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"AFTER MANY YEARS SEARCHING I HAVE NOW FOUND MY CHOSEN PROFESSION, IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD BUT WELL WORTH THE JOURNEY"
Welcome to my site. Having been active on social media for a number of years my aim with this page is to go to the next level and bring original content and features to those who like me have a passion for the club I have supported for nearly 40 years, Aberdeen FC. As well as my regular AFC related blogs look out for other tales from the world of sport which I hope you will find useful and supportive.
My Journey
I grew up in Newburgh, a quaint village thirteen miles north of Aberdeen. As a youngster I did nothing but play and watch football. My one ambition as a kid was to play for the Dons but despite training at the club as a teenager a career in the game never came to fruition. It was a huge blow as a young lad but that never stopped the belief I had in myself. I was though, fortunate enough to represent the ‘North of Scotland’ schoolboys at both Under 15’s and Under 16’s level; an achievement I am very proud of!
My life took an unexpected twist in the early 90’s after spending two years in London modelling for renowned agency Models 1. I was asked to join a boy band! I’m not going to bore you with the details here so if you want to know more just google ‘Bad Boys Inc! Once the band had come and gone I had to dig deep to reinvent myself and start again which I will write about intermittently as part of my blogs . If anything, I wanted to tell my story as a means of understanding and maybe, just maybe, inspiration – if I can do it, trust me, anyone can do it!
I began my sports broadcasting career with Manchester United’s very own in-house TV station MUTV. After five successful years in Manchester, where I also presented for Sky Sports News and talkSPORT Radio, I made the move to Glasgow, Scotland to present for Setanta Sports.
In 2007 I made the move to Singapore after accepting a role with global sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports. I regularly presented the English Premier League and UEFA Champions League coverage to an audience of millions. In 2009 I made the difficult decision to leave my presenting career behind and stepped into the world of sports production.
In 2013 I was approached by Middle East and North Africa sports broadcaster beIN Sports where I was employed as a senior football producer. Having made the move to Doha, Qatar I started producing the networks English Premier League, UEFA Champions League and soon became a regular producer of the networks vast European football coverage.
Having been made redundant in the summer of 2020 due to the global pandemic I now consult for renowned sports management company, Consilium Sports Group and can be heard regularly on Bauer Media’s “The Big Saturday Football Show” on Northsound 1 on a Saturday afternoon. I now live near Salzburg, Austria with my wife Miriam and my two sons Lennox and Harvey.”
Launching my own book 'Begg to Differ' Pittodrie, October 2014
Latest Blog
Ian Hair - "Willie Miller was about to quit, I told him stick at it and give it another go"
In a remarkable nineteen-year playing career, Aberdeen’s greatest ever captain, Willie Miller, played 797 games for the club while winning an astonishing twelve honours. From his debut ...
Upcoming Events
In this section I will provide information about upcoming blogs and features. Please keep an eye out for some exciting projects currently in the pipe-line.