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chris m @busteramurdoch.bsky.social · 7h

Not surprised at all to hear Gerrard has turned down Rangers
Nothing has changed since the summer - if anything fan issues and backroom unrest has made it worse

Wouldnt shock me now if McInnes turned it down but i suspect its his time now and he will be the one bring them back to a force again

chris m @busteramurdoch.bsky.social · 1d

So whats the odds now on Trump invading Venezuala on a tantrum cause he didnt get his award

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chris m @busteramurdoch.bsky.social · 1d

One of my ex colleagues who is greek has sent me a few angry texts last night repeatedly using the word "Ugly Win"
I reminded him of the following about Greece's 2004 Euro Victory
- 7 goals the entire tournament
- Average possession rate of 40%
When it comes to winning ugly Greece wrote the book

chris m @busteramurdoch.bsky.social · 1d

What a result that was last night
It wasn't pretty but I was always taught that winning ugly doesn't matter as long as you win.
However Scotland cannot play that poorly again
3 points against Belarus on Sunday and a draw in Copenhagen would set this group up very nicely for us
The dream is alive

chris m @busteramurdoch.bsky.social · 2d

How can we expect our 20s generation to take on debts like this on top of likely student debts. That's before even considering other inflated London costs.

The markets can only stretch so much before a crash takes place and when it does are we condemning that generation to a financial scrapheap?

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chris m @busteramurdoch.bsky.social · 2d

Average Median Salary in London is about £48k which means take home pay is about £2800

Even if your a couple both earning the average that puts you at 37% costs just for property - add in other costs at average of 36% this leaves very little room for movement

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chris m @busteramurdoch.bsky.social · 2d

If you ask why this country is broken just watch LLL on C4

A first time buying couple search for a 2 bedroom flat with a £500k budget. They have a £45k deposit so need a mortgage of £430k

They say there mortgage costs of roughly £2100pm will be less than there current rent

That's fucked up

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chris m @busteramurdoch.bsky.social · 3d

Pretty clear the Rangers job is coming down to Gerrard vs McInnes. Fans want Gerrard but he turned them down in the summer so whats changed

Hearts asking £500k for McInnes which is a bargain for what Rangers would get back from him

They should move mountains for McInnes so likely to be Gerrard

chris m @busteramurdoch.bsky.social · 3d

I wish they would word this more truthfully in saying "Billionaire refuses to pay what he is meant too so leaves"

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chris m @busteramurdoch.bsky.social · 3d

This is absolutely massive and hopefully the first steps in stopping this horrific illness

Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 4d

🧠 Alzheimer’s reversed in mice

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🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm #Alzheimers 🧪

Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

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chris m @busteramurdoch.bsky.social · 4d

Watched this weeks 24 Hours in Police Custody about the Luton lad who planned the school shooting
Utterly Chilling and So worrying.
From what he could access on the internet as a child to how easily he got a gun.
Easy to say its isolated incident but huge issues remain that we seem to ignore

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chris m @busteramurdoch.bsky.social · 5d

And that ladies and gentlemen will be Kemi Baddenoch's Tory party legacy
Beyond amateur stuff

chris m @busteramurdoch.bsky.social · 5d

A big performance yesterday that Aberdeen really needed.
4-0 but could have been 6 or 7
Really feel like new formation is working and team growing in confidence.
And my goodness how good does Karlsson look
Nice to go into the break with a comprehensive win

chris m @busteramurdoch.bsky.social · 5d

Hearts were always going to run out of steam by Xmas
They don't have the quality depth to sustain a challenge - its also why I suspect McInnes would move if offered it

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