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by michaelm
Sun Dec 16, 2018 1:43 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Snooker
Replies: 18
Views: 16871

Re: Snooker

That takes me back michaelm - to the snooker place in Canal street I used to go to and the one in the church in Largs about mid seventies. Brian, think I did hear of a snooker hall that used to be in the Canal street area - though I was never in there. The one in Saltcoats I played at a few times i...
by michaelm
Sat Dec 15, 2018 6:11 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Your favourite music on Youtube etc...
Replies: 817
Views: 368207

Re: Your favourite music on Youtube etc...

Three fantastic songs that are very apt considering the weather we've been having in the Threetowns today.

Drookit disnae even begin to describe it! :lol:





by michaelm
Fri Dec 14, 2018 2:37 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Snooker
Replies: 18
Views: 16871

Re: Snooker

Re. John Higgins .. He's proved himself on the table to be one of the greats and to be honest I doubt if there's ever been a pro sportsman or woman who's been 'whiter than white' all of the time. I also think footballers in particular are far worse than most as they routinely cheat in an effort to c...
by michaelm
Thu Dec 13, 2018 7:15 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Snooker
Replies: 18
Views: 16871

Re: Snooker

Yes glenshena, John Higgins is a fantastic player, who with 4 World Championship titles and countless other major pro tour wins to his name is up there with the very best of the modern era and second only to Stephen Hendry as Scotland's greatest ever. He hadn't been in the best of form in recent sea...
by michaelm
Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:38 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: The Weekly Wail
Replies: 12
Views: 6202

Re: The Weekly Wail

Editorial, Sunday, 9/12/18 An article in the Dutch press this week, reports that Judges in Holland always award damages to a football player who brings an action because he has suffered an injury as the result of a tackle from an opponent in the course of a game. Judges have awarded damages in all ...
by michaelm
Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:42 am
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Your Favourite Scottish music on Youtube
Replies: 170
Views: 95229

Re: Your Favourite Scottish music on Youtube

Pretty sure this video was shot on the Isle of Arran as I seem to recognise Goat Fell and also Ben Nuis in the background.
Another great tune from Skerryvore.
by michaelm
Sat Dec 08, 2018 11:12 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Your favourite music on Youtube etc...
Replies: 817
Views: 368207

Re: Your favourite music on Youtube etc...

A young Van Morrisson on vocals.

by michaelm
Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:13 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Scotland Football Team.
Replies: 397
Views: 176913

Re: Scotland Football Team.

2 teams from each group qualify which gives 20 teams. That leaves 4 places so this is where the nations league comes in to play. The 4 winners from each group in the nations league go onto a knockout playoff with the 4 winners given a place at the euros. Scotland can face Serbia, Finland or Norway....
by michaelm
Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:57 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: Scotland Football Team.
Replies: 397
Views: 176913

Re: Scotland Football Team.

Here is the full draw for the qualifiers for euro 2020 Group A - England, Czech Rep, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Kosovo Group B - Portugal, Ukraine, Serbia, Lithuania, Luxembourg Group C - Netherlands, Germany, N Ireland, Estonia, Belarus Group D - Switzerland, Denmark, Ireland, Georgia, Gibraltar Gr...
by michaelm
Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:46 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Ardeer Factory documentary
Replies: 2
Views: 2184

Re: Ardeer Factory documentary

Hi Niamh McGurk, as an initial starting point see here.

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