Ruaridh

Work in Comms - Wegie now in Edinburgh.

[Douglas A. Boneparth @dougboneparth]

Going to the beach is 99% getting ready for the beach and 1% enjoying the beach.

[Ruaridh @RuaridhMacgreg2]

This is what the WC and football is all about

[Tom Harwood @tomhfh]

In Links Rechts, the Dutch have what is indisputably the best song of the World Cup.

[Ruaridh @RuaridhMacgreg2]

Glasgow is going to be the only major city in the UK that doesn’t have proper devolution. Maybe it’s because it’s already doing so well……

[BBC Politics @BBCPolitics]

"The change will be the biggest change in our lifetimes to the way the country is run," Andy Burnham says

"The change will be driven through the prime minister's office, in an extended operation based here in Manchester," he adds

Live: https://t.co/evPJBstcNe

[Trevor Noah @Trevornoah]

Funny how some teams get asked about football… and others get asked to explain the world.

Shoutout to the Iran team for carrying that weight.

#WorldCup #Iran

[Ruaridh @RuaridhMacgreg2]

@pieandbov Are you actually ‘surprised’? I think it’s quite obvious why the audio isn’t being shared. The game was ended prematurely in the chaos. That audio will never see light of day.

[Ruaridh @RuaridhMacgreg2]

@mrewanmurray It’s not about abandonment. It’s about the lying and manipulation. If there’s a min to go and they finished early they should be honest and say that ? What else will they just do because they think it’s right even though it ignores the integrity of rules of game?

[Ruaridh @RuaridhMacgreg2]

@ffstottenham @JamTarts Police Scotland will be able confirm if they said players couldn’t return to park - I assume that’s be asked of them.

[Ruaridh @RuaridhMacgreg2]

@pieandbov They won’t get champions league football via the league path. They have been denied a realistic chance at 50m

[Ruaridh @RuaridhMacgreg2]

Incredible servant, always showed up in the good times and the difficult. A top 5 Rangers player for me.

[BBC Sport Scotland @BBCSportScot]

Rangers captain James Tavernier has announced that this will be his final season at the club.

#BBCFootball

[Ruaridh @RuaridhMacgreg2]

@JimSpenceDundee Usyk is top class tbf

[Ruaridh @RuaridhMacgreg2]

@Daniel_Rapaport Calm down mate ffs.

[Ruaridh @RuaridhMacgreg2]

Top 3 ever for me - what a player. Hard to see another like him.

[Rangers Football Club @RangersFC]

🎞️ Ahead of tomorrow’s clash at Ibrox, we caught up with Rangers legend Barry Ferguson to relive some of his best moments against Celtic.

[Ruaridh @RuaridhMacgreg2]

@seanmcdonald01 I think they know it will mate no difference to the audience they are appealing to and if anything increase profile. You’re seeing this through the lens of a rational logical person.

[Blair Malloy @blairwords1]

🔊 Ibrox EXPLODES as Youssef Chermiti bags his hat trick!

[Ruaridh @RuaridhMacgreg2]

@Footballtweet I retired 3 decades ago because I couldn’t get a game for an average boys club team and I can do this 🤣

[John Nichol ✈ @JohnNicholRAF]

Long ramble:
I have been mulling if I should comment on President Trump's inane comments about NATO involvement in Afghanistan. Although 35 years ago, during the US-led first Gulf War, I was lying, handcuffed & blindfolded - literally 'shoulder to shoulder' - with a US colleague on a concrete floor in an Iraqi interrogation bunker, I rather feel it should be the current generation who express any anger at the President's ludicrous, demonstrably false utterings. Which is why I earlier shared some posts from others.
But perhaps I will reflect like this - I watched Trump's press conference in the wake of the terrible tragedy when a US helicopter collided with a civilian airliner last January in disbelief. 64 people lost their lives but it seemed to be about him - his expertise, his knowledge, what he thought had happened. Much of what he said was incorrect.
So I realised back then that it was going to be pointless trying to analyse any upcoming word-salads. Everything is clearly about him; his expertise in every subject, his grasp of all situations. His need to say something, anything, to show he is the best, the cleverest, the smartest, the most knowledgeable kid on the block.
The pub-bore, the braggart, the know-it-all, pontificates on anything and everything in the hope of bolstering their own, clearly very low, self-esteem.
I wonder that, in the President's mind, that it doesn't matter if what he says is factually correct? I wonder if he knows, understands, even cares, what is true? He is saying some words, which in his mind, seems to suggest that he's important and people will admire him, laud him. The fact that everyone around him then applauds this character trait, thanking him for his 'leadership' at every turn, just amplifies his desire, his need to continue. He's got want he wants - in his mind - attention, praise, admiration.
So to sum up, trying to analyse Trump's ramblings is like trying to play chess with a pigeon. Somewhat interesting at first, but ultimately, truly pointless and rather frustrating.
To those he has hurt, insulted, vilified, I send you my deepest condolences for your loss, and gratitude for your service.

[Ruaridh @RuaridhMacgreg2]

@SwissHodler Wee can of coke evey now and then is class. Everything in moderation

[Ruaridh @RuaridhMacgreg2]

@JamieRFC_ @Amato861 I think the fans make sure that ibrox is an unforgiving place - at times justifies and other not. I think having spent 15 years working with some of the best talent in European football he prob knows more about it than avg punter.

[Ruaridh @RuaridhMacgreg2]

@Amato861 Yep and ‘very limited’ is an understatement on how bad this squad is.