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Last November I held the Scottish Football Blog's first - perhaps only - blogathon.
One post an hour for 24 hours with topics chosen on Twitter and by fellow bloggers.
All in aid of two fantastic charities: Alzheimer Scotland and the Homeless World Cup.
24 hours, a few energy drinks, too many cigarettes and 17,000 words later and I was done.
Last November I held the Scottish Football Blog's first - perhaps only - blogathon.
One post an hour for 24 hours with topics chosen on Twitter and by fellow bloggers.
All in aid of two fantastic charities: Alzheimer Scotland and the Homeless World Cup.
24 hours, a few energy drinks, too many cigarettes and 17,000 words later and I was done.
If there's a better way to celebrate your birthday than with a trip to Cowdenbeath's Central Park
then I'm not sure what it is.
Obviously seeing your team winning on said trip would be something of a bonus but that's in the
hands of Pat Fenlon and his less than merry band. Drink shall either dull the pain or intensify the
joy.
So Lee McCulloch is free to play for Rangers tonight.
How can that be? Wasn't he red carded against St Mirren on Saturday?
That he was. For flinging an elbow. I've seen more heinous crimes on a football pitch. But I'd also
say that the red card was justified.
Opinions, of course, are like certain anatomical features.
Last weekend saw the Scottish Football Blog's 24 hour blogathon.
24 hours, 24 posts, 16665 words.
And so far over £840 raised for Alzheimer Scotland and the Homeless World Cup.
Time for some belated but heartfelt thanks. Sorry if I've missed anyone out, I'll try and catch
everyone on what promises to be a lengthy follow Friday list on Twitter today.
Last weekend saw the Scottish Football Blog's 24 hour blogathon.
24 hours, 24 posts, 16665 words.
And so far over £840 raised for Alzheimer Scotland and the Homeless World Cup.
Time for some belated but heartfelt thanks. Sorry if I've missed anyone out, I'll try and catch
everyone on what promises to be a lengthy follow Friday list on Twitter today.
Here it is then. The end.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed here and on Twitter.
Thanks to everyone who had donated to Alzheimer Scotland and/or the Homeless World Cup.
OK.
It's been quite a 24 hours. I've confused myself with some of the debating angles I've taken.
Here it is then. The end.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed here and on Twitter.
Thanks to everyone who had donated to Alzheimer Scotland and/or the Homeless World Cup.
OK.
It's been quite a 24 hours. I've confused myself with some of the debating angles I've taken.
The Homeless World Cup and Alzheimer Scotland. Two charities doing fantastic work. You know the
donation drill.
Penultimate post time.
A suggestion from @theftblproject just minutes ago planted the seed for this post.
His Tweet read:
"In your very first post you wrote "Maybe Mr Romanov knows where this is going" - Five years on,
does he?
The Homeless World Cup and Alzheimer Scotland. Two charities doing fantastic work. You know the
donation drill.
Penultimate post time.
A suggestion from @theftblproject just minutes ago planted the seed for this post.
His Tweet read:
"In your very first post you wrote "Maybe Mr Romanov knows where this is going" - Five years on,
does he?
OK folks.
The end is getting closer. The floor is open from now for suggestions from the denizens of Twitter
and Facebook.
Be gentle.
And be generous!
But first Gary Linton (@Linton1388) tells us why Scotland will qualify for the 2014 World Cup. And
I'm compelled to tell you why they won't.
As I mentioned in the last hour I've been bowled over by the support I've got from
tweetsport.co.uk
So it's a real treat to welcome Eilidh Donaldson of that parish as our final guest debater of the
Scottish Football Blog blogathon.
Thanks again Eilidh - @tweetsportcouk
What a way to welcome Sunday's daylight.
Entering the home straight. And a word for Tweetsport who have been massively supportive of this
blogathon.
And they've adopted Alzheimer Scotland's quite stunning Football Memories project as their site
charity. All their help has been massively appreciated.
A topic suggested by @nroberts88
I venture south of the border and consider Everton.
7am. Get up, grab Sunday and don't let it go.
And spare a quid or two for the Homeless World Cup and Alzheimer Scotland.
You ask for suggestions for blogathon topics on Twitter you get inundated with chat about referees.
So, for y'all, here goes.
Referees. What a shower of crooked bastards.
7am. Get up, grab Sunday and don't let it go.
