Rob McLaren @RobMcLaren98 Twitter profile

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

2 years

@nocontextfm1 Back when I was a (incredibly virgin) teenager, I used to be a mod on one of the big FM fan sites, and there was a Croatian guy who used to get extremely high, watch matches for the full 90 mins, and upload videos of himself doing imaginary press conferences at half time

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3 years

@DaniRowley We used to have a rule in the Tesco I worked at that we wouldn’t stop anyone who was stealing sanitary products. Obviously we have the free period products bill now, but it’s still really saddening to me that I’m 2021 people in Britain must resort to stealing tampons to survive

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3 years

@Tochi__Azubuike @GaryRowe91 @CalumCPFC @ShahHareet @nathciteh @Kushagra9320

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@RobMcLaren98

6 months

Back in uni, I chanced my arm and asked Curtice if he'd sit down for an interview with the Strathclyde paper during the 2019 election. He agreed. On the day, he showed up in between press calls with the BBC and Sky, bought me a coffee, and we spoke for 10 mins. What a man.

Scott Bryan

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6 months

Professor Sir John Curtis was up all night for the local election coverage, then back on BBC News in the afternoon, and then on Newsnight last night. Honestly, the stamina of the man.

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2 years

@blueliberal1 @PopulismUpdates Or even better, inexplicably with Kun Aguero

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@RobMcLaren98

3 years

From a financial sense, the signing makes no sense, and surely they could have anticipated a backlash. From a PR point of view, it’ll damage the clubs reputation as a family club and take years to repair. And from a moral point of view, maybe just don’t employ a fucking rapist?

Val McDermid

@valmcdermid

3 years

I have this morning ended my lifelong support of @RaithRovers over their signing of the rapist David Goodwillie. I have cancelled next season’s shirt sponsorship over this disgusting and despicable move. This shatters any claim to be a community or family club. 1/2

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2 years

@PopulismUpdates One questionably isn’t a political figure but I’d just like to share this photo of Alicia Keys with Gerry Adams

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

2 months

This is such a frivolous argument. The issue with ScotRail is not that trains are often cancelled. It's that timetables have been vastly reduced, services often end earlier, trains on event days are overcrowded & there is little to no service to support the night-time economy.

Gordon Macdonald MSP

@GMacdonaldSNP

2 months

Scotrail, the 3rd largest train operator in the Uk, had one of the lowest cancellation rates at 2%. Outperforming nearly 20 other train companies.

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3 years

@CraigWeekend LETS GO

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@RobMcLaren98

2 years

@Swanny1612 @nocontextfm1 Wouldn’t have the first clue how to find them, but they’re probably still up on FM scout. this would have been way back in like 2013 mind

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@RobMcLaren98

4 years

So as if my ego wasn't inflated enough after getting a 1st, today I found out I'd won the Calum MacDonald memorial award for best dissertation Anyone I spoke to whilst writing the damn thing knows that wee project was my baby and it means so much to me to be recognised like this

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

5 years

Today, a sizeable chunk of the British population woke up to the realisation that if you elect a Prime Minister whose most senior advisor supports eugenics, you're gonna end up with something which looks a hell of a lot like eugenics

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@RobMcLaren98

3 years

@JRTomlinAuthor @GMBScotOrg @AamerAnwar Their members voted overwhelmingly to strike??

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3 years

@skamersss @MargotWeekend @CraigWeekend I live for this exchange every week

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2 years

Went for a walk in a different direction to usual over lunch, had no idea this was here. A little slice of Tayside in the heart of London, you love to see its

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2 years

@paulwrblanchard @NoContextBrits Thanks for clearing that up Paul, had been keeping me up at night that had

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2 years

@wowcher @juliet__quinn

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@RobMcLaren98

4 years

@MintRoyale @danhett This is not how I expected to discover that Mint Royale are (is?) making music again, but I am very pleased I did.

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

2 years

The journey to killie starts here! Tired? Who looks tired?

