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Scottish Rs (and hello) 12:24 - Oct 12 with 6899 viewsWoog

Firstly, just to properly/formerly say 'Hello'. I should have done so a couple of months back when I stumbled into posting a few replies.
A London native, supporting the Hoops since the mid 1970s, I was a regular standing in the home end and then a season ticket holder for many years in the SAR stand (still remember my seat, entrance J row R seat 163 in old money). Moved to Scotland (Central Belt, near Glasgow) with work and settled 20 years ago.

I was just wondering how many Scottish-based Rs supporters are out there(?)

Also, since I travel down to many of the away matches in the north of England (NW/Yorkshire/NE), who else travels down? Would be good to hook up, share journey, talk all things Rs, a few drinks (designated driver), etc.
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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 12:33 - Oct 12 with 5523 viewsozranger

Not from Scotland. But, I remember when I went to Leeds back in 2013 and was walking back from the ground to the station with someone who was living in Glasgow at the time. So, I'm guessing there are many who travel down for games from Glasgow, Edinburgh and the like.
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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 13:04 - Oct 12 with 5472 viewsBoston

Favourite Haggis?

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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 13:13 - Oct 12 with 5460 viewsWoog

Scottish Rs (and hello) on 13:04 - Oct 12 by Boston

Favourite Haggis?


Wild ones. Much tastier than farmed-reared battery haggis.

The real question is how - tradition is to boil it; but I prefer mine sliced, fried and either in a roll with sauce or part of a big breakfast.
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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 13:38 - Oct 12 with 5419 viewsDannyPaddox

Favourite deep-fried chocolate bar?
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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 13:55 - Oct 12 with 5393 viewsWoog

Scottish Rs (and hello) on 13:38 - Oct 12 by DannyPaddox

Favourite deep-fried chocolate bar?
[Post edited 12 Oct 2019 13:38]


Probably dark chocolate Bounty.
The best coconut fritter you'll have ever had.
Plus the coconut makes it ultra-healthy, of course.
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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 14:08 - Oct 12 with 5382 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Scottish Rs (and hello) on 13:13 - Oct 12 by Woog

Wild ones. Much tastier than farmed-reared battery haggis.

The real question is how - tradition is to boil it; but I prefer mine sliced, fried and either in a roll with sauce or part of a big breakfast.
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One of the best pasties I ever had was a Haggis neeps and tattie pasty.

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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 14:23 - Oct 12 with 5365 viewsBoston

Scottish Rs (and hello) on 14:08 - Oct 12 by CliveWilsonSaid

One of the best pasties I ever had was a Haggis neeps and tattie pasty.


Cooeee Mr Wilson, your cardiologist is on the line...

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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 14:43 - Oct 12 with 5345 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Scottish Rs (and hello) on 14:23 - Oct 12 by Boston

Cooeee Mr Wilson, your cardiologist is on the line...


Hang on. People are discussing deep-fried bounty’s and I get pulled for eating a pasty?

The injustice of it all!

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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 15:04 - Oct 12 with 5317 viewsBucksRanger

Deep Fried Kebab

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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 11:30 - Oct 13 with 5096 viewstimcocking

Hello there.
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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 12:32 - Oct 13 with 5059 viewspeejaybee

Scottish Rs (and hello) on 11:30 - Oct 13 by timcocking

Hello there.


Hi

If at first you dont succeed, pack up and f**k off home.

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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 13:23 - Oct 13 with 5026 viewsBoston

I ate haggis last night, to be precise, I ate two of them, with a bit of mash and root vegetables. Delish it was, washed down by a few Belhavens. If you're ever in Boston and yearn for a Scottish culinary twist, pop into the Haven, Perkins St, Jamaica Plain.

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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 14:11 - Oct 13 with 4985 viewsenfieldargh

Met a group of around 7 scots based R's fans away at PNE a few seasons back.

They said they make a few of the north away games.

really strange to hear broad Glaswegian and scots accents discussing another R's away defeat.

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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 19:13 - Oct 13 with 4900 viewsonlyrinmoray

Theres quite a few of us up here Aberdeen Dundee Perth Edinburgh me in Moray and famously Orkney. I used to drive down to Dunblane meet up with a fellow R and his sons then travel down to Northern England 4am start ! Man City Wigan Leeds Barnsley Oldham Newcastle Solo trips memorably to Tranmere (its a long way) Carlisle Middlesboro Sunderland... So Ive served my time for away days over the years

One night on the A9 on the way home I nodded off, scared the life out of me and stopped doing it

I now fly down from Inverness to Home games about twice a season stay overnight and fly back the next day when I can get a cheap flight. Theres a few stupid guys like me... last game 0- 0 Stoke jeez. Plus Ive been to the BIG games Zamorrrra, Cardiff Play off, Leeds home Faurlingate, 6-0 Palace Plus many years ago a match at Wembley but I cant remember who it was against
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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 11:11 - Oct 14 with 4754 viewsWoog

Thanks for all the info and hellos.

