Ally McCoist: What has been your biggest disappointment?

What has been your biggest disappointment?

Originally asked

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Recorded Ally McCoist said elsewhere, not written here

Not going to the World Cup in 1986 and not going to the World Cup in 1998.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 November 2024 source ↗

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Christy Turlington Burns American model

My father’s death before my marriage and motherhood.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2017 source ↗

Prue Leith South African-British chef, broadcaster, and writer

Public catering in the parks, where we lost a tonne of money. Now the public will buy excellent simple, fresh food. All they wanted in the 80s were slimy burgers, Mr Whippy and Coke.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2012 source ↗

Sara Pascoe English comedian, presenter, writer

My A-level results - I got two Cs and an A. I had applied to do philosophy at Cambridge, and thought my life was over.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 July 2018 source ↗

Fran Lebowitz American author and public speaker

The supreme court. Specifically the case Bush v Gore, which is where Sandra Day O’Connor – one person – decided the presidential election.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