186 Quotes by Gordon Strachan

It's never good losing a player like Stan, but hopefully the rest will do him good. I think it's probably fair to say that he hasn't been as dynamic for us over recent games and, if you look at his performances, I think there's a lot there to suggest that his body has been getting tired.

Apart from not taking advantage of the good crossing positions we got into, we also need a better shape,

I haven't been there for a competitive game for a long time but I scored my first ever league goal there, so I have happy memories.

I lived in England for 21 years and I know that everybody, apart from some of the teams that think they might get relegated, would love Celtic and Rangers to be in the English League. I think it will happen eventually.

I had a discussion about it over a plate of soup with Stan,

If you had said to me after those European games that we would be in this position heading into this game with Hearts, I'd have taken that,

If you play for Celtic or Rangers, there is a certain responsibility. If you are a footballer full stop, you have a certain responsibility. You have to be disciplined. It's okay being angry, but you must be focused and you just keep trying to work on that. There is a thin dividing line between being a competitor and going over that.

If you want to start it, accept it. That's what we did when we were players. We used to go hammer and tongs at it, and some of the things that were said were nasty, but if someone wants to start a verbal in any walk of life, they have to accept it.

It has been the Jimmy Johnstone week at Celtic Park.