News about Gordon Strachan

Celtic have asked former Exeter City boss Paul Tisdale to conduct a review of the club's recruitment set-up. A self-employed consultant, 51-year-old Tisdale has described himself as a 'football doctor'. The former Southampton midfielder also coached MK Dons, Bristol Rovers and Stevenage in a managerial career which spanned over 1,000 games in the dug-out.

No one enjoys hearing painful home truths. Least of all the flat earthers who would rather stick their fingers in their ears than acknowledge Scottish football's obvious imperfections. Derek Adams learned that the hard way. Manager of Ross County last December, he was tarred and feathered for claiming that the standard of the SPFL was 'shocking'. 'I've left a team in League Two (Morecambe) that's miles better than this team,' he said of his own side.

That Scotland didn't deserve to lose this game offered no real consolation in the end. The statistics now show that the national team have won just one of their last 13 games and find themselves in the midst of their longest winless run at home since 2008. The last victory of any description came in a friendly clash against Gibraltar.

The transformation of Scott Brown is not restricted to the length of his hair. The shaven-headed Celtic warrior has morphed gently into a hirsute manager of Ayr United. This change, of course, is merely physical. Brown has always been a work in progress in other areas. It continues. The hyper Fife laddie became a respected leader within Celtic. The player who was once famously pictured in deep contemplation with a pizza became an exemplar of how to treat one's body. The seemingly instinctive buzzbomb has become a thoughtful coach. The boy who was once dismissed as 'not aggressive enough' became a fearsome combatant. He reflects on all of this and more in a conversation in a room in Somerset Park.

TNT Sports host Darrell Currie spoken out for the first time on the illness that has left him fighting for his life over the past two years. The 41-year-old was a regular part of BT Sport's coverage of Scottish football and the Champions League before his life took a sudden turn for the worst in September 2022. Currie was live on air, working on a Champions League clash between Celtic and Real Madrid alongside Michael Owen, Chris Sutton and Gordon Strachan.

SCANNING the walls of the room before his unveiling, Jimmy Thelin found himself in esteemed company. In his direct line of vision were images of Willie Miller and Alex McLeish. Gordon Strachan and Russell Anderson were to his right. Lurking behind him were Neil Simpson and Joe Harper. Each one a reminder of the way things used to be. Aberdeen's illustrious history is rightly celebrated in these parts. It's also been a burden for those who have tried in vain to emulate it.

No one is quite certain when the term glorious failure became part of the lexicon of Scottish football. An educated guess would be that the phrase was first uttered 50 years ago today in the Waldstadion in Frankfurt. Scotland's first World Cup campaign in 16 years pitted us with Zaire, Brazil and Yugoslavia.

One of Hansen's former sides, Liverpool, took to their social media channels to announce the news on Sunday afternoon, sending their best wishes to the former defender and his family. They also confirmed they are in direct contact with the Hansen family, and asked for the respect of his privacy. Tributes have poured in for the 69-year-old, who played alongside Strachan for Scotland and the pair have remained good friends for a number of years since.

The last time Scotland played Gibraltar on the Algarve, Gordon Strachan ended a six-goal romp eulogising over one of the most memorable nights of his career. If Steve Clarke remembers this game at all, it won't be with any lingering affection. In the penultimate warm-up clash before facing Germany in Munich in the opening match of Euro 2024, the good news was that Scotland's winless run finally came rumbling to an end at the eighth time of asking. The bad came with the sight of Leeds defender Liam Cooper limping from the fray with 12 minutes to play, just days after key striker Lyndon Dykes succumbed to an ankle injury.

IAN HERBERT: The sun is up on a sky-blue day and no one in Coventry feels remotely inclined to wait until the weekend before breathing in the full FA Cup semi-final experience. It's Thursday morning at Upper Precinct, on the pedestrianised walkway leading out to the city's cathedral, and Wembley scarves are flying off the stalls set up to sell Cup merchandise. By lunchtime, cars with flags draped out of windows have started heading down Jimmy Hill Way, perhaps getting the journey south done early.  With fully four days left to string out its match previews, the Coventry Telegraph's talk has turned to GOATs and the question of whether Mark Robins is Coventry City's all-time greatest manager. 'Yes', says Gordon Strachan, one of his predecessors. There are certainly other contenders, but this is a very popular opinion.

HEATHER DEWAR:Jurgen Klopp, Jose Mourinho, Gordon Strachan, and a slew of others have all been treated with short shrift at times if they disagree with their line of inquiry. Jim McLean, the former Dundee United chairman, took it one step farther in 2000, when he slammed BBC reporter John Barnes at the end of a TV interview. Mclean was then coerced to resign. His remarks in Rodgers' case were neither rude or obnoxious.

