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Buzzing Ben Doak reacts after hearing Scotland chant as Tartan Army embrace new hero with tune in Poland
“OHHH, super Ben Doak. He plays for Scotland, he runs the line. You’ll hear the Scotland sing as he’s charging down the wing. Assisting Dykes and Adams, we’ll sing this song all night.”
If you’ve not heard it, you soon will.
It’s the song the Tartan Army are singing about their new teenage hero.
And the wee man from the Ayrshire town of Dalry loves it.
Doak, 19, has already played his way into the hearts of the country with his six performances for the national team. And the lyrics being chanted by fans have been given his seal of approval.
Liverpool winger Doak, on loan at Middlesbrough, has revealed he’s seen the now-viral clips on social media of supporters singing it in Warsaw ahead of the Nations League victory over Poland.
He said: “Yeah, I got sent it before the game, actually.
“It’s quite a good chant, I think anyway. It’s pretty decent. It’s lovely to hear all that, but I’m just focused totally on going into the game and doing what I can for the team.”
Scotland’s new teen sensation is determined to keep his feet on the ground despite the hysteria surrounding him.
It can’t be easy for someone of Doak’s age or experience.
Think about your son, grandson or nephew at 19, and how they would cope with the spotlight being on them.
That’s maybe why Steve Clarke is so eager to protect him.
But Doak doesn’t come across as someone in danger of letting the attention go to his head.
He’s a confident boy, sure, but there’s no arrogance or big headedness about the way he speaks or comes across off the pitch.
Doak’s just a kid itching to play football.
But while the Tartan Army were worried that Clarke could bench the 19-year-old on Monday night, he was just focused on doing whatever job was asked of him.
By time-up, having played 66 minutes, and after setting up John McGinn’s opener in yet another take-your-breath-away performance, he was thrilled with how it all unfolded.
Doak added: “I’m ready to play any game of football that I’m available for.
“I was just happy to see my name on the team sheet.
“It was good, although it was tough. It was a bit like a basketball game at times really, it was proper end-to-end stuff.
“Maybe that’s why I got taken off, I was getting a bit leggy.
“The gaffer thought it was time he freshened things up, and it worked out well in the end. It’s a credit to everyone.
“We’ve had a few tough games in the group, and not really got the results that we maybe deserved.
“But I’m buzzing for me and all the lads to get three points.”
The way Doak sees it, the individual adulation he’s getting from supporters is great — but it’s more important he doesn’t lose sight of team ethic within the Scotland camp.
He said: “I figure that any time I get picked for the national team I’ll just go in there and play my football, and try to do my best.
“If I get a positive reaction out of it then that’s great, but it’s not really that important to me.
“I just need to go in and do my job and hope everyone else does theirs.”
Scotland skipper Andy Robertson is a huge influence on Doak.
He has taken him under his wing at Liverpool and really helped him settle into the Scotland camp too.
Doak was off the pitch by the time Robbo was heading home his last-gasp winner in Warsaw.
He added: “It was just brilliant to see.
“He’s got a good header on him, Robbo, hasn’t he?
“It was an amazing ending, just getting the result. And it was a great way to do it too.
“Robbo is someone who has been fantastic with me.
“He keeps me right, keeps me grounded, and looks after me around the place — on the pitch as well.
“It’s not just him, all the senior lads do it.
“They all look after the young lads brilliantly, so it really helps us all.
“But my plan is that I’ll just keep being myself and if people don’t like you then so what? It doesn’t really matter.
“It’s easy for young lads to get carried away, but that’s when it can all start to go wrong. So it’s better to just keep your feet on the ground.”
Doak, who has started eight of Boro’s last nine games since his move to team up with boss Michael Carrick, is heading back there with the aim of getting better and better, as the Championship outfit chase a Premier League dream.
He said: “For me, it’s just game by game. That’s all you can know how to do. That’s the best way to do it.
“If you start looking three or four games ahead you end up not performing as well as you could do in the next game.
“So it’s just game by game, and hopefully I can keep giving some good numbers when I play.”
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Strictly fans slam Shirley Ballas for ‘objectifying’ male star and accuse show of ‘double standards’
STRICTLY fans slam Shirley Ballas for ‘objectifying’ one of the male stars and accused the BBC show of ‘double standards’.
Last weekend saw the remaining celebrities in the competition show off their best moves in Blackpool.
Former Towie star Pete performed the Cha Cha to I’m Too Sexy by Right Said Fred.
There was a lot of hip action and the reality favourite wiggled his bum a lot during the routine while in tight pink trousers.
Straight after the dance, they went to Shirley to find out what she thought.
