From Fitbatweets to Drawn From Row Z

Plus the GOATs run wild at the World Cup

Hello

Since 2018 I’ve been drawing the madness of Scottish football. What started as a hobby on Twitter became more like a day job but in a pretty unstructured way.

Today that changes.

Welcome to Drawn from Row Z — the new home for my cartoons across football, sport and pop culture. A studio feel with a proper grown up identity. The right place to build something bigger than a random assortment of daily sketches.

The change is needed because the work, the audience and my plans for the future have outgrown the old name and the old setup.

Row Z is me creating a studio that houses the Fitbatweets style and tone. It’s my seat in the stands where I observe everything that happens on the pitch and off it.

Clearer, better structured, professional. But still me drawing the chaos and characters on an iPad. You’ll get more of what you already enjoy don’t you worry about that.

Over the coming days and weeks I’ll be nailing down formats and bringing a proper rhythm to the newsletter both in content and timing. Paying subscribers will get outstanding value for money and free subscribers will have more reasons than ever to sign up to the full experience.

The shop, the socials, the entire world of Fitbatweets is shifting to Drawn from Row Z. Fitbatweets becomes the style.

Thank you for being with me through the Fitbatweets days.

This is the natural next step in the evolution. Stick with me. You’ll enjoy it.

The GOATs are loose

Bit of a weirdness to this World Cup because of the kick off times. I feel like I’ve watched a lot of it but at the same time missed a lot of it. Like Haaland and Messi would have been great to watch live but I’ve made do with highlights. It’s like being restricted to Sportscene during the league season.

They can’t all be GOATs right enough but they’re right up there as Jamie Redknapp would likely tell you. Three top top players hitting seven goals between them last night. Kylian Mbappe fired home a brace as France looked really good in the second half against Senegal.

In the midnight hour-ish Braut Haaland scored his own brace. The way he sneaked up on the Iraqi goalie for his second was class.

Not to be outdone the ACTUAL GOAT scored a hat trick for the defending champions.

He really is that special kind of player. Not that other kind of player who raked his studs down the back of the Algerian boy’s leg. No, not that kind. It’s not in his locker.

Three more GOAT types join in proceedings tonight. Old Man Ronaldo brings his one man show to Houston against the DRC then Old Man Modric will be pulling the (ham)strings as Croatia taken on England starring goalscorer supreme Harry Kane.

Reports on that and whatever is happening in the Scotland camp for you tomorrow.

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I’m not going to dwell too much on domestic matters during the World Cup unless there’s a notable or laughable event. Like Danny Rohl leaving Rangers.

His replacement is virtually a done deal but I’m not going there until the tan brogues are on and the scarf is above the head.

Cheers

Keith