Al Watt

Dons-supporting East Lothian native living in #Georgia. Father of 2 lads. Occasional scribbler of pieces on sport.

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

Great to see top Blues @onlychildmusic and @ToffeeArt in the Grapes last Friday after seeing the magnificent return of Shack at the Olympia with the bro @ShoogWatt.

"Lookin' for the boys again....."

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

Two tickets still going spare for Shack gig tomorrow in Liverpool. Give me a shout if interested.

Heading down in the morning. Cannae wait.

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

Two spare tickets going for the big Shack gig at Liverpool Olympia on Friday 25 April.

Stalls. 35 quid each (face value).

Please spread the word, and anyone interested DM me.

@shacknet_

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

@ShellyB45392402 @shacknet_ No worries at all Sheila, glad for your mate! I'm still coming down for it, btw. Cannae wait!

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

Two spare tickets going for the big Shack gig at Liverpool Olympia on Friday 25 April.

Stalls. 35 quid each (face value).

Please spread the word, and anyone interested DM me.

@shacknet_

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

@wilkinsonpete Got mine. Cannae wait. Im into the mood of the morning today i tell ye.

[Danny Wallace @dannywallace]

Well, the way Zelenskyy was treated by men with a quarter of his IQ and a tenth of his patriotism and a millionth of his bravery is one of the most stressful things you can watch if you have a brain or a heart.

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

@TEnglishSport SPFL highlights - about 5 mins a game - dominated by VAR deliberation. An obsession. When you didn't notice/remember ref, it meant he had a good game. Now the headline act. Football with it is barely the same sport I and millions of others fell in love with growing up. Shite.

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

@mmgeissler Terrific listen so far Martin, super job. Particularly loving @dadbegg commentary, a broadcasting legend. One of the country's best ever, up there with Archie, Montford, and Jock Brown for me.

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

@scott_mclean_73 That was my main takeaway n aw.

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

@JoueursPA Palestine kens its Scottish fitba history. Respect lads.

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

@talkdants As a Dons fan I can assure you it wouldn't have been dull. Great character who gave us Dandies many cherished memories, beating Dnipro and thrashing Copenhagen chief among them. RIP Jimmy.

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

@henrywinter Beautiful stuff Henry. Huge loss for Scotland and United. Perhaps Scotland's greatest although Dalglish up there of course. Certainly if there is a Scottish Football Mount Rushmore, he's firmly engraved on it. RIP *the* King.

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

At this point I would argue that greater pressure is needed from the indifferent/ostrich/middle ground Georgians. Speak now or forever hold your ruble.

[Formula NEWS | English @FormulaGe]

On the 45th day of demonstrations in major cities, repression is making a comeback: arrests, torture, "titushki," and denial of medical assistance. Greater pressure from our European friends is essential to demand new elections.

The fifth president of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, wrote this on X.

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

@LashkhiMariam I've read this a few times and concluded that this is either:

- A cryptic crossword clue;
- Cocteau Twins lyrics; or
- An impression of drunk Yoda.

[George Melashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦 @geomel_ge]

If the propaganda machine of "Georgian Dream" has polluted your information space, and you're struggling to understand what's happening, here's the situation:

1️⃣ A 22-year-old is fighting for his life after being struck in the eye with a gas capsule.

2️⃣ Over 250 people have been detained in Tbilisi alone. All of them have been beaten. Those hospitalized suffer from concussions, frequently accompanied by broken noses and jaws.

3️⃣ The most brutal beatings occur after detention. Detainees are taken to minibuses, where riot police take turns beating them, spitting on them, cursing, and threatening them with rape.

4️⃣ The violence continues until detainees are lying in pools of blood. They're then forced to walk through "corridors" of officers, who kick them in the face and back. One group of detainees was even subjected to a gas canister being released inside the minibus.

5️⃣ To further humiliate detainees, officers take photos and videos of them, force them to remove their shoes, and rob them of their phones, watches, and sunglasses.

6️⃣ There are so many injured people that hospitals are being forced to prematurely discharge patients to make room for new ones.

🛑 This is not law enforcement; this is terror.

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

@Dutchfootball4 Niz anytime scorer on the coupon.

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

@BillBuffalino Not sure. He is being used to perfect effect. Would rather turn to Shay when it aint working than Keskinen.

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

@jonnyrmcfarlane Obviously its 7 as Bergkamp twice, but 98 Bergkamp > 92 Bergkamp. Another factor that might tip the 11s in 98's favour.

Also 92 had a bigger balls up in semi. Favs v Danes. 98 underdogs v Brazil.

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

@jonnyrmcfarlane Of the 5s pictured, would go 92 for sure.

Cocu and Davids were good but all other 8 pictured world class.

Comparing the 11s of 92 and 98 maybe closer though with Kluivert and Van Der Sar coming into it.

[Al Watt @tbilisidon]

@PLZSoccer The heart bleeds.