The head judge was giggling non stop and said that she’d have to “calm herself down” before giving her critique, while Anton Du Beke fanned her.
Some viewers took to Reddit to say the same thing.
One wrote: “Actually, I think the one gripe that I have with tonight’s show was the objectification of Pete from Shirley. Tsk tsk tsk , I am not a fan of treating men and women alike as objects to be leered at and desired. Not in my household.”
Another added: “Imagine if, instead of Shirley talking about a guy’s buttocks popping in and out, we’d had Anton talking about a woman’s tits doing the same. It’s unthinkable that it wouldn’t be called out immediatley.”
“If Shirley Valance were a man she’d have been sacked by the BBC ten times over by now,” a third chimed in.
At the end of the performance, Craig Revel-Horwood awarded him just four points, while Motsi Mabuse gave him seven.
And both Anton and Shirley gave Pete and Jowita an eight.
The pair were given 28 points in total – which placed them at the bottom of the leader board.
Last month Strictly faced a new row over ‘sexism’ on the show – as Shirley was accused of favouring the male contestants.
Dr Punam Krishan went head to head with Shayne Ward to fight for their place in the competition.
After Anton, Motsi and Craig all voted to save Shayne, Shirley agreed she would have done the same.
Viewers unfairly claimed Shirley would always have favoured hunky actor Shayne in the dance-off.
It’s not the first time Shirley has been accused of sexism while on Strictly Come Dancing.
In fact she’s been the subject of many cruel social media attacks.
But it was Wynne Evans and Katya Jones who were voted off on Sunday.
The pair were in the dance off against Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe on Sunday night.
Montell was performing her salsa to Don’t Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston, while Wynne did a Charleston to Carmen Suite No. 1: 5. Les Toreadors by George Bizet.
After they’d danced, judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Head Judge Shirley Ballas had their say and cast their vote.
Craig, Motsi and Anton all chose to save Montell, with Head Judge Shirley in agreement.
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З 1 грудня 2024 року бронювання від мобілізації буде здійснюватися виключно в електронному форматі через портал «Дія». Про це в ефірі телемарафону повідомив міністр цифрової трансформації Михайло Федоров, пише Главком. «Тепер з 1 грудня відновлюється сам процес бронювання через портал «Дія». Тобто, не через застосунок, а через портал, тому що так зручніше компаніям працювати з […]Man, 20s, rushed to hospital after alleged assault and abduction in Cork as gardai appeal for witnesses
GARDAI are investigating an alleged assault and abduction of a man at the weekend.
The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning, November 17 in the Douglas area of Cork.
Gardai there are appealing for witnesses after the man in his 20s was allegedly assaulted and then abducted from his home in Maryborough Hill.
It’s reported to have happened at around 2.30am.
He was transferred to a vehicle, but when it crashed at Curraheen Park in Bishopstown, the man managed to escape.
Gardai attended the scene and the injured man was taken to Cork University Hospital.
He was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
They are looking to hear from anyone who was in Maryborough Hill, in Douglas between 2.30am and 3am or in the Curraheen Park in Bishopstown area between 3.30am and 4am, on Sunday morning or between both areas.
Gardai would also like to hear from anyone who has video, including dash-cam or helmet-cam footage recorded in the area.
People with information are asked to contact Togher Garda Station on 021-494-7120, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800-666-111, or any garda station.
‘FORCIBLY REMOVED’
A Garda spokesperson told The Irish Sun: “Gardaí in Douglas are appealing for witnesses following an incident of alleged assault and false imprisonment that occurred at a residence in Maryborough Hill, Cork in the early hours of Sunday morning the 17th November, 2024.
“At approximately 2.30am on Sunday morning, a male, aged in his 20s was assaulted and forcibly removed from his home in Douglas and driven to Curraheen Park, Bishopstown, Cork where the vehicle crashed and the injured party managed to make good his escape.
“Gardaí attended the scene and the injured man was taken to Cork University Hospital to be treated for his non-life threatening injuries.
“Gardaí are appealing to any person who was travelling in Maryborough Hill, Douglas area between 2.30am and 3am or in the Curraheen Park Bishopstown area between 3.30am and 4am, on Sunday morning 17th November, 2024 or between both areas to contact investigating Gardaí. Additionally, road users or pedestrians who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact Togher Garda Station on 021 494 7120, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.”
Incredible 600bhp ‘La Liebre’ Chilean supercar with fibreglass body and weighing just 900kg wins Hot Wheels prize
AN INCREDIBLE supercar that once started off as a 1968 Ford Falcon has won the ultimate Hot Wheels prize.
The jet black 600bhp supercar “La Liebre”, will soon be transformed into its own 1:64 die-cast toy after winning the 2024 Hot Wheels Legends Tour.
