Posts by Dick Barrie

A PERFECT STORM

17 May 2023
The Dirt Xtra
Dick Barrie

When you plan a fixture list, a number of checks and balances…

SOME KID!

4 May 2023
The Dirt Xtra
Dick Barrie

Those of us at Glasgow last week watched in horror as Jonas…

WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!!

21 April 2023
The Dirt Xtra
Dick Barrie

Former Prime Minister Harold Wilson is reputed to have observed that a…

ANY QUESTIONS?

13 March 2023
The Dirt Xtra
Dick Barrie

At this time of year all the magazines, podcasts, streaming service providers,…

14 February 2023
The Dirt Xtra
Dick Barrie

Having posted my previous weblog on Burns Night, I thought this one…

POETRY IN MOTION

25 January 2023
The Dirt Xtra
Dick Barrie

I’m writing this on Burns Night, but I won’t lapse into verse…

LET’S HAVE FUN…..

22 December 2022
The Dirt Xtra
Dick Barrie

Next month sees the sixth anniversary of The Dirt Xtra. Who’d a-thunk…

UNFINISHED BUSINESS?

25 November 2022
The Dirt Xtra
Dick Barrie

Tonight’s announcement of our completed 1-7 has raised a few eyebrows. Connor…

LOOKING BACK A LUSTRUM

7 November 2022
The Dirt Xtra
Dick Barrie

Well, is it finally over? One of the wettest Octobers in my…

LONESOME TOWN

7 October 2022
The Dirt Xtra
Dick Barrie

As things stand tonight, our Bandits and Bullets face long, long hauls…

TOTAL NINCOMPOOPERY

28 September 2022
The Dirt Xtra
Dick Barrie

Hmmmm….. Sometimes, I get a wee surprise from the strangest of places….

WE’RE STILL HERE!

31 August 2022
The Dirt Xtra
Dick Barrie

So it ends……. The Bandits’ fifty-fourth season, and still no Championship title….