Tell how the son of Irish immigrants, born in poverty, becomes a secondary school head teacher and the most successful part-time manager there has ever been in Scottish professional football.
Writes humorously about football with an intelligence and knowledge that has never been done before. Over 43 years he rubbed shoulders with many famous football personalities and tells of his interaction with such as Alex Ferguson and Jock Stein. Writes openly about the difficulties he experienced in being the head teacher of a large secondary school and at the same time the manager of a professional football team.
Gives an insider's account of how he worked his way to the top in the teaching profession and tells heartwarming and funny stories of his relationships with pupils. Writes about being the head teacher in the 1980's of Ainslie Park in Pilton the setting for Irvine Welsh's "Trainspotting".
Tells how he was interviewed for the post of manager of Hibernian on three occasions, told thrice that he had the job, and how he was let down three times.
Gives a frank and amusing account of his personal life and his relationship with his only sibling, his brother Peter, who was a professional shop-lifter.
Writes humorously about football with an intelligence and knowledge that has never been done before. Over 43 years he rubbed shoulders with many famous football personalities and tells of his interaction with such as Alex Ferguson and Jock Stein. Writes openly about the difficulties he experienced in being the head teacher of a large secondary school and at the same time the manager of a professional football team.
Gives an insider's account of how he worked his way to the top in the teaching profession and tells heartwarming and funny stories of his relationships with pupils. Writes about being the head teacher in the 1980's of Ainslie Park in Pilton the setting for Irvine Welsh's "Trainspotting".
Tells how he was interviewed for the post of manager of Hibernian on three occasions, told thrice that he had the job, and how he was let down three times.
Gives a frank and amusing account of his personal life and his relationship with his only sibling, his brother Peter, who was a professional shop-lifter.
