Replies: 10048
Views: 599976

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

You guys are thinking too small: Elon and Donny get in a fight in The Oval Office. Musk fatally stabs Trump in the neck with a letter opener; so Secret Service open fire, killing Musk and also Vance in the cross-fire. Marjorie Taylor Greene becomes the 48th POTUS :wtf She’s nuts, but she isn’t a Pu...
by Dogbert
Mon Mar 17, 2025 10:50 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Welsh rugby: the end?
Replies: 37
Views: 1116

Re: Welsh rugby: the end?

Biffer wrote: Mon Mar 17, 2025 8:53 pm They don't really add much to the URC so you're welcome.
Not true , It gives Edinburgh a chance to win a few games
by Dogbert
Mon Mar 17, 2025 9:54 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Trump and US politics catchall
Replies: 10048
Views: 599976

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Sandstorm wrote: Mon Mar 17, 2025 9:46 pm You guys are thinking too small: Elon and Donny get in a fight in The Oval Office. Musk fatally stabs Trump in the neck with a letter opener; so Secret Service open fire, killing Musk and also Vance in the cross-fire.
Marjorie Taylor Greene becomes the 48th POTUS :wtf
by Dogbert
Tue Mar 04, 2025 2:35 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Trump and US politics catchall
Replies: 10048
Views: 599976

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Hal Jordan wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 2:10 pm I understand that Trump's meeting with the King has been downgraded to lunch with Prince Andrew.
At least they will have common interests
by Dogbert
Sat Mar 01, 2025 6:54 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Trump and US politics catchall
Replies: 10048
Views: 599976

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall



Can the State visit be changed so instead of Trump meeting Charlie & Camilla - he has an audience with Andrew - they seem to have a lot more in common
by Dogbert
Thu Feb 20, 2025 2:32 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Let’s be honest, the average English fan, journalist and ex player couldn’t give a toss about non Scottish born players pulling on a Scotland shirt. What they really object to is when there are ones who run through them and around them to score time and again ! We all miss Dan Parks, come on There ...
by Dogbert
Wed Feb 19, 2025 7:11 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Elon Musk bought Twitter.
Replies: 1004
Views: 86294

Re: Elon Musk bought Twitter.

So anyone who has owned an old Landrover defender know about the 'Landy wave' ( similar to the Alfa wave ) where when passing another Defender you raise an open palm to the driver coming in the opposite direction. I believe that this originated as a symbol of an open ( and empty ) wallet. We have de...
by Dogbert
Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:11 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Trump and US politics catchall
Replies: 10048
Views: 599976

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Margaret Atwood (Canadian) a real modern day Cassandra Missouri state Rep. Phil Amato (R) has introduced a bill that would require the state to maintain a database to track pregnant women who are at "risk" of having an abortion, but not only maintain a database for those 'at risk' of havin...
by Dogbert
Mon Feb 17, 2025 12:13 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Trump and US politics catchall
Replies: 10048
Views: 599976

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Mike Luckovich, editorial cartoonist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1989, has had his twitter account suspended for this cartoon https://cdn.creators.com/198/388177/388177_image.jpg Mike Luckovich himself has confirmed on his own twitter account that this is fake , and his account was n...
by Dogbert
Mon Feb 17, 2025 11:25 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Trump and US politics catchall
Replies: 10048
Views: 599976

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Mike Luckovich, editorial cartoonist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1989, has had his twitter account suspended for this cartoon https://cdn.creators.com/198/388177/388177_image.jpg Mike Luckovich himself has confirmed on his own twitter account that this is fake , and his account was n...
by Dogbert
Fri Feb 14, 2025 2:40 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Glasgow Team for Dragons Looking for a full 5 points against the Dragons who are currently proping up the bottom the URC. A decent sprinkling of older heads with some youngsters. Warrior to Watch - Fin Richardson - 26 year old tight-head who arrived from Exeter winning his 3rd cap.Tough getting game...
by Dogbert
Fri Feb 07, 2025 8:56 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Unlucky for Horne, but with Dobie covering wing as well , it works better for a 6-2 split The issue will be defence , can we keep Ireland to under 20 points. We need to make our tackles , and be 100% accurate on positioning & under the high ball , of which we will see a lot. Will the Glasgow de...
by Dogbert
Fri Feb 07, 2025 6:16 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Unlucky for Horne, but with Dobie covering wing as well , it works better for a 6-2 split The issue will be defence , can we keep Ireland to under 20 points. We need to make our tackles , and be 100% accurate on positioning & under the high ball , of which we will see a lot. Will the Glasgow def...
by Dogbert
Mon Feb 03, 2025 11:39 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Just looking back at the highlights from Saturday (more interesting that submitting my work expenses). On the first try, McDowall is clean through and would have been untouched a huge hole, yet Finn pulls the pass to Darge. Obviously Darge does a great job and finishes, so all good, but I wonder wh...
by Dogbert
Mon Feb 03, 2025 11:29 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
Replies: 4507
Views: 246913

