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The Worst Stadia in the World. That I’ve been to.
Inspired by his visit to sports mad Melbourne, Billy continues his list of the best and worst stadia in the World. This week – The Worst: Wembley, London, England (What, did you really expect anything else?)
Billy Williamson
March 11, 2010
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Screw The Planet, I’m Off To Melbourne To See Franz Ferdinand
Regular readers of this column should now by now that I live a globetrotting lifestyle, carbon emissions be damned. Last week it was London, this week it’s Melbourne to visit our pals Chris and Michelle and to see Franz Ferdinand live (they were superb).
Billy Williamson
March 5, 2010
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Interview with Aberdeen Midfielder Paul Marshall
Manchester City fans must be revelling in their sudden elevation to the footballing elite off the back of all those petrodollars, but for some at the club the arrival of those riches was not entirely welcome. They’re the youngsters coming through what has long been a highly regarded youth system at City.
Pete Reid
March 4, 2010
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I Hate Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here
On Friday morning I arrived at Heathrow’s overrated Terminal 5 and picked up a broadsheet in the BA Lounge. I head straight for the back page, as usual, and all I see are articles and opinions on an announcement that Tiger Woods is – wait for it! – going to make an announcement later that […]
Billy Williamson
February 25, 2010
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Some Things I Learned This Week, and Some Things I Knew Already
(1) We’re going to Poland/Ukraine Big Lee McCulloch has made himself available for selection for Scotland again! That’s qualification sorted then. (2) The SFA are incompetent You’d think someone, somewhere, would have thought to check up on Andrew Driver’s actual eligibility before having a bloody press conference about it.
Billy Williamson
February 18, 2010
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Meet Me In Almaty
Before this draw, I was convinced, sure, certain, that we were finally going to bag one of my dream dates: Kazakhstan. A nice short hop (for me) to Almaty, a town where a friend once ate a horse’s penis. How do you manage that without getting a kick in the head, you might ask? Well, […]
Billy Williamson
February 11, 2010
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Tony, What Are You Thinking?
In Greek, the name “Tony” means “thriving” (look it up if you don’t believe me). Sadly for Celtic fans everywhere, their Tony is anything but.
Billy Williamson
February 4, 2010
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More Tales of a TA Gourmet: On Fast Food and Football
Continuing last week’s culinary travelogue, I hope you appreciate the risks I have taken along the way – most notably a wonderful jalfrezi in a dirty curry house in Hong Kong’s Chungking Mansions which set a new record time through my intestine. It reappeared within four hours of the meal’s completion.
Billy Williamson
January 28, 2010
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Tales of a TA Gourmet: On Fast Food and Football
Despite the fact I can barely boil an egg, I do like to think I appreciate a quality bit of grub, whether it’s fried soup dumplings from Yang’s in Shanghai ($1 for 6) or lunch at Le Bernardin in Manhattan (quite a bit more for 6 courses).
Billy Williamson
January 21, 2010
