Neil Drysdale has been involved in sports journalism since the mid-1980s and praised for the quality of his writing across a wide range of subjects. He was Bank of Scotland Feature Writer of the Year in 1998, as well as runner-up in 1999. He now works freelance and writes mostly for The Herald, Sunday Herald and Sunday Times and is the author of several sports books including Dad’s Army and Dario Speedwagon, both published by Birlinn.