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The Football Show · 28 September 2026
From Easterhouse to four titles in Africa - Bobby tells Peter Martin, Tam McManus and Jerry McCabe how he ended up managing in Uganda (and couldn't find it on a map), winning the CECAFA tournament four times, the poolside phone call that convinced him to stay, coaching players who spoke little English, and why he is now getting a little restless. Plus the famous four-each with Hearts and the boot Bobby threw, what makes him an honest manager, the emotion of a cup win and Sunshine on Leith, and how he would like to be remembered. All tied to the book, The Bobby Williamson Story.
CHAPTERS
0:00 How Bobby ended up in Africa
1:02 Finding Uganda on the map
1:42 First morning in Uganda, and deciding to stay
2:41 Four CECAFA titles: the record that still stands
3:30 The poolside call that kept him there
4:38 Why Tam didn't go, and the India offer
7:21 Tam the mercenary, and "hopefully soup"
7:51 Coaching the Ugandans to talk on the pitch
8:32 Falling in love with Africa, and what's next
9:14 A friendship that has lasted a lifetime
10:28 Four each with Hearts: Zambernardi and the boot
11:39 Bobby the honest manager
12:06 The cup in your hand, and Sunshine on Leith
14:01 How would you like to be remembered?
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