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

6 months

We originally scheduled 30 mins; he reduced to 15 and then 10 due to his insane election schedule. Asked him why he didn't just cancel since I was a lowly student journalist and wouldn't have been offended, and he told me he'd made a promise and wanted to help a Strathy student.

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

lads...lads...lads... he's done it

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2 years

@unusual_aussie @PopulismUpdates Holy shit I’ve just realised he was reincarnated as the Governor of West Virginia

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

Just thinking about how GCC banned takeaway pints last summer - the only source of income for many pubs - because of trouble at kelvingrove, as if A) that doesn’t happen every year B) alcohol isn’t available already from, you know, shops C) neds are goin round drinking 5.50 IPAs

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

The sheer whataboutery in the replies to this, dear god. Care home workers have risked their lives for society during this pandemic and it saddens me greatly that they must speak anonymously through actors to have their voices heard.

BBC Scotland News

@BBCScotlandNews

4 years

. @BBCDisclosure spoke to workers from some of Scotland’s care homes where there have been #coronavirus deaths. To maintain their anonymity, their words have been voiced by actors. More ➡️

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

8 months

Anyone else? #TheApprentice

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@RobMcLaren98

2 years

@secretofengland @PoliticsMoments

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@RobMcLaren98

5 years

Hey @ArbroathFC , I'm worried about the financial hit the club could take in the absence of gate receipts. Are there any ways fans can contribute in the meantime so staff get their wages, like a one-off donation or by purchasing a half season ticket even if games don't go ahead?

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@RobMcLaren98

1 year

@bambi45678 @sports_sufferer @shitbritishpics Nothing gets past you Tom

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@RobMcLaren98

2 years

Might have been a drunken 2am self Christmas present on Saturday…but I’m pretty chuffed with it. Will be proudly supporting @soots180 at Ally Pally next weekend

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

5 months

@LeSouness @ScotlandTifo 51k posts in two years. Have a day off pal

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

5 years

@lrkchr @Jay_Sutherland_ @MCrilly @StrathclydeUCU From my own experience, students at Strathclyde (and I suspect across Scotland) are overwhelmingly supportive of their striking lecturers who forfeit pay to fight for better conditions. I trust your coverage reflects this and doesn't simply give equal coverage to both sides?

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@RobMcLaren98

2 years

@Huebrbrbrbrbr1 @ampol_moment

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

🔔 PERSONAL NEWS BELL 🔔 I’m so excited to announce that tomorrow I will be starting a new graduate role @the7stars , as part of the Insight team! Obviously, starting a new job during lockdown is going to be challenging but I’m so excited to start and to meet my new colleagues

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3 months

@GeorgeParish18 It's served me well as my cover photo for almost 5 years 🫡

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@RobMcLaren98

3 years

I FUCKING LOVE YOU @ArbroathFC

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@RobMcLaren98

3 years

Controversial opinion: if Scottish Labour is ever to succeed again, we must become a separate, affiliated, independence neutral (with politicians on both sides of the debate) party from UK Labour. Labour's (expected) failures in England shows the party is in near-terminal decline

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@RobMcLaren98

3 years

@Randomsportscom @CraigWeekend

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2 years

@EvanMcFarlane

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

The anti-student dross I've seen on here today is just awful. Plenty of personal attacks on students lured into overpriced accomodation only to be punished with draconian restrictions Here's a thought: let all students take a week off work, and see how society copes without them

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

2 years

@SocietalCanary @marcus_hulstrom @FootyScran @YorkCityFC It’s a mod for GTA San Andreas I believe, been doing the rounds since long before dalle

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

3 years

One very happy boy this Christmas @ArbroathFC @LochLomondMalts

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

2 years

When your auld da comes along to see you sign your first contract with the school team

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

2 years

The @dgaston_1 playoff party bus has made its way to London @ArbroathFC

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

3 years

Day 1 of walking through the City in my business attire, swearing my tits off and feeling like a wank

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

@nocontextfm1 Need the ability to rectify honest mistakes more easily (within 1 day) without the morale hit. Accidentally awarded my 4th choice CB the captaincy, changed it the same day only for the squad to perform a mutiny on me with abysmal morale. Oh, and the social media feed. All of it.

