| Question | Answer |
|---|
| Full Name? | Ian Robert Shiels |
| Nickname(s)? | Sicknote... webby... Blofeld perhaps as well now. |
| Date of Birth? | 24th November 1966 (great year that) |
| Place of Birth? | Brighton, England but basically raised in Littlehampton |
| Occupation? | Civil Servant- ex-Internal Auditor turned Head of Scottish Executive Web Team turned Project Management Advisor I think |
| Other Hobbies? | Guitar, this bloody website, eating out, cooking, football, clay-pigeon shooting. |
| Favourite Food? | Indian, Bangladeshi, Punjabi and Nepalese (try the Khukhuri restaurant) |
| Football Allegiance (if any)? | Stoke City and of course inger-lund. Have a soft spot for Man Utd - at least I actually lived there for a few years and not in the glory period either. |
| Favourite Drink? | Timothy Taylors Landlord and Hall and Woodhouse Tanglefoot or Badger (was weaned on it). If bagged up have a liking for a GnT. |
| Top Film? | Star Wars IV had a big impact but I thought the recent Lord of the Rings was superb. Beyond that like Life of Brian and Bladerunner too |
| Top Book? | All the Tolkein stuff and love Terry Pratchett when I can be bothered to read |
| Fave Music/Band | Have a wide taste but the heavier the guitar the better. Black Sabbath is tops, followed by Led Zep, AC/DC, Metallica. Like the Manics.. too. |
| Most Likely to Sing Karaoke to? (song/artist) | Probably Abba (Love Me or Leave Me...) or Two out of Three Aint Bad by Meatloaf. Perhaps Spanish Eyes too or Always Look on the Bright Side. |
| Fave Shakespearian Play? | Taming the Shrew closely followed by the Scottish Play. |
| Person Most Want to be Marooned on Desert Island with and why? | Gilly of course. But if permitted, the following in their early '80s prime:- Linda Lusardi(mmmmm) and if being greedy Maria Whittaker too so I can play bouncy castles |
| Person Least Want to be Marooned on Desert Island with and why? | Margaret Thatcher and Tom's feet or footwear. |
| Best Sporting Moment? | Probably the 5-1 drubbing of Germany in Munich and the recent (was then) defeat of the Argies and assoc Tartan Argies was nice. |
| Best Personal Sporting Moment/Achievement? | Scoring the winning runs to defeat Heriots in THAT match for DAFS as it looked like we could lose it at one point. Coupled with JJ telling the shell-shocked Heriots fielders to "Take your Defeat Like a Man" was just a magical moment. First ever 50 - for Rustington 2 CC in 1989 v Angmering. Now just has to be us winning Parks Trophy 2004, me contributing a m.o.m 67 not out then seeing our boys utterly destroy Maccabi with the ball. Magical. |
| Worst Sporting Moment/Achievement (personal or any)? | Final season as DAFS captain was not a high point personally. Losing to Argentina on penalties in last World Cup. Ditto penalties exits in 2004, 1990, 1996 etc etc |
| Sporting Idol? | Ian Botham and Geoffrey Boycott for cricket. Peter Shilton for footie. |
| Personal Motto/Philosophy? | After travelling in India and seen many things then when I feel down I just have to remind myself that there are so many people far worse off than yourself. Might have been a Bird in the hand....but those days long gone |
| Significant/Tenous Claim to Fame (if any)? | Me mum is related to Ann Packer and Bobby Brightwell of Tokyo Olympics Double Gold medallists fame- their sons played footie- Man City and one even had a wee spell at Stoke. Pissed alongside Mick Hucknell (Simply Red) in Manchester bar toilet in 1989. He has not much to boast about (says Mick). |
