In that other place where the sky is blue, same nickname if anyone is interested.

🚨🐎 BREAKING | Rouven Schröder is now one step away from joining @borussia as replacement for Roland Virkus! An agreement with RB Salzburg is close — just the final details to be completed. Understand that a compensation fee of around €700,000 will be due. An announcement is

When the players & the national coach are (in this case) rightly being critical of yesterday, you know that they know that simply won’t be anywhere near good enough to qualify for the World Cup. Luck will only carry you so far.

Not a lot to add to the Scotland national team discussion that hasn't already been said. Qualification via playoffs looks a long shot. So a draw in Greece & a win at home to Denmark required. Also a long shot. Selections must be based on form & not what someone did 5 years ago.

Absolutely right. Time to seize the moment & leave no excuses behind. When a lucky break comes, take advantage of it.

🤕 @S04 players were there when needed for @Arminia's Grodowski 👏 Our Milka #BLfairplay moment for October ❤️

ESPN has big plans for next week’s Bayern-Dortmund top of the table clash in Munich before, during & after the game. Commentating alongside Stewart Robson. Yes we are real life people as well as #FC26 video game comms :)

So many glorious failures down the years so we’ll take a very flukey win! Still no idea how that ended up being a 3:1 victory but not complaining :) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Quite average from Scotland first half. Let’s hope for better after the break. A draw at home against direct rivals (for 2nd place) is not going to be good enough. This is when having a versatile bench is important.

🚨🐎 Rouven Schröder is now the leading candidate for @borussia to replace Roland Virkus. Negotiations have started. A transfer fee would have to be paid, as Schröder is still under contract with RB Salzburg as Director of Sport until December 2028. After @BILD_Sport and

Nice to be home in Scotland this week & though I’ve been quite opinionated about Oliver Burke, all that is put to one side. Fingers crossed for Steve Clarke‘s team on Thursday night & for another step towards a first World Cup appearance since 1998.

The night the Dons stunned Bayern Munich at Pittodrie in 1983 is etched in Aberdeen history, but for commentator Derek Rae it was one of the most remarkable few days of his life https://t.co/UlTXhCUCq6

Here what’s happening in Mönchengladbach. Indications are interim coach Eugen Polanski will be given until the November intl break before a decision is made on his future. This would also buy Gladbach time to appoint a sporting director to be at the forefront of the process.

For Aberdeen fans who follow, well worth watching this informed clip from last night‘s @PremSportsTV Scottish Football Social Club.

A heck of a Scottish Football Social Club tonight @PremSportsTV Craig Halkett was brilliant. All @JamTarts will love it. Plus an exclusive on the Dons’ Dir of Foot search and some Stevie G info too! And all the highlights. Link: https://t.co/7VOLEOHcLS

The German public TV channels - ARD & ZDF - will be able to show 60 of the 104 World Cup matches next summer, if Julian Nagelsmann‘s team qualifies (GER games are protected & must be on a public channel.) Telekom‘s TV arm Magenta has rights to all 104 games.

🆕🔴 Lutz Pfannenstiel leads Aberdeen three-man shortlist in director of football search as German gets A-lister backing @ScottBurns75 ✍️ https://t.co/tGOp8lJ4PP

Gladbach’s criteria for the sporting director role: “A strong personality with competence in sporting matters & either a sporting CEO or sporting director.” This is the profile of most sporting directors are in Germany. It’s not a job for a backroom person with a low profile.

Gladbach expected to name a new sporting director in the coming days. https://t.co/4BlNwNku04

Off home soon to Aberdeen for the international break. Time to recharge the batteries before Bayern-Dortmund for ESPN in Munich on the 18th.

And for the superstitious out there, his 2 games at Pittodrie in person: Aberdeen-Eintracht Frankfurt 2:0 Aberdeen-Dundee 4:0 :)