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Hugh MacDonald

@Redblaes

Sometime scribbler. Inveterate witterer. All views are preposterous

Joined June 2015
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🗞️Tuesday's Scottish Daily Mail back page: GO IN FOR McGLYNN - Aberdeen urged to move for Falkirk boss PLUS How Armstrong made it big in Bucharest... with a little help from Bairns boss #TomorrowsPapersToday #scotpapers 👉 Read more on #MailOnline dailymail.com/Scotland
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Cheryl Smith@JournoCherylSNov 9
Replying to @janeross10
@janeross10 joined us this week on A Level Playing Field to chat all things football, including @PFAScotland and Scotland's World Cup hopes... Check it out 👇
A Level Playing Field (@LevelPField) profile pictureA Level Playing Field
@LevelPFieldNov 9
🎙️ NEW EPISODE I @PFAScotland's Jane Ross joins A Level Playing Field ✈️ Scotland, England and Sweden 🏆 The goal that booked WC spot 🎙️ Life after retiring & PFA Scotland Plus, we reveal the Player of the Week sponsored by @NutmegMagazine 🎧 Available on Spotify & Apple NOW! 📚 Use code 'alpf' to get your first year of @NutmegMagazine plus access to Nutmeg FC for just £40! 🔗 Click the link to subscribe: nutmegmagazine.co.uk/subscri…
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EXCLUSIVE A failed spell at Wolves almost saw him walk away from football ...now Danny Armstrong is idolised in Romania as he attempts to lead Dinamo Bucharest back to former glories .@Redblaes dailymail.com/sport/football…
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Martin Dempster@DempsterMartinNov 9
NEW Why PGA in Scotland Lifetime Achievement Award was one of greatest days of my life My @TheScotsman column @ScotsmanSport @PGAScotland @ThePGA scotsman.com/sport/pga-in-sc…
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Andrew Downie@adowniebrazilNov 9
For Scottish folks, I'll be talking about Pelé at the Edinburgh Waterstones this Thursday with the great @alan_pattullo. Details here: waterstones.com/events/the-m…
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DLuxAssociates@DLuxAssociatesNov 5
Congratulations to Andrew Downie with EPIC: The definitive biography of Pele, the greatest footballer of all-time published today! Completed after nearly 8 years of research and more than 250 interviews. Epic is the 1st biography to fully explore Pele’s life on & off the pitch.
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Replying to @alan_pattullo
@alan_pattullo @Redblaes @The_Tman10 @ClydeSSB @TEnglishSport @BBCchrismclaug @biscuit1969 @RaeComm @DavidTannerTV - please help us get this out there!
The Scottish Football Union (@TheSFUnion) profile pictureThe Scottish Football Union@TheSFUnionNov 5
What is really important to Scottish fans? A major survey with results 2B presented (at their request) to CEOs at Hampden & Sc Govt. Best on a desktop unless you are handy with a mobile! @TheBravesFC @AssocTAClubs @GlasgowCityFans @AroundTheFunnel surveymonkey.com/r/SFUSDS
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Richard Fitzpatrick (@Richard_Fitz) profile pictureRichard Fitzpatrick@Richard_FitzNov 3
Superstar or Supervillain: London Review of Books on HH: Helenio Herrera – Football’s Original Master of the Dark Arts: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n20/… @BloomsburySport @LRB
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Aidan Smith@aidansmith07Nov 3
Been replaying clips of “Sunshine on Leith” much? There’s a whole chapter on why it gets us - and not just us - in my book Hibs at 150 …
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A brave heart in Bucharest
Scottish Daily Mail (@MailOnlineScot) profile pictureScottish Daily Mail@MailOnlineScotNov 2
On The Road: From Hagi and Popescu to Danny Armstrong... football in Bucharest has history and hope .@Redblaes dailymail.com/sport/football…
On The Road: From Hagi to Armstrong... Bucharest has history and hope

On The Road: From Hagi to Armstrong... Bucharest has history and hope

The Starbucks at the entrance to the Old Town makes a familiar point by its very presence. The Half-Time Bar roars a modern truth incessantly.

