IF there has been a generally sunny reaction to Gordon Strachan's appointment as Scotland manager, there remains one cloud of doubt which can be summed up in a single word: Middlesbrough.
IF there has been a generally sunny reaction to Gordon Strachan's appointment as Scotland manager, there remains one cloud of doubt which can be summed up in a single word: Middlesbrough.
Gordon Strachan freely admits his Middlesbrough gamble did not pay off. Picture: Getty Images
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Michael Grant on Monday
Even for Strachan's most supportive admirers – and the general enthusiasm towards him encompasses most Scotland fans and even many of his former sparring partners in the media – it has been impossible to shake off a nagging concern about what happened during his 51 miserable weeks on Teesside. Middlesbrough amount to only a fraction of Strachan's career but, for now, it remains relevant because it was his most recent managerial work and ended with supporters baying for him to be sacked.
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