Scott Reid
@ascottreid.bsky.social
At BBC Sport, bouncing between Glasgow (nearly) and Salford. Previously at Twitter, Apple and many newspapers. Any rare views are very much my opinion alone.
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Flashbacks to Eurovision 2022 and UK delegation chanting "WE GOT POINTS! WE GOT POINTS!"
WE JUST GOT A GOLD AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS BTW
February 13, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Flashbacks to Eurovision 2022 and UK delegation chanting "WE GOT POINTS! WE GOT POINTS!"
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🛰️ The Eurovision Live Tour 2026 has been cancelled "due to unforeseen challenges". Tickets will be refunded.
The Live Tour is planned to be relaunched at a later point.
The Live Tour is planned to be relaunched at a later point.
February 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
🛰️ The Eurovision Live Tour 2026 has been cancelled "due to unforeseen challenges". Tickets will be refunded.
The Live Tour is planned to be relaunched at a later point.
The Live Tour is planned to be relaunched at a later point.
If local radio hasn’t played Steal My Sunshine by Len by now, it’s too late.
After 21 days without sunshine, Aberdeen recorded its first sunshine since 21st January this afternoon 😎
February 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
If local radio hasn’t played Steal My Sunshine by Len by now, it’s too late.
Very pleased to report that Tutta L’Italia is blaring out in the background of the Winter Olympics coverage.
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Very pleased to report that Tutta L’Italia is blaring out in the background of the Winter Olympics coverage.
@alistaircoleman.bsky.social Rangers not quite following your hammerings law, but not for the want of trying by the looks of things.
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
@alistaircoleman.bsky.social Rangers not quite following your hammerings law, but not for the want of trying by the looks of things.
Bow down to your new Scottish overlords.
So, according to the ICC's graphics in their rather patronising 'country profile' VT thingy, Scotland has a population of 5.5 billion.
a group of cartoon characters are sitting in chairs and one of them has a shirt that says genius
ALT: a group of cartoon characters are sitting in chairs and one of them has a shirt that says genius
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Bow down to your new Scottish overlords.
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The news from Scotland
February 7, 2026 at 9:35 AM
The news from Scotland
True Sanremo vibes here as someone struggles down a staircase.
February 6, 2026 at 9:26 PM
True Sanremo vibes here as someone struggles down a staircase.
The unofficial rule for an opening ceremony: make sure the host country is happy with it, they’re paying for it. See London 2012.
February 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The unofficial rule for an opening ceremony: make sure the host country is happy with it, they’re paying for it. See London 2012.
An unnecessarily long Italian TV extravaganza, you say?
February 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
An unnecessarily long Italian TV extravaganza, you say?
Play the hits.
hell yeah, love that we've gotten Volare AND Prisencolinensinainciusol as part of the lineup tonight.
February 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Play the hits.
“Coming out on Friday, Dave?”
“Nah, I’m busy.”
“What you up to?”
“…”
“Nah, I’m busy.”
“What you up to?”
“…”
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
“Coming out on Friday, Dave?”
“Nah, I’m busy.”
“What you up to?”
“…”
“Nah, I’m busy.”
“What you up to?”
“…”
Add a DJ who pretends to scratch.
“Sorry I’m busy Friday. I’m DJing on a booth made out of ice.”
February 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Add a DJ who pretends to scratch.
The Winter Olympics opening ceremony is fine, but there’s no-one with a tea cake on their head, is there?
February 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The Winter Olympics opening ceremony is fine, but there’s no-one with a tea cake on their head, is there?
If I had a point for every time Glasgow Central had a big countdown clock for a Commonwealth Games, I’d have £2. Which isn’t much, but pretty wild it’s happening again.
February 4, 2026 at 11:25 PM
If I had a point for every time Glasgow Central had a big countdown clock for a Commonwealth Games, I’d have £2. Which isn’t much, but pretty wild it’s happening again.
Thanks to the power cut at the Winter Olympics, I ended up bringing up in the office the big rotating sun Italy had planned for Eurovision which didn’t work properly, because of course I did.
February 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Thanks to the power cut at the Winter Olympics, I ended up bringing up in the office the big rotating sun Italy had planned for Eurovision which didn’t work properly, because of course I did.
Today I learned that if someone starts humming the darts song in the office I will involuntarily go “OI OI OI”.
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Today I learned that if someone starts humming the darts song in the office I will involuntarily go “OI OI OI”.
Death, taxes and Hearts getting someone sent off.
February 3, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Death, taxes and Hearts getting someone sent off.
It’s Groundhog Day on BBC News.
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
It’s Groundhog Day on BBC News.
All the biggest transfers, all day long.
February 2, 2026 at 1:38 PM
All the biggest transfers, all day long.
Oh now here, that is just excellent caption work.
January 25, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Oh now here, that is just excellent caption work.
Our car radio appears to group DAB stations by multiplex and that’s just a baffling way of doing things to me. No-one’s sitting there going “ok, let’s see what’s on the SDL multiplex.”
January 25, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Our car radio appears to group DAB stations by multiplex and that’s just a baffling way of doing things to me. No-one’s sitting there going “ok, let’s see what’s on the SDL multiplex.”
Leaflets from political parties through the door are great fun when you’ve got a background in sub-editing and fact-checking/verification…
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Leaflets from political parties through the door are great fun when you’ve got a background in sub-editing and fact-checking/verification…