Sir Alex Ferguson showed his mischievous side at his wife's funeral, by whacking him around the head and ordering him to get a haircut, according to Gordon Strachan. Lady Cathy Ferguson, Sir Alex Ferguson's wife, died in October at the age of 84, and several footballers attended the funeral later that month. And although Ferguson and Strachan had a turbulent work relationship, the former Man United midfielder spoke of a tumultuous reunion with his former manager at Lady Cathy's funeral.

The video, which dates back to 2014, was posted in reaction to Manchester United's statement regarding Mason Greenwood's future. Greenwood was arrested in January 2022 and charged with attempted rape, commanding, and coercion, as well as assault occasioning real bodily harm. After key witnesses' co-operation was dropped in February 2023, all charges were dismissed in February 2023. United's statement on Wednesday said a decision about the 21-year-old's future hasn't been reached yet, amid rumors that the club was planning to bring him back to the first team picture. Strachan claims that "we don't have any morals in football" before revealing that he encountered "wife batterers," "drunken-driving incidents, and "infidelity" throughout his career as a player and boss.

Gordon McQueen's brain has been donated to medical science, according to his daughter. Following a battle against dementia, the legendary Leeds and Manchester United defender died at the age of 70. His death sparked a massive outpouring of love for his deceased relatives, including Sir Elton John at a Aberdeen gig as well as the Tartan Army ahead of Scotland's clash with Georgia. Now his son Hayley has shared how his brain has been donated to Dr. William Stewart, who is researching the correlations between football and dementia.

Following Gordon McQueen's death at the age of 70 after a 'cruel' fight with dementia, a number of football legends attended his funeral on Thursday. McQueen died on June 15, with broadcasters rallying behind his daughter and Sky Sports host Hayley after her heartbreaking loss. McQueen, who competed for Manchester United from 1978 to 1985, was a well-known member of the football community, and his ex-teammates Bryan Robson and Gordon Strachan attended his funeral to say their goodbyes to their friend and offer their help to Hayley.

ACTION BY IAN LADYMAN: Gordon Strachan did not hesitate when Sam Allardyce called, he didn't hesitate. So, on Friday afternoon, the former Leeds captain and league champion found himself home from Elland Road, wishing for a miracle. This week, psychology has been at play in Leeds, Leicester, and Everton. It's been one of the longest and most unique football seasons that any of us have ever knew, it's been decided on a final-day shootout for survival. Both must be discarded. Only one will live. Allardyce has dug deep into his bag of tricks at Leeds. Both his players have been training at Elland Road all week as it is where they will face Tottenham Hotspur. In addition to Strachan, who won the Old First Division with Leeds in 1992, the interim manager has called on two other players of yore, Gary McAllister, and Eddie Gray.

IAN LADYMAN: On Wednesday morning, the day after RB Leipzig lost at Manchester City, pockets of their followers gathered at Old Trafford. They wished to return to this way once more and wanted their family photographs taken outside a historic football stadium. Much is being said about the building's interior, which is behind all the stainless steel and glass. Who - if anyone - will be Manchester United's new owners?And what - just as importantly - will they decide to do with Old Trafford? Two options regarding the stadium's future are on the table. One of the plans is to reimagine it. The other option is to flatten it and begin fresh.

Many celebrities have been able to announce themselves as a global superstar and make a career-defining move on the back of a starring role on football's grandest stage. Over the years, there have been some inspired signings made immediately after the tournament has ended, but many big names like Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Liverpool have fallen into the trap of landing players following a string of spectacular performances for their countries. Scouts will be keeping an eye on players who play at the World Cup in Qatar next month, particularly with the January transfer window opening not long after the final on December 18. Sportsmail looks at ten of the worst post-World Cup signings.

GRAEME SOUNESS: Rangers won't be emboldened or inspired by Liverpool's latest results because they know Jurgen Klopp's team is going to click in a game very soon, and I suspect that would be the start of them winning Premier League. While at Rangers, I didn't play against English teams, but my Liverpool team did play at Aberdeen in the European Cup in 1980, and I did well. Since the media is predicting the England versus Scotland match, it's always a special occurrence. The year before, it was no different. Gordon Strachan's staff and our boss, Bob Paisley, had a lot of flak over us, but the media spewed the heat by claiming in his press conference that Gordon, a natural performer, would be Scotland's first £2 million star.

After Bournemouth drapingly fired Scott Parker in the aftermath of Liverpool's 9-0 thrashing at Liverpool, the first Premier League manager fired him in August since 2004. Despite being just four games into the new season, the Cherries were dissatisfied with the manager who had brought them right back to the top of the table. He was the first Premier League manager to be fired in the first month of the season after Newcastle got rid of Sir Bobby Robson (left), and Southampton axed Paul Sturrock (right) 18 years ago.