Ally McCoist: What disappointment has stayed with you longest? — FLAPSS

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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Ally McCoist

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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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Tom Ellis Welsh actor

Every job I don’t get.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 September 2021 source ↗

Anne Robinson English television presenter and journalist

That I don't have thin ankles.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 August 2010 source ↗

Niamh Cusack Irish actress

Never making it into a Sondheim musical.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 October 2021 source ↗

Perez Hilton American blogger

That I spent so many years being overweight and out of shape.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2010 source ↗

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Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

Bad timekeeping.

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

Question What is the harshest thing anyone has said to you? Failure & regret

“You’re getting old.” My son Harris was factually correct, but I didn’t need to hear it.

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

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

In the 18-yard box.

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

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Lack of acceptance of my bad timekeeping

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

Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

Happy, loyal and late.

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

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Not having the people I love around me.

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

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