10 GORDON STRACHAN GEMS
Reporter: “So, Gordon, in what areas do you think Middlesbrough were better than you today?”
Strachan: “What areas? Mainly that big green one out there...”
Reporter: “Bang, there goes your unbeaten run. Can you take it?”
Strachan: “No, I’m just going to crumble like a wreck. I’ll go home, become an alcoholic and maybe jump off a bridge. Umm, I think I can take it, yeah.”
Reporter: “Is that your best start to a season?”
Strachan: “Well I’ve still got a job so it’s far better than the Coventry one, that’s for sure.”
Reporter: “Gordon, do you think James Beattie deserves to be in the England squad?”
Strachan: “I don’t care, I’m Scottish.” Reporter: “Gordon, you must be delighted with that result?”
Strachan: “You’re spot on! You can read me like a book!”
Reporter: “Welcome to Southampton Football Club. Do you think you are the right man to turn things around?”
Strachan: “No. I was asked if I thought I was the right man for the job and I said ‘No, I think you should have got George Graham because I’m useless’.”
On Eric Cantona’s bizarre Press conference: “If a Frenchman goes on about seagulls, trawlers and sardines, he’s called a philosopher. I’d just be called a short Scottish bum talking crap.”
Reporter: “This might sound like a daft question, but you’ll be happy to get your first win under your belt, won’t you?”
Strachan: “You’re right. It is a daft question. I’m not even going to bother answering that one. It is a daft question, you’re spot on there.”
On then-Southampton and Ecuador striker Agustin Delgado: “I’ve got more important things to think about. I’ve got a yogurt to finish by today, the expiry date is today. That can be my priority.
Reporter: “You don’t take losing lightly, do you Gordon?”
Strachan: “I don’t take stupid comments lightly either.”