I was a great admirer of Stuart McCall in his playing days for us . Even though he was approaching the end of his career , he still possessed all the qualities required to be a success in that role including skill , vision , tenacity an absolute commitment to the cause of winning football matches .
One incident in particular stands out in my memory as epitomising these values , which was when he went for a tackle right in front of me in the South Stand on the halfway line which he had no right to win and only just lost out on .
The opposition then moved the ball inside then out to the left wing from where , after a bit of trickery , a dangerous cross was put in to our box just beyond the far post where one of our players made a brilliant last ditch tackle to prevent a certain goal .
That player was Stuart McCall , and how he got to be there after 30 seconds earlier being on his arse on the opposite side of the pitch on the halfway line is still a mystery to me but tells you all you need to know about the player he was .
