Legendary Scottish author and screenwriter Irvine Welsh told Soccer AM why he supported Hibernian.
Trainspotting author bleeds green and white
Legendary Scottish author and screenwriter Irvine Welsh told
Soccer AM why he supported Hibernian.
Having been born in Edinburgh, Welsh had the choice of supporting Hibs or city rivals Hearts, but revealed with no real family affiliation to either team, he left his decision to chance.
"Back in 1973 on New Year's day there was a seven goal thriller (between the two teams) so I opted for Hibs because of the result of the seven goal thriller," he said.
The Hibs season ticket holder also has a soft spot for West Ham having owned a Hammers season ticket when he was living in London.
Unsurprisingly this went down well with the West Ham fans in the Luther Blissett stand, and he told them the club had made a smart move selling Craig Bellamy to Manchester City.
"When I lived in London I had a season ticket for the Bobby Moore upper as well, so I used to go to Hibs one week and West Ham the next," he said.
"So it's good to see them doing so well now and I think it was great move getting £10 million for Craig Bellamy. They paid £4 million for him so they got a £10 million profit for a guy who scored eight goals in 16 months for them."
Welsh's latest project, Good Arrows, will be seen for the first time on Saturday night and he was joined on the sofa by actor Jonathan Owen.
The one-off darts mockumentary has been described as a brutal satire on the cult of minor celebrity and is set in the world of professional darts.
Owen plays the lead role of Andy 'The Arrows' Samson who has lost his touch after years at the top of his profession.
Naturally Helen and Max had lots of questions for both of them about Good Arrows, including...
What did Owen's research involve?
What was it like having to wear a fat suit?
... And who is the better darts player out of the two!?
For the answers to these questions and more, just click on the video in the top right of your screen.
