Graeme Souness

He loved striking the ball, which he was a lovely striker of the ball anyway.

He loved striking the ball.

He wanted to stay behind.

I remember Ewan Hutch, because he was a really lovely striker of the ball as well, Don Hutchinson.

And he just had an appetite to learn, which was, you know, they're the kind of kids you want to work with.

And it was tragic that he ended up getting his injury because as great a career as he had, I think he would have gone on to play 60, 70 times for his country and won a lot more.

But fate, fate, he was unlucky, you know, getting the injury that he got because it was a,

Your knee is such a, you know, you think of talking cruciate ligaments today.

It's the one that players don't want because it affects so much of your game.

You know, and being in midfield where it's all about slipping and starting and twisting and

and being aware of your surroundings, that was the worst possible injury he could have got.

And he was a big unit, Jamie.

He was all there, he was solid.

He did everything.

I can remember having a conversation with him and saying, look, you've got fabulous technique, you've got a great attitude.

Are you prepared to cross the line?

And this is how it was in those days.

Sometimes you have to be prepared to fall out with people, I said to him.

And he said, I remember what he said, he said, yeah, I can do that, I'll do that.

And, you know, I just wanted to get a bit more aggression into his game.