How refreshing to see Gordon Strachan refuse to take the million pound sweetener that was his by rights when he left Middlesbrough.
Most managers would have grabbed the money without a second thought.
It is especially positive because the wee man has not always been the easiest man to like in the game.
He has had frequent hissy fits and can be irritating as hell. Like the time one reporter mate of mine asked him if he could have a quick word as Strachan was leaving Celtic Park for a training session with the Hoops.
'Yeah, sure,' Strachan replied in a 'fuck-you, pal' voice. 'Velocity.'
About Me
- Frank Worrall
- is a Fleet Street journalist who has written regularly for The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Mail on Sunday, FourFourTwo magazine, Melody Maker/NME and many other newspapers and magazines. The subjects of his critically-acclaimed books include Gareth Bale, Roy Keane, Lewis Hamilton, Alex Ferguson and Rory McIlroy.