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Just had yet another publisher turn down my autobiography. Story of my life.

Has anyone ever got back in touch with someone they've not spoken to in years? I was thinking of someone recently, my best friend in primary school. It's probably been the best part of 15 years since we last spoke - I'm 28 - but for some reason it crossed my mind recently to send him a message...

What's the logic behind the pro EU SNP policy? Is it simply to annoy the Tories, or is it a mechanism for them to ask for another referendum when (they hope) the UK votes to leave?

It's what makes Platini's support for Qatar so difficult to understand. He's meant to represent the interests of the European Leagues...

Whose idea was it to have the 2018 and 2022 WCs awarded at the same time? It's a scenario almost made for vote swapping and back scratching.

This will run and run I reckon. All those arrested are probably sitting with their lawyers right now working out what they can reveal in return for lesser sentences.

It's not particularly exceptional though, is it? Referees make howlers all the time. Each team accepts it's a part of the game and they have to live with the outcome. (I'm not condoning the handball btw). I don't think the West Ham situation is comparable to a human error. Why should all...

That's bordering on racism, corruption is not a Latino thing, trust me. And anyway, the FAI kept quiet about it for years - why? 'Cause it looks, and is, dodgy as f**k.

It's a completely stupid thing for FIFA to do, and for the FAI to accept. Off the top of my head: 1. Why wasn't it publicized at the time? It makes a mockery of the Irish protests and their 'expletive' ridden tirades if they were quite happy to pocket the cash and STFU. 2. The FAI never had a...

It'll be a start, but I'm not really convinced that changing the head of the organisation will make a significant difference in the long term. Any federation run largely by unaccountable bureaucrats, with opaque decision making processes and responsibility for making $bn+ commercial decisions...

I remember reading somewhere that Platini's son landed a plum job in Qatar (or for the Qatari's) shortly after they won the 2022 bid... Will see if I can find it again. Yes, this is it: "Famously, he (Platini) attended a lunch at the Elysée Palace with France's then president, Nicolas Sarkozy...

I read the link that MM posted. It's a bit misleading of anyone to link France to corrupt activities just because the WC tournament was awarded to them in 1998. (Not that you were saying that of course). The document states that individuals linked to the Morocco bid were trying to buy votes to...

Jeez. 55 too. Appeared like a genuinely likable guy.

Good grief, we really are a shambles on and off the pitch. Just watched the highlights and the goals were soft. Not sure how we'll react to another season in the championship. Hopefully the board weren't basing their finances on the assumption we would get promoted! The squad needs a big clear...

They're simply referring to the original study...

The whole episode is depressing. Whoever is voting for him needs a lobotomy.

Anyway, very disappointed at the result. I never saw the game due to the time difference, but from the highlights it looked like we created a fair few chances. I can see us scoring a couple at theirs, but there's no way we'll keep a clean sheet with our current defence...

It's become something of a folklore that on Old Firm days the vast majority of Rangers and Celtic fans turn into raging wife beaters. I'm not in the business of defending those characters, but fortunately it's not actually true: "The headline figure of 138 per cent comes from a 2013 St Andrews...

1. I agree with your point about Japan, but it's got precious little to do with Trident or Britain's requirement (or not) for a nuclear detterant. 2. Regarding the quote: countries that are massively economically interdependant have gone to war in the past, it'll probably happen again.

I suspect the lifespan of a resident in a Chinese megacity - despite the pollution - is probably significantly longer than that of a Glaswegian!