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Matt Leslie @mattleslie74.bsky.social · Apr 28

Morning

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Don McRae @donmcrae.bsky.social · Apr 25

Hype and danger, bullshit and intrigue, salesmen and damage, opinions and previews, weight-cuts and rehydration clauses, accreditation issues and investigative journalism. A few thoughts on the endless chaos surrounding the contrived Eubank Jr-Benn scrap

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

Hard sell of Eubank Jr v Benn fails to disguise ugly fight loaded with danger and spite

Age, weight and whispers have raised doubts over who might triumph on Saturday but once the sound and fury fade we will be left with nothing to show for it

www.theguardian.com

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Stu’s Football Flashbacks @stusfootyflash.bsky.social · Apr 25

On this day in 1984:

Anderlecht beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 (3-2 on agg) in the UEFA Cup semi-final second leg.

Dodgy refereeing decisions went against Brian Clough’s men, including this penalty award.

In 1997, it was revealed that the ref had received £18,000 to fix the match.

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Matt Leslie @mattleslie74.bsky.social · Apr 24

Why do I get the impression that the architects from the 60s & 70s really hated architecture

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Matt Leslie @mattleslie74.bsky.social · Apr 24

"Erm Dave....we're not getting off at Edinburgh."

"You've booked us to play bloody Aberdeen haven't you!"

Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · Apr 24

David Bowie and Mick Ronson on the train to Aberdeen for the first date on the Ziggy Stardust tour, 15 May 1973. Pic: Mick Rock

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Alan Ferrier @alanferrier.bsky.social · Apr 23

For St Georges Day, Nelson Mandela Place in Glasgow was originally called #StGeorge’s Place. When renamed it was home to the South African Consulate, so all mail had to be addressed “Nelson Mandela Place.” The Consulate tried to use a PO Box # but the Glasgow Postal Union refused to deliver to that.

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Heart of Midlothian Football Club @thejamtarts.bsky.social · Apr 23

The club is saddened to learn of the passing of former player David Clunie.

David made 354 appearances in maroon between 1964 and 1977.

Our thoughts are with David's family and friends at this sad time ❤️

Read a full tribute to David, by club historian David Speed ➡️ tinyurl.com/4tzzeknk

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Alan Ferrier @alanferrier.bsky.social · Apr 22

I assume that the Anas Sarwar who yesterday ruled out any form of wealth tax is no relation to the Anas Sarwar who, when seeking the Scottish Labour Party leadership in 2017, proposed a 50p rate of tax for those earning over £100,000.
t.co/cF80bM3TYk

Sarwar himself has proposed a 50p top income tax rate for all those earning more than £100,000 – far steeper than Scottish Labour’s established plans for those earning £150,000 plus – in what was seen as a bid to outflank Leonard from the left. In addition to a penny rise for all those earning more than £28,000, Sarwar argued that the £700m raised would fund a reversal of Tory disability benefit cuts in Scotland, a means-tested £10-a-week child tax credit to 275,000 families and higher public sector pay.

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Matt Leslie @mattleslie74.bsky.social · Apr 22

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/footba...

Hearts come out fighting - but John Beaton is a problem & Scottish FA face questions

Former Tynecastle midfielder Gary Mackay voices concern after the Scottish Cup semi-final

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com

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Matt Leslie @mattleslie74.bsky.social · Apr 22

Had he stayed a wee bit longer, he'd have played in the Scottish Cup final that season.

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Matt Leslie @mattleslie74.bsky.social · Apr 21

The news in stereo

D*o.t_s>k°y @dottsky.bsky.social · Apr 21

SORRY. Sorry.
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement

Matt Leslie @mattleslie74.bsky.social · Apr 21

And now, the news in stereo....

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Matt Leslie @mattleslie74.bsky.social · Apr 21

The thin-skinned SFA will probably fine us and do nothing to address the poor standard of refereeing in Scotland. However, good to see the club call it out.

Heart of Midlothian Football Club @thejamtarts.bsky.social · Apr 21

Club Statement: Scottish Cup semi-final

📖 ➡️ tinyurl.com/yz4ecf62

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Matt Leslie @mattleslie74.bsky.social · Apr 21

Jimmy Nicholl looks so out of place on that front cover

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Matt Leslie @mattleslie74.bsky.social · Apr 21

"Aw naw...ahve nae money for the bus hame!"

Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · Apr 21

The KLF on the Isle of Jura where they burned £1 million pounds in August 1994.

Matt Leslie @mattleslie74.bsky.social · Apr 20

Just one more win....

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Matt Leslie @mattleslie74.bsky.social · Apr 20

Despite winning, Aberdeen looked very ponderous against 10-man Hearts. Play like that against Celtic in the final and a repeat of the hammering they received from them in the League Cup semi is a real prospect.

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Matt Leslie @mattleslie74.bsky.social · Apr 20

Barring a dramatic comeback from Ipswich, no league title will be clinched today.

elmo from sesame street says " oh well " in front of a brown wall

ALT: elmo from sesame street says " oh well " in front of a brown wall

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Matt Leslie @mattleslie74.bsky.social · Apr 20

www.loudersound.com/features/dir...

“He thought that the band should be a democracy, and it was more like a brutal dictatorship as far as he was concerned”: The tangled story of Dire Straits, the million-selling band who quit at the hei...

How Dire Straits went from the pubs of London to become one of the biggest bands of the 1980s

www.loudersound.com

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