If anything, the security of knowing he was only back home for a flying visit to mark his induction into the Hampden Hall of Fame, seemed to make him even more forthright and frank.
The vast distance now separating Maurice Johnston from his native Glasgow has done little to dilute his passion for Scottish football.
If anything, the security of knowing he was only back home for a flying visit to mark his induction into the Hampden Hall of Fame, seemed to make him even more forthright and frank.