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@RobMcLaren98

4 years

What an absolutely disgusting take on a tragic, horrifying event. How dare you attempt to exploit our city's pain to feed into your immigrant blaming agenda.

Nigel Farage MP

@Nigel_Farage

4 years

Horrible tragedy in a Glasgow Hotel housing illegal immigrants. All over the UK, hotels are filling up with young men who are coming across the Channel every day. It is a massive risk to our wellbeing — yet the government does nothing.

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@RobMcLaren98

5 years

Here's Patricia Gibson's victory speech, in which she: - says Scotland has once again stood up to Westminster Tory government - attacks Jeremy Corbyn for his party's failure to stop Boris Johnson down south - "Scotland's voice WILL be heard," she says #GE2019 #SkyNewsDCP

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@RobMcLaren98

5 years

This is also what a @StirUni spokesperson told me on Thursday. Has the university had a genuine change of course, or are they simply covering their tracks after all the bad PR in the last few days?

Suspended Students Of Stirling

@OfSuspended

5 years

There's been some confusion around our housing situation, with some people and the university doubting our claim that we've been threatened with homelessness if our appeals fail. Here's a correspondence showing clearly the university management threatening eviction.

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@RobMcLaren98

1 year

@NotAndyAgain112 @annimac19 @PSOSLanarkshire It’s a Scots word for a kid and you’re an arsehole if that’s what you’re focussing on from this post

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

5 years

After having a panic attack at the latest Guardian updates I have decided to turn off all news app notifications for the time being. By all means, keep yourself informed, but don't get yourself hooked on reading the news like I did, it only makes things worse.

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@RobMcLaren98

4 years

@NilesGApol Whatever the results, you've been the breakout star of this election, Niles. Good luck in whatever you choose moving forward.

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@RobMcLaren98

2 years

@mrjamesmack @HumzaYousaf @RossMcCaff @Out4Indy Little did you know that, nine years later here we are and people are arguing with it 🤦‍♂️

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

Remember early March, when Spain's pandemic was a national tragedy? Or Italy, which was an ageing nation ravaged by coronavirus deaths? Or Sweden, which recklessly refused to lockdown? And then look at just how well the UK has done. This is a national disgrace.

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@RobMcLaren98

2 years

@hughegthompson @PippaCrerar @lewis_goodall @maitlis @jonsopel A massive overreaction, and factually inaccurate. You say that nobody has heard of Global: they have tens of millions of listeners a week across their stations. You say they’ve been silenced: yet Maitlis, Marr and the like joined Global to break free from BBC impartiality rules.

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

5 years

@Luke74304721 @ArbroathFC Aye the winds were pure howlin this day anaw

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

I have my own website! Over the next few days, I'll be gradually uploading past examples of my writing and hopefully will have much more to add in the future, so would be incredibly grateful if you lovely people could retweet to get my work out there❤️

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@RobMcLaren98

11 months

@WafflesInfo @BBCSportScot 6 promotions and took two separate wee clubs up to the full time leagues. Almost won the championship on a shoestring budget. What you on about?

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

Been a tough few months but yesterday I passed my theory test despite being utterly convinced I had failed and today I got a promotion at work so I *guess* things are looking up eh Roll on payday and the celebratory chinese! (Would love one tonight but I currently have £5 left)

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

Listening back to an interview for my dissertation I did in early March and the ending is quite something: Me: well thanks a lot. I would shake your hand but I'm not sure I'm really supposed to Them: I'll tell you something, this whole coronavirus is a total farce *Tape cuts*

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

2 years

@falkirk_vlogs76 @pfcofficial Surely that takes a serious amount a effort to capitalise every single word

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

5 years

Incredibly eye-opening day speaking to a number of #stirlinguni students suspended, and potentially facing eviction and/or expulsion, for participating in occupations during last round of #UCUstrikes . Stay tuned to @StrathTelegraph for more soon

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@RobMcLaren98

3 years

@JRTomlinAuthor @GMBScotOrg @AamerAnwar Where in my tweet did I say their members rejected it? 😂 I simply stated a fact which is that 96.9% of their members voted to strike only two weeks ago.

