The diminutive Scot reflects on bust-ups with Sir Alex, scoring at Mexico 86 and teaming up with Vinnie Jones at Leeds
Why didn’t you sign for Hibs, your boyhood side, despite being offered a contract?
My dad decided it had something to do with boots. I heard some shouting and screaming between my dad and the manager, Eddie Turnbull, then Dad came outside and said, “You’re not signing for him.” My father took me to my first Hibs game, aged five; I took him to his last, an Edinburgh derby, in 2011.
So, you started out with Dundee – despite early interest from Manchester United…
I was demoralised