Re: The Scottish Politics Thread

Reform polling one point below Labour and well above the Tories in a Scottish Westminster poll over the weekend. Not totally convinced it’s a shock - there’s a significant socially conservative streak in Scotland that hasn’t had much of a political outlet. Would you have a link for that? I can't fi...
by Dogbert
Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:42 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Climate Change - Why don't we care?
Replies: 650
Views: 22095

Re: Climate Change - Why don't we care?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/29/thousands-of-trees-planted-in-devon-to-start-creation-of-celtic-rainforest Love to see more of this, on whatever land people and agencies are willing to use. And to go visit that neck of the woods properly one day, went to the agroforestry trust n...
by Dogbert
Thu Jan 30, 2025 3:03 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

clydecloggie wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 1:51 pm Image


Cherry starts... :wtf:

Gregor Brown the lock sub.
Is probably only the surprising pick by Townie
by Dogbert
Thu Jan 30, 2025 11:03 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Don't want to worry you guys but. Franco Smith has been strongly linked with Leicester Tigers as a replacement for Cheika who is apparently not extending his 1 year contract!!!! He was always going to be a target since his success at Glasgow. His contract with Glasgow expires in 2026, but money tal...
by Dogbert
Tue Jan 28, 2025 11:14 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
Replies: 4507
Views: 246913

Re: The Scottish Politics Thread

So they way I read it ,Both Flynn and Swinney are now looking to the May 2026 Scottish parliament election. I suspect that the SNP will go pretty hard at the Labour vote, it was the soft SNP vote that moved back to Labour that hit the SNP so hard. There is little traction in going after the right of...
by Dogbert
Tue Jan 28, 2025 8:44 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
Replies: 4507
Views: 246913

Re: The Scottish Politics Thread

Stephen Flynn is really barking up the wrong tree with his endless Waspi nonsense. Every time he posts on Twitter he gets absolutely slaughtered as there is little or no sympathy. Twitter is probably a pretty poor way of public perception , looking at the latest polls , confirmed by the previous po...
by Dogbert
Tue Jan 28, 2025 6:40 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Scottish Politics Thread
Replies: 4507
Views: 246913

Re: The Scottish Politics Thread

Stephen Flynn is really barking up the wrong tree with his endless Waspi nonsense. Every time he posts on Twitter he gets absolutely slaughtered as there is little or no sympathy. Twitter is probably a pretty poor way of public perception , looking at the latest polls , confirmed by the previous po...
by Dogbert
Tue Jan 28, 2025 4:11 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Speaking of Jack Mann - he has signed a contract for next year for Gloucester The budget cuts are hitting Glasgow hard, Glasgow now very much a selling club, desperately disappointing for such a promising player After his injuries luck (a) he'd be mad not to sign a three year contract and (b) it's ...
by Dogbert
Tue Jan 28, 2025 11:33 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Speaking of Jack Mann - he has signed a contract for next year for Gloucester The budget cuts are hitting Glasgow hard, Glasgow now very much a selling club, desperately disappointing for such a promising player I suppose while we get to celebrate players like Sione T and the Fagersons signing new ...
by Dogbert
Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:39 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Speaking of Jack Mann - he has signed a contract for next year for Gloucester

The budget cuts are hitting Glasgow hard, Glasgow now very much a selling club, desperately disappointing for such a promising player
by Dogbert
Sat Jan 25, 2025 11:05 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Climate Change - Why don't we care?
Replies: 650
Views: 22095

Re: Climate Change - Why don't we care?

