I remember when he joined the club, as many will. I wasn't certain about the appointment, those were days before the internet so there was very little debate except in the pubs etc about how he might get on and I was still a young ****ager at the time.

He walked down the road from Dens for his interview by all accounts. At the end of the interview I think it was Johnstone Grant that said to him "So Jim, if you get this job what things would you want, is there anything you would need to spend money on to improve the team?"

Quick as a flash Jim came back "Aye, a stopwatch. Your players aren't fit enough!"