And spare a quid or two for the Homeless World Cup and Alzheimer Scotland.
You ask for suggestions for blogathon topics on Twitter you get inundated with chat about referees.
So, for y'all, here goes.
Referees. What a shower of crooked bastards.
Sort of feels like the final furlong.
And who better to join us, at this early hour, than Stewart Weir?
Stewart's seen it all in his long and distinguished career. And that includes some great Scottish
footballing moments. And a fair few bad ones.
His weekly take on the world of sport can be found every week at Caledonian Mercury
Follow him @sweirz
First up a massive thank you to Stewart.
Still plugging away. Still awake. Time for a massive thanks to everyone who has helped out and
everyone who has donated.
If you've not, and you can, please do.
This topic was suggested by one of my oldest friends, Darren Gillies, who has been following the
blogathon from his new home in New Zealand.
Occurs to me that anyone chancing across the blog might wonder what the Nora Batty is going on.
Well, I'm rambling on about football and a few mates are joining me here and there. But we're doing
it to help out Alzheimer Scotland and the Homeless World Cup. If you can help please do. The links
to do just that are all over this page.
Occurs to me that anyone chancing across the blog might wonder what the Nora Batty is going on.
Well, I'm rambling on about football and a few mates are joining me here and there. But we're doing
it to help out Alzheimer Scotland and the Homeless World Cup. If you can help please do. The links
to do just that are all over this page.
The back of this blogathon is broken now, right. Has to be? Surely tae goodness.
We're moving through the night with a run of guest debaters. So welcome, please, Ross McCafferty
known to the Twitter world as @holyroodpatter
Given the somewhat combative nature of this very good cause, I thought that I would change the
rules ever so slightly and disagree with a former post of Tom's (in the knowledge he is mandated to
come back and disagree again!
Earlier Scott Johnston and I debated the Old Firm leaving Scottish football. As a wee bonus here's
Stewart Weir (@sweirz) with his take on the issue:
It's usually an argument made by those who don't support the Old Firm.
But if Celtic and Rangers (in alphabetical order only) departed Scotland and went elsewhere,
Scotland wouldn't have the Old Firm.
The blogathon continues. Alzheimer Scotland and the Homeless World Cup still need your help. So if
you've enjoyed any of this please give anything you can.
It's a pleasure to say a massive hello to Jay Mansfield, also know as @leftmidfielder, for this
hour of polite argument. Jay blogs here
Here's Jay on why Scottish football won't change:
Browsing Alzheimer Scotland's Football Memories site, I began to reminisce about the times I would
discuss the latest calamity to befall Scottish football (among other things) with my much-missed
grandfather.
The blogathon continues. Alzheimer Scotland and the Homeless World Cup still need your help. So if
you've enjoyed any of this please give anything you can.
It's a pleasure to say a massive hello to Jay Mansfield, also know as @leftmidfielder, for this
hour of polite argument. Jay blogs here
Here's Jay on why Scottish football won't change:
Browsing Alzheimer Scotland's Football Memories site, I began to reminisce about the times I would
discuss the latest calamity to befall Scottish football (among other things) with my much-missed
grandfather.
Top of the morning to one and all.
Penalties. What are they all about?
Welcoming Sarah Flotel from Hot Scores to talk penalties. Sarah delivers the science and the
insight.
I pick three isolated examples and use them to explain why Colin Murdock's better than Frank de
Boer.
Midnight. Halfway through. Normal people might be thinking about bed. Or working up to cutting some
moves. Or getting enough drink in them to make a mistimed, ill-judged and futile pass at someone
they've spotted across the bar.
And I'm gearing up for a night of football chat. If you've been out, got back and have some change
kicking about in your pockets it would be very, very gratefully received.
Absolutely delighted to welcome blogging legend and French football's main man Andrew Gibney to the
party this hour.
Indefatigable, Andrew can be found all over the internet including The Mirror's football blog and,
nominated as one of the year's best new blog, French Football Weekly.
Follow him @AGibneyFtbl
Here's Andrew on relegation issues in France and England:
From years of following Scottish football you get drawn into a malaise of comfort-ability.
A perfect 10. Or an imperfect 10. But I hope you're enjoying this so far.
So @sweirz has set me this challenge on Twitter:
A Scotland international XI made up of players that have never played for the Old Firm. And no
Anglos.
