Dr Malcolm Harvey
@malch.bsky.social
Lecturer in Politics at the University of Aberdeen.
I'm not used to this. It's usually a waistcoat and shirt.
And (shockingly) I'm even wearing jeans.
The world turned upside down.
And (shockingly) I'm even wearing jeans.
The world turned upside down.
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I'm not used to this. It's usually a waistcoat and shirt.
And (shockingly) I'm even wearing jeans.
The world turned upside down.
And (shockingly) I'm even wearing jeans.
The world turned upside down.
THIS IS MY LINE.
Mighty Curucao will probably be our undoing.
But that's for tomorrow. Today, we can celebrate the modest achievement of, you know, managing to not screw up for once.
There's nothing more Scottish than that.
Mighty Curucao will probably be our undoing.
But that's for tomorrow. Today, we can celebrate the modest achievement of, you know, managing to not screw up for once.
There's nothing more Scottish than that.
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
THIS IS MY LINE.
Mighty Curucao will probably be our undoing.
But that's for tomorrow. Today, we can celebrate the modest achievement of, you know, managing to not screw up for once.
There's nothing more Scottish than that.
Mighty Curucao will probably be our undoing.
But that's for tomorrow. Today, we can celebrate the modest achievement of, you know, managing to not screw up for once.
There's nothing more Scottish than that.
Oooooooft.
Way to rain on the parade man.
(That's usually my job!)
Way to rain on the parade man.
(That's usually my job!)
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Oooooooft.
Way to rain on the parade man.
(That's usually my job!)
Way to rain on the parade man.
(That's usually my job!)
I'm a responsible adult now Duncan.
(ish).
(ish).
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I'm a responsible adult now Duncan.
(ish).
(ish).
(In fairness, I'm talking about Benedict Anderson and 'Imagined Communities', so it felt somewhat appropriate).
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
(In fairness, I'm talking about Benedict Anderson and 'Imagined Communities', so it felt somewhat appropriate).
I got the afternoon off school in 1998 to watch the opening ceremony before we lost to Brazil in the opening game.
November 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I got the afternoon off school in 1998 to watch the opening ceremony before we lost to Brazil in the opening game.
Maybe we can play in Canada in Mexico...
November 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Maybe we can play in Canada in Mexico...
I refer the honorable gentleman to Scotland v New Zealand and the three times we had an extra man, and we couldn't make it count.
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I refer the honorable gentleman to Scotland v New Zealand and the three times we had an extra man, and we couldn't make it count.
The luck might hold, but we shouldn't mistake that for 'quality'.
If we make it, its not some super strategic genius.
If we make it, its not some super strategic genius.
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The luck might hold, but we shouldn't mistake that for 'quality'.
If we make it, its not some super strategic genius.
If we make it, its not some super strategic genius.
This is the story of just about every game in the group.
We've been horrible to watch through the qualifiers, invited pressure on us, and lucked into the position we're in.
We've been horrible to watch through the qualifiers, invited pressure on us, and lucked into the position we're in.
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is the story of just about every game in the group.
We've been horrible to watch through the qualifiers, invited pressure on us, and lucked into the position we're in.
We've been horrible to watch through the qualifiers, invited pressure on us, and lucked into the position we're in.