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@RobMcLaren98

3 years

Guess who’s just voted by post bitches🗳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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@RobMcLaren98

4 years

As someone who's spent a lifetime being made fun of relentlessly for having an accent that doesn't sound like everyone else, it absolutely boils my blood seeing people calling out folk on here for having accents they don't like or saying 'you're no Scottish if you sound that way'

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@RobMcLaren98

3 years

Let’s have it then 🇱🇻🍻 @townhouseARB

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@RobMcLaren98

3 years

Stephanie, you’re crap, which is why- Akeem, with that in mind, I haven’t seen enough from you, but- Stephanie, unfortunately it’s time to say- Akeem, it is with regret that- Stephanie, the blame does lie with you, and for that reason- Ste-keem….you’re fired #TheApprentice

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

Impossible to overstate how appreciative I am that I no longer need to get up at 6am on Saturdays for work

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

My account is pretty much going to be non-stop US election tweets for the next couple days, so if anyone's not interested, I suggest muting me. For those interested, I highly recommend giving these accounts a follow: @kkondik @JMilesColeman @Redistrict @SenhorRaposa @LarrySabato

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@RobMcLaren98

2 years

Exploring Magazine Street and stumbled upon a little slice of @JMilesColeman heaven

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@RobMcLaren98

3 years

@EvanMcFarlane @jamesblack1986 Literally haven’t even made it to a World Cup playoff since we qualified in 98, what is this guy on about 😂

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

2 years

Shazia oh the apprentice is truly the ‘John from the traitors’ of this series and I want her out

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@RobMcLaren98

2 years

@Historic_Ally Christ, Dundee looks something else these days! This genuinely looks like one of those artists impressions you see when they’re submitting planning permission. Some makeover like…

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

1 year

The journey to @ArbroathFC starts here

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

First shift as a supervisor done and I am already on the verge of crying while tanning a bottle of wine, ordering in a carry out because 'I'm just far too busy to cook these days' and being tucked up in bed by 8.30pm.

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@RobMcLaren98

3 years

@gol_machine @ryanaden_ I remember watching that game live, couldn’t believe my eyes at how he single handedly kept PSG at bay for so long

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

5 years

Will stop bragging after this I swear but it pretty much sums up my life that last night I got drunk after the editors elections, fell asleep on the train and ended up in alloa, and ~24hr later I'm a double nominated journo for awards I applied for 30 seconds before the deadline.

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

1 year

Glasgow’s attitude towards the nighttime economy is a disgrace. The city has some amazing venues which are let down by the choice between an hour-long taxi queue and a potentially dangerous walk home. A publicly owned bus company & late-running Scotrail services are needed asap.

STV News

@STVNews

1 year

BREAKING: Night bus services in Glasgow scrapped, First Bus announces.

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@RobMcLaren98

7 months

Reading the replies to this you'd think Jack Hendry was the most popular man in Saudi Arabia

Scotland National Team

@ScotlandNT

7 months

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Steve Clarke has named his Scotland squad for our upcoming friendly matches against The Netherlands and Northern Ireland. ➡️ Get your Northern Ireland tickets here: #NEDSCO | #SCONIR

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@RobMcLaren98

3 years

Strange time to find out I was on the cover of the daily star a week ago

Daily Star

@dailystar

3 years

Tomorrow's Daily Star front page: Madder than a box of frogs

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@RobMcLaren98

2 months

@fan_banter @The_Forty_Four Cheers for that one lads, wouldn't have known that from the video

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@RobMcLaren98

2 years

❤️🇱🇻 so fantastic seeing all these youngsters below desperate for signatures and photos with the players. Five years ago they’d have had posters of Messi and Neymar on their walls, now it’s Mikey McKenna!

