Official Site: Choose Irvine Welsh

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**QMU-1875** · 18-09-2013 11:06 AM

Cant wait for this! First time in hospitality and get to meet Irvine Welsh

***basehibby*** · 18-09-2013 02:19 PM

Was tempted but can't stretch to £60 for my pre-match dinner. Will have to settle for a pint, a bag of crisps and the philosophical reflections of Kano behind the bar in the Four in Hand

**~~Sergey~~** · 18-09-2013 06:21 PM

From the official site...

Irvine will... deliver a short reading from his novel, Filth.

Most splendid, both racism and sectarianism (not to mention drugs, sex, and pornography) all before kick-off.

That's worth £60 of anyone's money.

***hibbymick*** · 21-09-2013 10:09 PM

What was the comment he made at half time regarding the yams score ?

***SRHibs*** · 21-09-2013 10:09 PM

"Dingwall 0 - 1 Dingles"

I cringed, not gonna lie.

***hibbymick*** · 21-09-2013 10:22 PM

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"Dingwall 0 - 1 Dingles"

I cringed, not gonna lie.

hfc rd · 21-09-2013 11:26 PM

Wish he read out the full time result as well. :)

**Brooster** · 22-09-2013 06:31 AM

Made me laugh. Nice one Irvine.

**soupy** · 22-09-2013 06:44 AM

Sounded good to me :-)

**Weststandwanab** · 22-09-2013 06:54 AM

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Made me laugh. Nice one Irvine.

Me 2

**jodjam** · 22-09-2013 07:04 AM

it made me laugh. He will probably be sacked for it

***Alex Trager*** · 22-09-2013 07:40 AM

Anyone read porno? He dedicates it Frank Sauzee and there is a bit in it where a ticket number is 0762. I smiled a lot when reading.

**Shearer** · 22-09-2013 02:01 PM

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Anyone read porno? He dedicates it Frank Sauzee and there is a bit in it where a ticket number is 0762. I smiled a lot when reading.

Just finished reading it and yeah I seen the bit where he dedicated it to Sauzee.

Also thought Porno was better than Skagboys and Trainspotting

**patch1875** · 22-09-2013 02:08 PM

Only really rate trainspotting and skag boys his other books are average at best.

**djs69** · 22-09-2013 02:26 PM

Cracking day at the hospitality with him doing a reading , although there was a Q & A and quite embarrassing when a woman said " you can't be a true Hibs fan if you'll not invest some of your money in the club", nae need !

**leither17** · 22-09-2013 02:40 PM

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Only really rate trainspotting and skag boys his other books are average at best.

Glue is surely the best of the lot?

**hibsbollah** · 22-09-2013 02:44 PM

He never did better than Maribou Stork Nightmares in my opinion. I stopped reading him a while back because he was getting repetitive so im not sure if his new ones represent a return to form.

It was nice to see a man of the match award that bore at least a passing resemblance to accuracy as well. Irvine knows his football.

**MotherSuperior** · 22-09-2013 03:21 PM

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Only really rate trainspotting and skag boys his other books are average at best.

have you actually read All his books?? Did U not think glue, filth and porno were pretty decent? And if not why?

**marinello59** · 22-09-2013 03:29 PM

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have you actually read All his books?? Did U not think glue, filth and porno were pretty decent? And if not why?

Maybe we should have a hibs.net reading group.

***Hibrandenburg*** · 22-09-2013 03:30 PM

I really had to fight my way through skag boys. Don't think it's Irvine's story telling ability that was at fault but rather my taste has changed. It was never the stories that I enjoyed in his books, more the dialogue and that was probably only due to my expat situation.

**Pretty Boy** · 22-09-2013 03:35 PM

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He never did better than Maribou Stork Nightmares in my opinion. I stopped reading him a while back because he was getting repetitive so im not sure if his new ones represent a return to form.

It was nice to see a man of the match award that bore at least a passing resemblance to accuracy as well. Irvine knows his football.

Marabou Stork Nightmares is a fantastic book. Really dark but with some great comedy as well.

Always thought it would make an outstanding film if it had the right budget and was done properly.

Only Welsh books i really didn't enjoy are Porno (more a sequel to the film than the book imo) and Bedroom Secrets of the Masterchefs (ok but not great).

**patch1875** · 22-09-2013 03:40 PM

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have you actually read All his books?? Did U not think glue, filth and porno were pretty decent? And if not why?

Is that you Irvine?

Hard to explain my opinion. Not saying they are bad books difficult to follow trainspotting it's a classic skag boys comes close others are just not up to there standard.

Marabou is good on places found porno didn't really click with me.

**hibsbollah** · 22-09-2013 05:21 PM

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Marabou Stork Nightmares is a fantastic book. Really dark but with some great comedy as well.

Always thought it would make an outstanding film if it had the right budget and was done properly.

Only Welsh books i really didn't enjoy are Porno (more a sequel to the film than the book imo) and Bedroom Secrets of the Masterchefs (ok but not great).

twould be a great film. I dunno how you'd cast the protagonist though...youd need an uglier, more jugeared version of Ewen Bremner?

**leither17** · 22-09-2013 05:32 PM

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twould be a great film. I dunno how you'd cast the protagonist though...youd need an uglier, more jugeared version of Ewen Bremner?

Whats Steve Fulton up to these days?

**truehibernian** · 22-09-2013 05:34 PM

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twould be a great film. I dunno how you'd cast the protagonist though...youd need an uglier, more jugeared version of Ewen Bremner?

Ooooh bollah, I'll need to point this out to EB when I see him next....funny enough I couldn't go to the game yesterday and met him with his ex missus at a local event. I think it's panavision cameras that make his lugs look like Billy Dodds'

**hibsbollah** · 22-09-2013 06:12 PM

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Ooooh bollah, I'll need to point this out to EB when I see him next....funny enough I couldn't go to the game yesterday and met him with his ex missus at a local event. I think it's panavision cameras that make his lugs look like Billy Dodds'

Im sure EB is a modern day Cary Grant in 2013...I just cant see past him as Spud though. Stevie Fulton would be a great shout to play Roy Strang in Maribou The Movie though...

**truehibernian** · 22-09-2013 06:13 PM

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Im sure EB is a modern day Cary Grant in 2013...I just cant see past him as Spud though. Stevie Fulton would be a great shout to play Roy Strang in Maribou The Movie though...

Next time I see his ex Marcia I will be sure to ask if his lugs ever got in the way

***Bristolhibby*** · 22-09-2013 07:37 PM

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Glue is surely the best of the lot?

Was going to say Glue.

The good books IMO are:-

Trainspotting
Porno
Skag Boys
Filth
Maribu Stork Nightmares

**~~southsider~~** · 23-09-2013 11:46 AM

Irvine Welsh at half time....Dingwall 0 Dingalls 1. Good stuff and in his new film anti-herc cop ia a masonic loving, racist jambo. Art immediating life me thinks !

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