Elgindon

Back to important matters after the World Cup.... After various coffee breaks over the last few months,whittled down the list to a top 3,and re-tested them again today at the same time Left - Byron bakery,Top - Breadmaker Rosemount,Right - Bruce o' the Broch Bruce o the Broch wasnt as good as i remembered.Byron bakery very good again,but the Breadmaker won it today for size(about 1/4 bigger than the rest),and quality - light flaky buttery,with a wee bit of crunch(nae actually sure what the ideal rowie characteristics are,but my pref) ps worst one was fae a wee baker in Stoney.Type of rowie that when you picked it up at one side,the other would flop down.Also the smallest size around.Made in Dundee just to make it worse....

^^^^Have a listen to their rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody Bahamas - I got you babe

'Plucky minnows give Croatia a fright'.....

Thats jolly unfortunate....

Not sure this is on topic,but a good listen.Over an hour,but you get the gist after the first 15 mins

WED 4 HFalkirk FALKIRK KO 19:30 Gayfield Park, 2018-2019 Friendly, KO 19:30, SUN 8 ASt Johnstone FC ST JOHNSTONE FC KO 14:00 McDiarmid Park, 2018-2019 Friendly, KO 14:00, SUN 15 ACove Rangers COVE RANGERS KO 13:00 Balmoral Stadium, 2018-2019 Friendly, KO 13:00, FRI 20 HWest Bromwich Albion WEST BROMWICH ALBION KO 19:30 Pittodrie, 2018-2019 Friendly, KO 19:30,

I was foolish,.....Foolish I say. So much so,we've booked the same place next year

Left a cool Aberdeen yesterday morning for a trip to Dornie to bag a couple more Munros.Got there with temps at 28oC(bad enough),but also surrounded by a plague of clegs rather than midges. Didnt take long to decide not to bother.On the way back though,had a nip up Bennachie,where Ive never actually been on the true summit,and I think also a lot of other folks who think the 'Mither tap' is. Easiest(and best) route is to park at the 'Back o' Bennachie'(..far the Gadie rins) car park,between Oyne and Insch.Around an hour up,hour down for most folk At the top of the car park,there is a board showing where Oxen Craig,the actual summit is,and you get to it by following the 'Mither Tap' trail...just to confuse Good paths all the way.The signs dont tell you when you have reached Oxen Craig,the summit.You could believe its the first one the path takes you to as you come out of the woods,but its the second summit behind that, Summit Looking east to the Mither Tap

Nope,...but I never thought of Robson or Flood before they signed.Am sure theres scope for a surprise

Agreed,I think a 'name' that would capture the imagination would go a long way to galvanising/lifting the rest of the squad,rather than 2 or 3 more 'nae badders'.Just me,but we could end up with an odd assortment of players with not a lot in common,maybe reflected in team spirit?

Scotlands number 1 - Sgurr Nan Gillean 964m ...as voted by the Scottish hillwalking community.We thought we'd try it out to see what the fuss was about.Sgurr Nan Gillean is the peak on the left hand side below,with the mist on the summit(click to enlarge photos) IMG_4835 by [/url], on Flickr Zoomed.The approach is round to the left and beyond to the South East ridge(not seen) IMG_4841 by , on Flickr The start point is up the road from the Sligachan hotel,Skye, about a couple of hundred metres,on the Dunvegan road.Once on the path,you cross 2 rivers,the Allt Dearg Mor,and the Allt Dearg Beag.After about an hour you reach the point below,where you dip down,then back up the grassy slope(first red arrow),onto a first level,then along and round to another level(second arrow) Photo taken just after reaching the second level,and red arrow pointing to the start point of the final ascent up the summit ridge.There are paths and small cairns to guide you over,but its easy to lose them if you dont keep your eyes peeled Arrow points to where we joined the ridge.We kept to the centre of the ridge until we reached a point where we had to go left or right because of a massive unclimbable rock.We chose to go on the inside left,and remained that side all the way to the summit Small chimney route on the inside of the massive rock A bit more clambery as you get nearer the summit (a wee bit out my comfort zone).Takes a bit of trial and error,since theres no path by this stage,though you do find fairly easy options if you persevere Then an 'airy' climb up to a tiny summit.Johns head chopped off for anonimity Sun burst out just as we got to the summit ,thankfully though,as you dont want to be wandering about there in the mist as we thought we might be.Total summit area is the size of a small living room,with sharp drops all round Edit - found a pic of the summit Summary - Quite a long and rugged walk in,took us 2.5 hrs to the final ridge.Things dramatically change when you hit the final ridge to the summit(which took another hour). Views open up,exposure increases and a thrilling finale with fantastic views all round Bla Bheinn has the better views IMO,but this one fairly gets the pulse racing

Failing that ^^,an address will do...

SB - Just saying theres no point repeating how unhappy you are with the draw,it'd be healthier looking for what you can get out of it now its happened......and what Manc said

No point in talking the game(and your mood)down any more.It is what it is,how can you enjoy the occasion now its here. Two full houses,two great atmospheres.The romance of the plucky wee minnow against the mighty Dons, Come away min....

Good old fashioned club Burnley.Am I right in thinking the crowds at Turf Moor are the highest in proportion to the size of town,in the English leagues Mel? ...And do you prefer the English game now,post Sky money or pre?

Some folk getting their knickers in an unnecessary twist. We are rightly underdogs and am happy to be so. Expect Burnley to be a better version of Hearts so hopes not overly raised,.... like they weren't v Ipswich 36 years ago . Savour these occasions loons. COYR

Ooft,some tie potentially.A few on their forum seem surprisingly pessimistic.A bit earlier in the rounds than I would have liked,but lookin forrit tilt Someone called 'topdon' on their forum,inviting them over here.

Waiting patiently for your toast,cuppa at hand,...and then realising you havnt put any bread in the toaster,...again

Euro memories go as far back as Marek Dimitrov in the late 70s,but have never ventured to any of the away games,....including Gothenburg(skint student ) Must get out to one of these,in particular the likes of Dnipro,Kairat etc .All sounded like a blast. Better nip on before Yogi or the like takes over.....

Sounds like he's on a similar mental wavelength to Willo,... though thats maybe a bit harsh on Willo. Hopefully he can run around and stuff.Ah the best loon

Aye min,formerly elginred.Speak to myself about hills on here like I did over there . Abmad was a great site at its peak,but I dont know half the folk on there these days(canna be arsed with half of those that are left now either tbh ). Am i right in thinking you were Jackdon? Canna mind if you told us,or I worked it out? A few of us migrated over here a couple of years ago....Rico,donsdaft,...and some others with different names.

What made you move? The pillars? change of scene?

Aye the Beach End was ace as a young loon.liked the wee wing stand too.In the Main stand now,I do like it there...old quirky, plenty character,and the food queues are a fraction of the SS ones. Winna miss the SS queues,or standing on the Y in a storm.Pittodrie looks a bit of a carbunkle these days.Needs pulled down,time to move on..

A wee clip from when he signed for the Posh.Itching to get started.....

Anyone taking the piddle like that should have £100k knocked off the tribunal amount