The announcement was made during the virtual Global Grand Finale on November 16.
The impressive custom built car was heavily modified, with the Falcon chassis modified by Baufer Garage and then fitted with a tubular frame and roll cage.
A custom built Chevrolet 350 small block V8 was then plugged in and connected to a Saenz 910 five-speed gear box.
The entire car weighs just under one tonne (900kg), with the entire body made from fibreglass.
La Liebre, Spanish for The Hare, is the brainchild of Giuseppe Casagrande and Maurizio Moschini.
The duo co-founded “Cars and Coffee” in 2013 in Chile, with the aim of growing the car community.
Ted Wu, senior VP and global head of design of vehicles and building sets at Mattel, who owns Hot Wheels said: “This year’s Hot Wheels Legends Tour brought out so many incredible builds, making it difficult to select just one.
“However, the mission behind the La Liebre built by Cars & Coffee Chile was emblematic of what the tour is all about.
“Not only is it an extremely impressive build, but it was created to help grow the car community in Chile and inspire others to participate.
“That’s what makes this vehicle, and the team behind it, deserving of the win and entry into the Hot Wheels Garage of Legends.”
The Legends Tour has been running since 2018 and describes itself as ‘the world’s largest travelling car show’.
Each year heats are held around the world before a Grand Finale sees a global winner crowned.
The 2024 Legends Tour spanned 13 countries, including new stops in Colombia and the UAE, evaluating over 5,000 cars with millions of attendees worldwide.
The UK finalist, a modified Mini nicknamed ‘Mentley,’ reached the Global Grand Finale for the fourth consecutive year.
The winner then has their car turned into a 1:64 scale Hot Wheels die-cast.
Meanwhile, people have been urged to check their Hot Wheel collection to see if they own one of the rarest and valuable cars.
Rare Hot Wheels models can fetch as much as £3,200 at auction, according to Peter Morris, an avid Hot Wheels collector and auctioneer at Vectis Auctions.
While the majority of toy cars are unlikely to fetch thousands of pounds, you could still walk away with a handsome profit.
What is Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels are a brand of model cars and race tracks, created my Mattel – the inventor of Barbie – in 1968.
The first line of Hot Wheels cars, known as The Original Sweet 16 was manufactured in 1967.
These were the first of the Red Line Series, named for the tires which had a red pin stripe on their sides.
Since then, they’ve gone to to reproduce millions of die-cast hot-rod inspired cars, as well as scale models of cars, VW vans and more.
In addition to the cars, Mattel also produced a racing track set. Hot Wheels cars were designed to roll easily and at high speeds, which was a great innovation at the time.
Through the years, Hot Wheels cars have been collected mostly by children. However, since the late 1990s, there has been an increase in the number of adult collectors.
How to spot a rare and valuable car
Original Hot Wheels cars from the 1960s and 70s tend to be the most valuable, Mr Morris said.
“The most expensive ones are the original red line cars, which were made in the first ten years of production,” he explained.
“You can spot them because each tire will have a red ring on it.”
The cars should also have a date on the bottom of the base which will tell you when they were made.
Look out for cars that were produced between 1968 and 1977, he said.
These cars can be picked up for about £30 to £50 but can sell for hundreds of pounds at auction.
“The most expensive one we sold was £3,200,” Mr Morris said.
“It was a Mustang Boss Hoss and still had its original card box as if it had come straight from the shop.”
But it does not matter if you still have the box as these cars are still valuable without it.
Focus on the condition of the car as this will dictate how much it is worth, warns Robert Wilkin, an auctioneer at C&T Auctioneers and Valuers.
“The value of a car will depend on whether the paint is chipped and if the wheels go round,” he said.
“The axles on Hot Wheels cars are a lot thinner than on a Matchbox car because that makes them spin quicker, which makes them go faster on the track.
“If the wheels still go round nicely then the car is worth more money than if it’s got bent axles and the wheels are out of shape.”
How to spot an expensive Hot Wheels car
It can be difficult to tell how much your Hot Wheels car is worth.
Here Robert Wilkin, auctioneer at C&T Auctioneers and Valuers, shares how to spot them:
The valuable cars have got red lines around the wheels.
They often look almost like space age or old Cameros and Ford Mustangs.
The more decorated they are and the more fancy graphics they have on them, the more modern they will be.
This won’t necessarily mean that they are worth more.
Look out for the plainer looking, metallic colours rather than graphic details on the cars.
Usually they have a metal base, but more modern ones have a plastic base.
Look out for markings such as a circle with a flame on the packaging as sometimes this will indicate that it is a treasure hunt car.
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