Iain Hay
@iainhay82.bsky.social
Rugby writer and one of the Scottish Rugby Podcast team.
Studied film in Newport (the one they used for "Sex Education") and tend to listen to music others call "loud". Not Ryan Gosling
Studied film in Newport (the one they used for "Sex Education") and tend to listen to music others call "loud". Not Ryan Gosling
Winning at Thomond Park and being a bigger, shit-housing bastard - and I mean that as a compliment - than Peter O'Mahony turned Matt Fagerson into The Joker
July 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Winning at Thomond Park and being a bigger, shit-housing bastard - and I mean that as a compliment - than Peter O'Mahony turned Matt Fagerson into The Joker
"Keep politics out of metal!" screams person about event organised by Tom Morello.
David Draiman has gleefully, and unrepentantly, signed weapons which do not discriminate when they go boom.
Fuck him sky-high, and good on the people who booed his murder-approving ass.
David Draiman has gleefully, and unrepentantly, signed weapons which do not discriminate when they go boom.
Fuck him sky-high, and good on the people who booed his murder-approving ass.
July 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"Keep politics out of metal!" screams person about event organised by Tom Morello.
David Draiman has gleefully, and unrepentantly, signed weapons which do not discriminate when they go boom.
Fuck him sky-high, and good on the people who booed his murder-approving ass.
David Draiman has gleefully, and unrepentantly, signed weapons which do not discriminate when they go boom.
Fuck him sky-high, and good on the people who booed his murder-approving ass.
The urgent warning isn't that we have a women-beating, notoriously thuggish, tuneless arsehole playing in our national football stadium, but that traffic might be bad.
I live here, traffic's always bad
I live here, traffic's always bad
July 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The urgent warning isn't that we have a women-beating, notoriously thuggish, tuneless arsehole playing in our national football stadium, but that traffic might be bad.
I live here, traffic's always bad
I live here, traffic's always bad
I'm not good at Spanish so this was my understanding of the headline
April 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I'm not good at Spanish so this was my understanding of the headline
Not a mention of it on the BBC Scotland news website, they did, however, feel it necessary to tell us how happy two random choads are about the Supreme Court decision because where a child shits is more important than actual child safety
April 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Not a mention of it on the BBC Scotland news website, they did, however, feel it necessary to tell us how happy two random choads are about the Supreme Court decision because where a child shits is more important than actual child safety
With this news, the legacy is secured.
Some day, and soon, he will be recognised as the greatest Warriors full-back of the pro era.
Hogg saved his best games for Scotland, McKay matches him in attacking metrics and is unquestionably a better defender.
Some day, and soon, he will be recognised as the greatest Warriors full-back of the pro era.
Hogg saved his best games for Scotland, McKay matches him in attacking metrics and is unquestionably a better defender.
April 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
With this news, the legacy is secured.
Some day, and soon, he will be recognised as the greatest Warriors full-back of the pro era.
Hogg saved his best games for Scotland, McKay matches him in attacking metrics and is unquestionably a better defender.
Some day, and soon, he will be recognised as the greatest Warriors full-back of the pro era.
Hogg saved his best games for Scotland, McKay matches him in attacking metrics and is unquestionably a better defender.
I have come to the conclusion that this thing draws energy from Kanye West tweets
April 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I have come to the conclusion that this thing draws energy from Kanye West tweets
My favourite section in this, which I was not expecting because I thought it was a season ender, were these eight words casually dropped mid-sentence.
This is tremendous news.
www.theoffsideline.com/glasgow-lear...
This is tremendous news.
www.theoffsideline.com/glasgow-lear...
April 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My favourite section in this, which I was not expecting because I thought it was a season ender, were these eight words casually dropped mid-sentence.
This is tremendous news.
www.theoffsideline.com/glasgow-lear...
This is tremendous news.
www.theoffsideline.com/glasgow-lear...
Sometimes, my inner masochist takes over and I glance at the comments.
This was a nice surprise. No, I did not write this under a false name, nor did I like it 13 times. Just the once.
This was a nice surprise. No, I did not write this under a false name, nor did I like it 13 times. Just the once.
April 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Sometimes, my inner masochist takes over and I glance at the comments.
This was a nice surprise. No, I did not write this under a false name, nor did I like it 13 times. Just the once.
This was a nice surprise. No, I did not write this under a false name, nor did I like it 13 times. Just the once.
Kinda bubble gummy. It's not awful, feels like the outcome of "what happens if we drop a bag of Skittles into some lemonade?" experiment
April 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Kinda bubble gummy. It's not awful, feels like the outcome of "what happens if we drop a bag of Skittles into some lemonade?" experiment
Putting all the things I don't like about Israel Folau's beliefs aside, the fact he thinks he can waltz(ing Matilda) back to be an Australian rugby player when he cost them so much, and then declared for Tonga, is arrogant beyond the pale.
Also, this 👇
Also, this 👇
April 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Putting all the things I don't like about Israel Folau's beliefs aside, the fact he thinks he can waltz(ing Matilda) back to be an Australian rugby player when he cost them so much, and then declared for Tonga, is arrogant beyond the pale.
