Gordon Strachan Men Quotations

I don't think the squad we have at the moment is conducive to the number of games we'll play next season.

T hey are young men and they have only played seven games this season,

For some strange reason we got on together. Maybe it was because I liked talking about football all the time. We'd sit down on the settee, have a cup of tea and chat about the game. He seemed to enjoy my company and vice-versa. You know, I've met football legends and legends of the entertainment business and they've sometimes been quite disappointing in terms of personality. But Big Jock walked in the room and you knew straight away you were in the presence of somebody special.

Age doesn't bother me, ... I played in the Premiership until I was 40, Gary McAllister was huge influence on Liverpool at 36, so I don't have a problem with that. It's about fitness, mental attitude, are you still hungry enough.

If this were a football match, Portsmouth would be shown the yellow card for time-wasting. To comment now would embarrass the player but there will be a time of my choosing when I will have something to say.

He has been immense for us this season.

There is an impasse at the moment but we are still trying our best to get him because I still believe there is a lot in the lad I can work on. He also wants to come here, which is great.

I can't comment on players who are involved with their particular clubs in the future, and the same applies to Wayne Bridge.