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I wiz there. Armstrong best player on park by a distance.
Adrian Brennan (@adrianjbrennan) profile pictureAdrian Brennan@adrianjbrennanNov 1
Another game, another goal for Danny Armstrong ⚽️ 🇷🇴 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #dinamo #bucharest #scotland #romania
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judy murray@JudyMurrayNov 1
Look who came to help me at the @WTA Come Play event in Hong Kong and got involved in the water bomb relays. ….Maia Lumsden 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and Sorana Cirstea 🇷🇴. Coach/volunteer workshops + kids clinics all part of the community engagement programme supported by @MorganStanley.
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Cheryl Smith@JournoCherylSOct 31
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Alison McConnell (@Alimcconnell76) profile pictureAlison McConnell@Alimcconnell76Oct 31
🗣️ ‘It underlines the ease with which even the most sensational achievements in the women’s game can be swatted aside…’ This week’s column on Alexia Putellas’ Ballon d’Or experience in London this week.
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Alison McConnell@Alimcconnell76Oct 30
📲 New episode out ⬇️
A Level Playing Field (@LevelPField) profile pictureA Level Playing Field
@LevelPFieldOct 30
💬 'Sometimes you get a generational talent and you have to enjoy it' Listen to the full episode now, which includes this week's Player of the Week - sponsored by @NutmegMagazine 🎧 Available on Spotify & Apple NOW! 📚 Use code 'alpf' to get your first year of @NutmegMagazine plus access to Nutmeg FC for just £40! 🔗 Click the link to subscribe: nutmegmagazine.co.uk/subscri…
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Ho visto Maradona #hampden79
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❤️🇮🇹 EL DIEGO Y NAPOLES, UN AMOR QUE SERÁ ETERNO... ¿ES EL LUGAR DONDE SE VIVE MÁS INTENSAMENTE LA PASIÓN POR MARADONA? 🎶 Atención a como se entonó "Ho Visto Maradona" en el icónico mural que tiene el Diez en el Quartieri Spagnoli 👏🏼 Lo que serán los festejos este 29 de octubre, día en el cual #DiegoEterno cumpliría 66 años...
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🇦🇷 🔟 Happy birthday Diego! Lovely homage to Diego Maradona by @TyCSports to mark what would have been Pelusa’s 66th birthday ‘Thanks for playing with me’ From: The Ball To: Diego
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Vinny M@MVinny69Oct 30
A word from HQ. Approaching the finishing line.. 29th October 2026 We are delighted to tell you all that we have now finished the film and we will be announcing next month where and when you can see it. Poster design : Andrew Higginbotham crowdfunder.co.uk/p/danny-th……
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Cheryl Smith@JournoCherylSOct 29
🎙Brand new episode of A Level Playing Field! Hear our thoughts on the Ballon d'Or, the SWPL so far and Scotland's huge test against Sweden 👇
A Level Playing Field (@LevelPField) profile pictureA Level Playing Field
@LevelPFieldOct 29
🎙️NEW EPISODE: Join @Alimcconnell76 & @JournoCherylS on A Level Playing Field to chat: 🏆 Ballon d’Or controversy ⚽ SWPL season so far 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland’s Sweden test There’s plenty to debate, discuss and dissect! 👀 Plus, we reveal the Player of the Week sponsored by @NutmegMagazine 🎧 Available on Spotify & Apple NOW! 📚 Use code 'alpf' to get your first year of @NutmegMagazine plus access to Nutmeg FC for just £40! 🔗 Click the link to subscribe: nutmegmagazine.co.uk/subscri…
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Chris Sutton@chris_sutton73Oct 29
Great to sit down and interview the golden son John… take a listen 🎧👇
The Warm-Up (@WilliamHillSPFL) profile pictureThe Warm-Up@WilliamHillSPFLOct 29
🚨 The Warm Up New Episode 🚨 🎙️ John Sutton joins big brother Chris and Kris Boyd to discuss: 🏏 Choosing Football Over Cricket 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 His Career In Scotland ⚽️ Being The Best Finisher In The Sutton Family 👇 Watch on YouTube now. @WilliamHill | @chris_sutton73
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It reads magnificently too. Well done
Andrew Downie (@adowniebrazil) profile pictureAndrew Downie@adowniebrazilOct 29
My book ’Epic: The Many Lives of Pelé’ is finally here! It looks magnificent. More details of what it’s all about and where to buy it at this link: penguin.co.uk/books/458302/e…
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