Also, this 👇
Also, this 👇
RIP Val Kilmer, contributed massively to some great films, such as this endlessly quotable, double-banger. Literally
April 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
RIP Val Kilmer, contributed massively to some great films, such as this endlessly quotable, double-banger. Literally
Probably my 2 favourite sportspeople of all time, despite one of them being responsible for PTSD. (Not to be confused with PSDT, Pieter-Steph Du Toit)
March 31, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Probably my 2 favourite sportspeople of all time, despite one of them being responsible for PTSD. (Not to be confused with PSDT, Pieter-Steph Du Toit)
It'll be looked after by top men, just hope they're not from WRU
March 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It'll be looked after by top men, just hope they're not from WRU
Chin up, Wales, it's not the worst beating of the day.
Maybe, in context it is worse. I only caught last 20 and it was painful to see.
If only Gatland had still been in charge, then it would have been objectively hilarious
Maybe, in context it is worse. I only caught last 20 and it was painful to see.
If only Gatland had still been in charge, then it would have been objectively hilarious
March 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Chin up, Wales, it's not the worst beating of the day.
Maybe, in context it is worse. I only caught last 20 and it was painful to see.
If only Gatland had still been in charge, then it would have been objectively hilarious
Maybe, in context it is worse. I only caught last 20 and it was painful to see.
If only Gatland had still been in charge, then it would have been objectively hilarious
"Rapid unscheduled disassembly" is woke-talk for "the fucker blew up like some cunt dropped a cigar in a multi-storey Chinese firework factory."
March 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"Rapid unscheduled disassembly" is woke-talk for "the fucker blew up like some cunt dropped a cigar in a multi-storey Chinese firework factory."
@edjenx.bsky.social
Granted, that's not a Bayne's example but that's what you're missing out on.
Carbs, carbs and cheesy goo
Granted, that's not a Bayne's example but that's what you're missing out on.
Carbs, carbs and cheesy goo
March 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
@edjenx.bsky.social
Granted, that's not a Bayne's example but that's what you're missing out on.
Carbs, carbs and cheesy goo
Granted, that's not a Bayne's example but that's what you're missing out on.
Carbs, carbs and cheesy goo
The defence rests.
Usually against St Mirren
Usually against St Mirren
March 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The defence rests.
Usually against St Mirren
Usually against St Mirren
You can imagine the language that came out of my mouth when I saw this.
If your imagination doesn't run that far, type "Malcolm Tucker swearing" into your search engine of choice, choose the longest video, and condense all the swearing within into 10secs
If your imagination doesn't run that far, type "Malcolm Tucker swearing" into your search engine of choice, choose the longest video, and condense all the swearing within into 10secs
February 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
You can imagine the language that came out of my mouth when I saw this.
If your imagination doesn't run that far, type "Malcolm Tucker swearing" into your search engine of choice, choose the longest video, and condense all the swearing within into 10secs
If your imagination doesn't run that far, type "Malcolm Tucker swearing" into your search engine of choice, choose the longest video, and condense all the swearing within into 10secs
This is, probably, going to be very, very expensive.
Do I know anyone in Birmingham? I don't even need a couch, I'll sleep outside. As long as I can come in for a crap but I'll bring my own TP.
Do I know anyone in Birmingham? I don't even need a couch, I'll sleep outside. As long as I can come in for a crap but I'll bring my own TP.
February 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is, probably, going to be very, very expensive.
Do I know anyone in Birmingham? I don't even need a couch, I'll sleep outside. As long as I can come in for a crap but I'll bring my own TP.
Do I know anyone in Birmingham? I don't even need a couch, I'll sleep outside. As long as I can come in for a crap but I'll bring my own TP.
Obviously I hope there's nothing wrong with Kyle Steyn but, if there isn't, where the Hell is Kyle "El Capitano" Steyn?
I've given up querying Johnny Matthews' exclusion
I've given up querying Johnny Matthews' exclusion
January 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Obviously I hope there's nothing wrong with Kyle Steyn but, if there isn't, where the Hell is Kyle "El Capitano" Steyn?
I've given up querying Johnny Matthews' exclusion
I've given up querying Johnny Matthews' exclusion
The rest of rugby is playing "Ludo" while Finn Russell is creating expansion packs for "The Cones Of Dunshire".
January 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The rest of rugby is playing "Ludo" while Finn Russell is creating expansion packs for "The Cones Of Dunshire".
"I could play Littler with my fucking eyes closed, we'll just have to CGI the darts in."
January 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"I could play Littler with my fucking eyes closed, we'll just have to CGI the darts in."
Hail to The King, baby!
The Shawarma King I mean, decided a trip into town in manky weather deserved a reward from the 3-time and reigning Best Kebab House in Scotland.
Felt special because they had to open a new receipt pad, I'm #1
The Shawarma King I mean, decided a trip into town in manky weather deserved a reward from the 3-time and reigning Best Kebab House in Scotland.
Felt special because they had to open a new receipt pad, I'm #1
December 21, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Hail to The King, baby!
The Shawarma King I mean, decided a trip into town in manky weather deserved a reward from the 3-time and reigning Best Kebab House in Scotland.
Felt special because they had to open a new receipt pad, I'm #1
The Shawarma King I mean, decided a trip into town in manky weather deserved a reward from the 3-time and reigning Best Kebab House in Scotland.
Felt special because they had to open a new receipt pad, I'm #1