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I've had to take a lot of stick down the years but the one thing that really got to me was when someone questioned my integrity. It's the one thing that really grates with you.

Gordon Strachan

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Gordon Strachan
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: February 9
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
Edinburgh
Scotland
Really
Questioned
Stick
Sticks
Integrity
Someone
Take
Thing
Grates
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Grate

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