Arbroath FC

@ArbroathFC

2 years

Tonight’s attendance made us very proud as a Club. 3121 on a Friday night was just outstanding! Thank you and to all those who stayed behind for selfies and autographs! Big shout out to the @Morton_FC support too, we hope you all get home safe.

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@RobMcLaren98

3 years

Thoughts go out to all retail and hospitality workers this Christmas. I remember last year at Tesco being shit scared I was gonna get it right before I went home, “luckily” didn’t catch Covid until the week *after* If you are going to a pub, do them a favour & mask up at the bar

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@RobMcLaren98

2 months

I find it so tiring that whenever people try to say 'hey the infrastructure in Scotland could be better', the default argument is to make out they're only saying that to make Scotland look bad, rather than to address the issues at heart or show any ambition to improve things.

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@RobMcLaren98

2 years

@PopulismUpdates

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

Can't always afford to, but made it my post-reopening goal to support more local businesses in Dennistoun whenever I can. Today's result: avocado toast with fresh sourdough bread and free range eggs from Tapa Organic bakery! (Bonus: the fresh milk in my coffee was also delicious)

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

5 years

The line towed by the uni thus far has been callous and cowardly. While lecturers and teaching staff express concern for the wellbeing of their students and offer them the chance to stay home, the university tells everybody to come in as normal. This could backfire.

Strathclyde Telegraph

@StrathTelegraph

5 years

As of Saturday morning, the official line is "open as usual". But that's not true.

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@RobMcLaren98

4 years

@MattKleinOnline The problem with US-UK comparisons is that the main left/right parties are so different ideologically from their US counterparts. Not having a 2 party system complicates things, and tbh FPTP is the only thing which stopped Labour from collapsing like other European socdem parties

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

2 years

Just broke my own record for most ludicrous meal deal discount ever. £7.20 baby

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@RobMcLaren98

2 years

🏁0-1🇱🇻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿3-0🇨🇾 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿2-0🇪🇸 Safe to say I’ve had a successful trip up for the fitba 💪

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@RobMcLaren98

2 years

Been wearing my Guess top in London for a few months now, not had any comments. In a shop in Dennistoun and an old woman comes up to me and goes "haven't got a clue sorry son". Good to be back man

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

*sigh*

Joanne Harris

@Joannechocolat

5 years

Looks like we're doing that meme again, where you post pictures of the four celebrities you've been compared with physically... 😆

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4 years

Robert: family, anyone whose association with me ended at age 12 Rab: close mates Big Rab: school 😭 Rob: work + uni people Bob/Bobby/Boab/Boaby/Bert/Berty/Rabbie: various annoying work nicknames over the years (I've had the lot) Big man: random folk on the street

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holly: mostly everyone hollz: my dad specky: a wee boy I once walked past on my way home

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@RobMcLaren98

2 years

Becky is currently having a bad allergic reaction because Richmond changed the recipe of their meat free mince changing soya to pea. We bought this on our sainsburys delivery last week, yet @Tesco @sainsburys @Ocado your product ingredient pages are all wrong, please change them

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@RobMcLaren98

3 years

I have listened to versions of Yes Sir, I Can Boogie 5 times today. I've spent £50 on a new Scotland top. I watched a mashup video of our qualification and greeted at Christie's interview. Ladies and gentlemen, I would hereby like to announce that I am absolutely fucking buzzing

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@RobMcLaren98

3 months

@PaulJSweeney It would be fantastic to see something similar to the 1960s stock Victoria Line carriages preserved in Walthamstow. Like those, the Glasgow carriages could also be rented out for filming.

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

3 years

@ryancapperauld It’s lunacy. Was already a joke that ScotGov sanctioned only one provider of PCR tests which was up to twice the price of England, and now this. Can add it to the growing list of industries absolutely shafted by incompetent leadership.

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Rob McLaren

@RobMcLaren98

4 years

It's the weekend before Christmas and my *delightful* neighbours are complaining because I, after working 9 days straight (about to be 10) in a critical work job during a pandemic, had the audacity to use my washing machine after 10pm.