Ryan Rowe

Full-time writer. Volunteer football coach // IG: _ryanrowex

[SPFL Mediawatch @SPFLWatch]

People getting annoyed at this.

AG Barr (Irn-Bru’s owners) have had the opportunity for years to support Scottish football and opted not to since they stopped sponsorship in 2018.

An easy account they could’ve wrapped up for a nominal fee.

So of course the SFA are going to partner with PepsiCo who have actually offered them money.

[Ryan Rowe @_ryanrowe]

@ScotSongbook Hi mate, seen your work for the Scotland players at the World Cup and think it’s great. Could you follow me back as I’d love to do an article on it for the Scottish Sun to raise some awareness!

[Craig Johns @craig_johns]

Another @Nick_Loughlin_ beauty...

Tomorrow's Gazette back page, in the nick of time before deadline... Stop Spying Your Heart Out #Boro

[Scotland National Team @ScotlandNT]

Our Scotland. You’re an easy country to love…

#FIFAWorldCup | @FIFAWorldCup

[SPFL Mediawatch @SPFLWatch]

Agreed.

Next season you’re 2-1 up with 30 seconds to go - run on the pitch assault an opposition player and you’ll win the game.

The Netherlands have brought in new rules on this recently. Needs to be a real review in Scotland as to it moving forward.

Two very high profile incidents in the last few months of players/staff being attacked.

[Pie & Bovril 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @pieandbov]

So on everything else that happened yesterday…..

I absolutely understand the elation and emotion about the third goal and even the way it was scored.

It was always going to spark bedlam and as a passionate football fan myself you can understand why some folk jumped on to the track as part of the celebrations, same as what happened at Motherwell during the week. It happens.

What shouldn’t happen though, with the game not even finished, is that a good number of those fans then went much, much further.

Invading all over the pitch, confronting and goading the Hearts players and making it impossible for the game to resume.

I think we can all agree it of course made zero difference to the outcome of the game, the whistle would have been blown as soon as Hearts kicked off again but you cannot have fans deciding when a game is over.

The Hearts players should not have been put in that position and it was a really sorry end to what was a tremendous game to finish an incredible title race.

The SPFL will I am sure take a very dim view of what happened, particularly if Don Robertson confirms that he had not blown the full time whistle.

More to come on this over the next few days I think.

[Scottish Sun Sport @scotsunsport]

BREAKING: Hearts players ‘assaulted’ as Celtic fans stormed onto pitch in wild scenes after dramatic title win
https://t.co/bausmkVwHf

[CG🇧🇪 @CG_1876]

Neil Lennon in the changing room with Billy Terrell last night

[Andy Jones @Andyjoneswrites]

#wba fined 2pts for £2m overspend, much of which was charity work which the EL retrospectively punished.

Chelsea guilty of 36 separate illegal payments of £48m for players like Hazard, Willian, Matic, Luiz which helped them win trophies.
No points deduction or transfer ban.

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

So a club can sell its hotel to itself, sell its women’s team to itself, but West Brom are punished, they believe, for legitimate “in-kind” donations to the Albion Foundation, its charity partner that saves lives. Albion also believe the alleged PSR breach is “less than £2m”

[Daniel Hewitt @DanielHewittITV]

So Albion are deducted points:

-for making charitable donations to its community foundation

-based on a RETROSPECTIVE adjustment to its accounts AFTER the EFL changed the rules

-without being told how much they exceeded the limit

-with no published judgement

No words. #wba

[Steve Hermon @SteveHermon]

You literally couldn’t make it up that Albion have been retrospectively judged to have breached financial rules due to in-kind donations of facilities & resources to charity in the same season #WBA were named Community Club of the Year by the EFL.

[Will Burford 𓅪 @willburford11]

Just the 15,000 away fans over the last 3 away games. 8 undefeated. 🙌 players & fans up for the fight 😆 #WBA

[Second Tier podcast @secondtierpod]

Superb West Brom limbs from yesterday.

Something about away sides getting an entire stand just adds to it 👌

[Ben Goodwin @BGinge8]

Unfavouriting your picks on the Masters app when they’re +4 through 4

[Ryan Rowe @_ryanrowe]

@JPFinlayNBCS But most of all, enjoy your time in Scotland and reminiscing about your father. Hope you and the family have a wonderful time here.

[Ryan Rowe @_ryanrowe]

@JPFinlayNBCS I’ve listened to the pod for years since the days of Tandler. Dunno why I thought you were of Irish heritage. So, now it’s confirmed… if you want a game at Troon (the muni, not Royal, sorry…) or at the only remaining ‘gowf’ club in the world, Loudoun Gowf, hit me up.

[Nav Toor @heynavtoor]

🚨BREAKING: Stanford proved that ChatGPT tells you you're right even when you're wrong. Even when you're hurting someone.

And it's making you a worse person because of it.

Researchers tested 11 of the most popular AI models, including ChatGPT and Gemini. They analyzed over 11,500 real advice-seeking conversations. The finding was universal. Every single model agreed with users 50% more than a human would.

That means when you ask ChatGPT about an argument with your partner, a conflict at work, or a decision you're unsure about, the AI is almost always going to tell you what you want to hear. Not what you need to hear.

It gets darker. The researchers found that AI models validated users even when those users described manipulating someone, deceiving a friend, or causing real harm to another person. The AI didn't push back. It didn't challenge them. It cheered them on.

Then they ran the experiment that changes everything. 1,604 people discussed real personal conflicts with AI. One group got a sycophantic AI. The other got a neutral one.

The sycophantic group became measurably less willing to apologize. Less willing to compromise. Less willing to see the other person's side. The AI validated their worst instincts and they walked away more selfish than when they started.

Here's the trap. Participants rated the sycophantic AI as higher quality. They trusted it more. They wanted to use it again. The AI that made them worse people felt like the better product.

This creates a cycle nobody is talking about. Users prefer AI that tells them they're right. Companies train AI to keep users happy. The AI gets better at flattering. Users get worse at self-reflection. And the loop tightens.

Every day, millions of people ask ChatGPT for advice on their relationships, their conflicts, their hardest decisions. And every day, it tells almost all of them the same thing.

You're right. They're wrong.

Even when the opposite is true.

[george @StokeyyG2]

Wilfried Nancy:

33 days, 8 games, 2 wins.

Eric Ramsay:

44 days, 9 games, 0 wins.

What is going on with these MLS managers…