You can’t blame the designer of the Scottish Commonwealth Games opening ceremony uniforms for being a bit, how shall I put it, bold.
She’ll want to get her name out there, and she’s certainly done that.
The gear we had for Sochi was very tame in comparison, that’s for sure!
I don’t actually mind the tartan, but the shirts are horrendous.
Although it’s nice to walk out into the stadium in an outfit that you like, in the bigger scheme of things, it doesn’t really matter what you’re wearing.
For those athletes who aren’t competing the next day and are able to go to the opening ceremony, they’ll be soaking up the atmosphere, and trying to spot family and friends in the crowd.
It will be a memory they’ll cherish forever however garish their shirt is and will bring home how big a deal the Games are.
Some athletes will get even more inspired for their event after it, while others will go back to the athletes’ village and start to feel the nerves get the better of them.
The Irn Bru uniform debate has all been pretty light-hearted.
What has been a bit more concerning is the talk of athletes having problems with tickets.
I had my own when my mum and dad were struggling to get to our bronze medal game at the Olympics.
I’ve read about Eilidh Child’s event having a late change of day that has affected her family being able to come and watch her, and there have also been posts on Twitter from others who don’t seem to be too happy at the moment.
There has been talk of swapping tickets with competitors from other countries and English athletes getting free tickets and Scottish ones having to pay.
I don’t know what the exact facts are, but you don’t want to hear things like this so near to competition time.
It isn’t good.
It’s the sort of distraction they could do without.
The last thing you need is to be running around trying to sort out seats for your family when all you should be thinking about is preparing for your event.
Hopefully everything will be nipped in the bud.
* It was hard to know whether Brazil’s 7-1 win against Germany was enjoyable to watch or not.
I’ve bet on Germany to win the competition and I had another bet on them in the semi, and for both teams to score, so I was happy!
But in some ways it was tough viewing.
Brazil is such a football-mad country, and their people have invested so much into it, that the sight of men, women and children crying before the first half was even finished was pretty powerful stuff.
I’ve always said that losing is the most important part of sport, because it teaches you how to win.
But, if ever that theory will be put to the test, it will be with the Brazil football team.
Like at an Olympics, the fact that it will be four years before they can make amends, makes it even harder. I should know.
But if they do go on to win the next one, it will be one of the great sporting achievements.
* I’m up in Aberdeen working for Radio Scotland at the Scottish Open.
It’s my first time at the course, and it’s a pretty impressive one.
The first thing that strikes you about the competition is the quality of the field this year, compared to last.
The course will have something to do with that, but the biggest factor is Phil Mickelson’s win in the Scottish last year, then The Open the week after.
We sports people like to follow a trend, and I’m sure the likes of Rory McIlroy are thinking, “if Phil can do it, so can I”.
Mickelson was my tip before the first round started, and he’s looking good after 18, so I’m backing him to make it two in a row.