Onlyrinmoray, I appreciate your post. I know the journey well - I used to be up and down the A9 (plus A96 & A90) once or twice a week for many years with my previous job (Inverness, Elgin, Aberdeen). A beautiful drive, but hard going.
Many's the time I've had to hurry home down the A9 at night in the winter trying to beat the oncoming snow so I didn't get stuck.
I tip my hat to your dedication.
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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 11:18 - Oct 14 with 4737 viewsBrianMcCarthy

Welcome aboard, Woog.

"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 11:20 - Oct 14 with 4734 viewsaston_hoop

Welcome. Favourite whisky?

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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 13:51 - Oct 14 with 4654 viewsenfieldargh

any recommendations of Scottish cheeses?

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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 14:30 - Oct 14 with 4633 viewsWoog

Scottish Rs (and hello) on 11:20 - Oct 14 by aston_hoop

Welcome. Favourite whisky?


Easy. Ardbeg. Nectar.



I had always liked whisky - my default whiskies had been Talisker, Highland Park, Laphroiag and Lagavulin - but as much as I enjoyed them I had always thought that I wasn't quite getting it, I hadn't seen the light; then, like St Paul on the road to Domestos,...
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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 14:41 - Oct 14 with 4621 viewsWoog

For enfieldargh - cheeses...

Criffel
https://www.cheese.com/criffel/

Plenty of really good strong cheddars too; superb on oatcakes.
Probs the best are Tain Cheddar and Isle of Mull.

Scottish brie is pretty good too, especially considering a lot of supermarket bries and camemberts are a bit insipid.
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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 15:00 - Oct 14 with 4597 viewsBoston

How Scotland's changed, in my day it was pints of heavy followed by Saturday night sectarianism.

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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 18:59 - Oct 14 with 4550 viewskernowhoop

Scottish Rs (and hello) on 19:13 - Oct 13 by onlyrinmoray

Theres quite a few of us up here Aberdeen Dundee Perth Edinburgh me in Moray and famously Orkney. I used to drive down to Dunblane meet up with a fellow R and his sons then travel down to Northern England 4am start ! Man City Wigan Leeds Barnsley Oldham Newcastle Solo trips memorably to Tranmere (its a long way) Carlisle Middlesboro Sunderland... So Ive served my time for away days over the years

One night on the A9 on the way home I nodded off, scared the life out of me and stopped doing it

I now fly down from Inverness to Home games about twice a season stay overnight and fly back the next day when I can get a cheap flight. Theres a few stupid guys like me... last game 0- 0 Stoke jeez. Plus Ive been to the BIG games Zamorrrra, Cardiff Play off, Leeds home Faurlingate, 6-0 Palace Plus many years ago a match at Wembley but I cant remember who it was against


'...many years ago a match at Wembley ...'

There are four of those to choose from Onlyrin moray, namely
QPR 3 West Bromwich Albion 2 (4 March 1967)
QPR 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (22 May 1982)
QPR 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (27 May 1982)
QPR 1 Derby County 0 (24 May 2014)

We weren't involved in any other Wembley matches, were we...?
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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 22:05 - Oct 14 with 4492 viewsenfieldargh

Scottish Rs (and hello) on 14:41 - Oct 14 by Woog

For enfieldargh - cheeses...

Criffel
https://www.cheese.com/criffel/

Plenty of really good strong cheddars too; superb on oatcakes.
Probs the best are Tain Cheddar and Isle of Mull.

Scottish brie is pretty good too, especially considering a lot of supermarket bries and camemberts are a bit insipid.
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I think you qualify for the most comprehensive answer to the Cheese question.

I will now seek out this Criffel delight next time I'm up

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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 22:27 - Oct 14 with 4476 viewsdistortR

point of order, Karl is Orcadian (But could represent the Isle of Man) and therefore, theoretically, not a Scottish R
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Scottish Rs (and hello) on 23:32 - Oct 14 with 4448 viewsBoston

Scottish Rs (and hello) on 22:27 - Oct 14 by distortR

point of order, Karl is Orcadian (But could represent the Isle of Man) and therefore, theoretically, not a Scottish R


No Man is an Island....son.

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