Questionnaire

Did you always want to make a living the way you are making it now? Never thought for a moment I would end up getting paid for drinking probably the best beer in the world. Mind you, there is a lot of overtime involved.

What else did you want to be - or would like to become? Thought I might have become a miniature Hugh McIlvanney in the football journalism field, a sort of supporter with a typewriter.

What objects do you always carry with you? A genuine Scottish wallet with no moths in it, cash, ID, credit cards, keys, and a picture of Walter Gerrard scoring a goal with his left foot.

What did your last meal consist of? A good cholesterol-free diet of an orange, apple and two bottles of beer.

When do you lie? At lunch time - I had three bottles.

What are you reading at the moment? Lowan's Racing Booklet, the Bible of horse-racing and Campbell Armstrong's Mazurka.

If you could change one feature about yourself, what would it be? My Achilles' heel.

What talent would you like to possess? The talent to make the world a better place for the less fortunate.

If you could come back as anyone or anything, who or what would you be? Bad goalkeepers have been the national trait of Scottish football, so it would be nice to come back as Lev 'Mac' Yashin and win the World Cup for Scotland.

What decision are you putting off at the moment? Coming back as a goalkeeper.

With which person, historical or living, would you like to have a relaxed dinner? John Wayne; we could discuss some of the great old westerns and the characters who appeared in them; obviously there would be guns on the table.

What was the last item you bought? A cute little dog for my daughter; actually it's a greyhound in Macau.

Are/were you closer to your mother or your father? A close one this; my father bought my football kit and my mother washed it.

What do you wear to sleep in? My Robin Parke fan club T-shirt and Lawrence Wadey designer underwear.

What do you dream about? Fictitious things like Newcastle United winning the English Premier League and Hong Lok Yuen's resident Geordie, John Scott, captaining them.

What really irritates you in other people? Those who watch old videos of England beating Scotland 9-3.

Is there a single possession that you value above everything else? My MacGregor graphite four iron.

Which era would you like to live in if you could go back in time? The American west after reading Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.

What is your current state of mind? Compos mentis, I hope.

How would you like to be remembered? On the football field playing for the Hong Kong people.