Jonny McFarlane

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Jonny McFarlane

Jonny McFarlane

@jonnyrmcfarlane

Head of Sport at Newsquest Scotland. Takes are my own and often roasting hot. Expect football and film.

Scotland, United Kingdom Katılım Haziran 2011
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Jonny McFarlane
Jonny McFarlane@jonnyrmcfarlane·
𝘼 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢, 𝙣𝙤 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙗𝙖𝙞𝙩, 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝-𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙚𝙗𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿theterrace.scot Just £20 for a year including ad free app+all podcasts.
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Scotland used to have it all, in football terms. Had the Ballon d'Or been in operation since the formation of association football in the 1860s, and was always global, it would be a three-way race between Scotland, Brazil and Argentina for the most number of wins over the years. The likes of Nick Ross and Alex James mean little to modern supporters, but these were amongst the best players in world football in the early 20th century. But a decades-long obsession with England and a reluctance to engage with the game's growing internationalism has cost them dearly. They are the biggest underachievers in world football. 📝 @zonal_marking bit.ly/4vuWC2B

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@JimSpenceDundee The only answer is more clubs offering a genuine pathway. I suspect those that do will reap the rewards. Interesting to see St Mirren publicly state this is their new plan.
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Jim Spence
Jim Spence@JimSpenceDundee·
Undoubtedly true, but how you persuade young players, advisors and parents, that moving for life changing sums of money is a bad move will prove difficult if not impossible. Even a quota system won’t guarantee that young heads won’t be turned by bright lights and big rewards, that Scots clubs can’t match. And since Bosman was about giving players more freedom of choice, I don’t see how that genie is ever put back int the bottle. Any form of attempted restriction on players will likely prove legally challengeable.
Jordan Campbell@JordanC1107

Scotland has a talent pipeline crisis. Just 4% of Premiership minutes are given to U21 Scots & 66 of the best teenagers have been poached by English academies since Brexit finalised in 2021. Big job for the SFA to knock heads together and fix this. nytimes.com/athletic/74041…

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Muriel Gray
Muriel Gray@ArtyBagger·
Hard not to admire the ingenious mischief behind the digital rebirth of @ScotRail The beautiful unmanned West Highland line station Tulloch has discarded all analogue information and now boasts a handy QR code. One problem. There is no mobile coverage of any kind. Genius.
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Cody Dericks
Cody Dericks@codymonster91·
Zendaya's pay-off is stunning. Cinematography both gorgeous & frustrating (focus issues??) Action both thrilling & incomprehensible. Didn't mind the dialogue style - just being in English is an extreme departure from the original, glad they went all the way and made it modern.
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Cody Dericks@codymonster91·
Finally saw The Odyssey and the way Nolan manages to connect the story to today is pretty incredible. A bunch of people with American accents crushing rules of decency & cooperation in the name of self-centered ideas of the greater good, all while fearing outside invaders...ouch
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Deadline
Deadline@DEADLINE·
Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters in film and TV, most notably Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s The Sopranos, has died. He was 80. The veteran actor was found dead in his Bronx residence today, Aug. 1, by a neighbor after he had not been heard from for the past three days. The circumstances surrounding his death are being investigated. Read More: deadline.com/2026/08/vincen… (Photo: Scott Gries/Getty)
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@Flynnyboy6 He hasn’t tripped him. Point me to the part of the Laws of the Game where getting caught wrong side is punishable.
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Flynnyboy@Flynnyboy6·
@jonnyrmcfarlane How can guys, that discuss and write about football, be that utterly clueless about it? Wrong side, trips him due to poor positioning. The only debatable thing is the red, I don't believe he has intentionally fouled him, but in today's laws of the game, it's a clear pen and red.
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Scotland Rugby News
Scotland Rugby News@ScotRugbyNews·
🚨EXCLUSIVE | Scotland international Jamie Bhatti talks candidly about the circumstances behind his departure from Glasgow Warriors this summer 🔗 shorturl.at/vRuMt
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@EvanMcFarlane That guy must be making a fortune. Amazing to me nobody wants to protect their copyright.
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Evan@EvanMcFarlane·
Looking for the highlights. No notes.
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Martyn Ziegler
Martyn Ziegler@martynziegler·
Big news: UEFA to declare loss of confidence in Gianni Infantino as FIFA president. Statement expected imminently
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The Rangers Review
The Rangers Review@RangersReview55·
McInnes: "The new signings need to land pretty soon; I need to say that." ⬇️ Derek McInnes was 'disappointed with a lot of aspects' of Rangers' draw with Dundee United, but believes the squad will be 'far stronger' come the end of the month. rangersreview.co.uk/interviews/264…
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The Rangers Review
The Rangers Review@RangersReview55·
⬇️ Here's tonight's team - your thoughts?
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Liam Bryce
Liam Bryce@LiamBryce_·
New manager and a new era for Stenhousemuir as they take on the Championship. Sat down with Marvin Bartley to chat following Gary Naysmith, style of play, and why he's only interested in signing players with ambitions to play at a higher level. theterrace.scot/news/26418606.…
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