This has been a public service announcement from Aberdeen Council No not at all - its all a matter of public record - if you could be bothered to look I did, it’s on the companies website. Maybe it is all true, maybe it is better than landfill, I don’t know to be honest, just seemed slightly incong...
by Dogbert
Sat Jan 25, 2025 8:29 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Climate Change - Why don't we care?
Replies: 650
Views: 22095

Re: Climate Change - Why don't we care?

I spent most of the last couple of days in Aberdeen going meeting to meeting either being told the energy transition up there was either great or shite, not much in between. Must say though, I was slightly surprised to see a new waste incinerator pumping out smoke as I left on the train. Not sure w...
by Dogbert
Sat Jan 25, 2025 8:03 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Climate Change - Why don't we care?
Replies: 650
Views: 22095

Re: Climate Change - Why don't we care?

I spent most of the last couple of days in Aberdeen going meeting to meeting either being told the energy transition up there was either great or shite, not much in between. Must say though, I was slightly surprised to see a new waste incinerator pumping out smoke as I left on the train. Not sure w...
by Dogbert
Fri Jan 24, 2025 2:42 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

After Connacht sneakily tried to negate home advantage by bringing their own weather system with them, the Glasgow team for the rearranged game has been released. To no ones surprise , non of the players on international duties have been released, and with the ever increasing injury list the team is...
by Dogbert
Fri Jan 24, 2025 1:26 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Snowmageddon!!
Replies: 153
Views: 4961

Re: Snowmageddon!!

At 7:30 Darling Daughter all smiles & happiness after getting confirmation school was going to be closed for the day.

Her mood dramatically changed when she was informed at 08:00 that all her lessons were being held remotely via Teams.

The joys of the internet :grin: :grin:
by Dogbert
Fri Jan 24, 2025 9:52 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Trump and US politics catchall
Replies: 10048
Views: 599976

Re: President Trump and US politics catchall

Carl Sagan from the 1990's “I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time -- when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands...
by Dogbert
Sun Jan 19, 2025 7:50 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

So by losing last night Glasgow have got Leicester at home then potentially Leinster away in the Qtr’s. A win would have been Sale at home then a potential trip to Toulouse. Neither are great options with regards to the qtrs ! At some stage you need to come up ( & beat , if you want to progress...
by Dogbert
Sun Jan 19, 2025 11:09 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Sione out for the whole 6N ( possibly ) “He had an assessment this morning,” said Smith. “I don’t know the extent of it yet – I know that the feedback around the player will e given tonight and tomorrow, As we have been involved down here [preparing for and playing a game in London], I haven’t heard...
by Dogbert
Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:32 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Glasgow Team for the big boys cup against Quinns To no-ones surprise Sione gets a break, with Stafford taking his place after serving his suspension , Jack Mann after 6 games in a row also gets a rest, allowing Dempsey to come back in after injury. A Pretty fully loaded team allowing for Steyn / Hor...
by Dogbert
Wed Jan 15, 2025 3:11 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Scotland squad for the 2025 Guinness Six Nations (caps in brackets): Forwards (22) Ewan Ashman – Edinburgh Rugby (22) Josh Bayliss – Bath Rugby (10) Jamie Bhatti – Glasgow Warriors (35) Gregor Brown – Glasgow Warriors (4) Dave Cherry – Edinburgh Rugby (11) Luke Crosbie – Edinburgh Rugby (12) Scott ...
by Dogbert
Sun Jan 12, 2025 8:06 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 21899
Views: 1557107

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Glasgow will be pretty heavy favourites for the Quins game, tbh. I’d like to think they would beat Quins, but given the above I wonder what kind of side they will go with I suspect (hope) that we go fully loaded against Quins, depending on who maybe carrying knocks - may even see Williamson & D...
by Dogbert
Fri Jan 10, 2025 6:49 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: 2024/2025 Not Heineken Cup
Replies: 1816
Views: 35753

Re: 2024/2025 Not Heineken Cup

Currently -4 in Scotstoun, feels a damn sight colder in the main stand, and they are selling ice cream in the North Stand.

Brrrrrrrr