Mr Apples

For a day trip your best bet is to drive from Edinburgh to Perth and then carry on the A9 towards Inverness, you hit the Southern Highlands pretty quickly after Dunkeld and the Drumochter Pass gives you an idea of scale. If you carry on to Aviemore you'll hit the high Cairngorms where (if its running) you can take the train up Cairngorm Mountain to over 3000 ft (and there's plenty to do down in the village). The road up to the railway carpark gives great views too. Glencoe and north/west Highlands are more iconic/impressive/pointy, but would be a real ballache of a drive from Edinburgh in a day! Apples

Hi PUPs, I'm off across the pond for a couple of weeks so it's only right that I go for a local pick with TORONTO VS. CINCINNATI (away win). For the City pick I'll go for a dull 0-0, currently at 10/1. All the best everyone! Apples

Northish wind at the weekend and the first Geese and Fieldfares of the winter arrived and all the Swallows and Housemartins have scarpered. Apples

Hi PUPs, off to the Alps this week with LAUSANNE-SPORT VS. ZÜRICH (away win). For the City bet, Kenny Mc to score anytime. Best of luck everyone! Apples

Hi PUPs, staying in the wild east this week and off to Romania with FCV FARUL CONSTANŢA VS. FCSB (away win). For the City bet I'll go for Placheta to score last at 10/1. Best of luck everyone! Apples

A search is on tonight for the "world class" footballer Billy Gilmour, who was supposed to have starred in the inevitable Scotland victory over England at Hampden Park, but has since gone missing. Only one person was concerned for his welfare, known locally as "the Dark Knight", and he too appears to have gone missing. Our prayers are with them both at this difficult time. 🫣 Apples

Thanks Duncan, I think it was more desperation than inspiration! Apples

Hi PUPs, I'm having an appalling season so far picking so called bankers, so to try and change my luck I'm going for Kazakhstan vs. Northern Ireland (home win). Best of luck everyone! Apples

Studied and worked in GY...never did me any harm... Apples

Will signings still be eligible for tommorow though? Apples

Hi PUPs, off to Dumfries this week with Queen of the South vs. Montrose (home win). For the City bet, presuming AI will get a run now so Idah to score first. Best of luck everyone! Apples

This could be the start of us developing a siege mentality...rumours are that David Trebuchet is on his way from Ligue 1 too. Apples

I was on a trip to Manhattan in the mid-90s and visiting a mall found a full rack of the classic all yellow/green trim Mitre shirts. Not sure who was going buy them? Apples

Good luck to the Yachtsmen (my home local team). Off to Albion Rovers vs. East Stirlingshire...hopefully a decent pie in the stands and a battle on the pitch. Apples

Knows where a good all you can eat buffet is too...rarely fit, rarely interested, likes a red card. Apples