So Scotland players drawn exclusively from non-Old Firm Scottish clubs.
Welcoming Laurie Dunsire this hour. A Hearts fan. This blogathon is inclusive to its bones.
Laurie writes for the excellent Scottish Football Forums
And follow him @lauriedunsire
I'll let Laurie explain what this hour has been about:
Aidan Smith, Hibs fan and sports journalist, carried out an unthinkable challenge when he became a
Hearts fan for a whole season, something which he documented in his book, Heartfelt: Supping Bovril
from the Devil's Cup.
So it's 8pm. And I'm still going strongish. Big kicks this hour to all my mates at the Hibs Club
for the support - financial and alcoholic - they've given this venture. More than just a club and
going strong since 1955.
This suggestion came in from @thecoldend in the last hour.
Does Scottish football need a pyramid system?
Another welcome for a guest blogger in the mood for some debate. My good friend Scott Johnston of
the thefootyblog.net
Always a pleasure. And massive thanks for the help he's provided in this whole blogathon
enterprise. Follow him @thefootyblognet
Check out Scott's site to find out why he thinks Rangers and Celtic should stay in Scottish
football.
A quarter of the way through. The Red Bull is on ice. And I hope you all had a successful day
football watching. Or, at the very least, a not too depressing today.
@Hibernitoon came up with this one on Twitter: Should football be an Olympic sport?
Team GB - and that's a ridiculous name that really gets on my nerves - aren't a big part of this
argument.
It's estimated that by 2031 100,000 people living in Scotland will suffer from dementia. Alzheimer
Scotland exists to help dementia sufferers and their carers. A bit of help - whatever you can
manage - can help them do that massively important work.
Thanks to @sliderulepass and @mightjustget for combining to get this one started.
On what one must consider the plus side, we're a sixth of the way through.
Delighted that this topic has been suggested by one of Twitter's good guys @zerozero31
Seb's suggestion was: Willie McKay is onto a good thing. SPL clubs should be used as short-stay
shop-windows for talented players.
The Homeless World Cup helps over 50,000 people in seventy countries across the world. And Scotland
are reigning world champions. That's one of the reasons I'm doing this.
Our first debate post of the day with the argument provided by Kenny Millar. Follow Kenny on
Twitter and to borrow from a book that changed my life:
"Sunday morning?
The Homeless World Cup helps over 50,000 people in seventy countries across the world. And Scotland
are reigning world champions. That's one of the reasons I'm doing this.
Our first debate post of the day with the argument provided by Kenny Millar. Follow Kenny on
Twitter and to borrow from a book that changed my life:
"Sunday morning?
It's post two of 24. Read, enjoy, debate, donate.
Massive thanks to @BarcelonaNil for the suggestion here.
Foreigners have ruined our game coming across here with their wage demands, their dislike of wet
Wednesday nights at Central Park, their blatterish ways.
Nonsense.
Welcome one and all. The first post in the Scottish Football Blog's 24 hour blogathon. Enjoy.
A perfect starting point, then, suggested by the Twitter fixture that is @steakheed
This might seem like a bit of a cheat. People who read this blog will know I don't shy from a spot
of Hibernian navel gazing.
Reminders of my essential crapness as an organiser are never far away.
It appears I've organised a blogathon for the day after the nation has been subjected to a
Wogan-athon. That big, ruddy, irresistible cuddly bear. And don't even get me started on
Pudsey.
Anyway, if you've got anything left to give or even just want to spread some kindness by shouting
encouragement or abuse from the Twitter and Facebook sidelines please keep an eye out from tomorrow
morning.
Reminders of my essential crapness as an organiser are never far away.
It appears I've organised a blogathon for the day after the nation has been subjected to a
Wogan-athon. That big, ruddy, irresistible cuddly bear. And don't even get me started on
Pudsey.
Anyway, if you've got anything left to give or even just want to spread some kindness by shouting
encouragement or abuse from the Twitter and Facebook sidelines please keep an eye out from tomorrow
morning.
The blogathon draws ever closer. Just 24 hours away. So I'm delighted to welcome Mel Young,
co-founder and President of the Homeless World Cup, to explain why he's convinced that football can
change the world.
First of all, I'd really like to thank Tom for organizing the Blogathon and allowing the Homeless
World Cup to be one of the beneficiaries.
