You had a great deal of success as a player, what was your biggest achievement of your playing career?
I was lucky enough to win championships with most of the clubs I’ve been with - Grimsby, Norwich, Rangers, Falkirk, and Stirling. But making my debut at 16 with my home town club was the tops.

How did it come about that you signed for Stirling Albion?
John Brogan was keen to get me along, and the chairman Peter McKenzie did the persuading.

Did you always intend to go into management?
I had been the reserve team manager at Falkirk and was keen to have a go in the hot seat.

Just how good was the promotion team that you and Ray Stewart led to victory?
For the level we were playing at, it was an excellent mix of young, quality, hard working players who we encouraged to play the game with a smile on their faces.

In the First Division – do you feel as though you took the club as high as they could go?
The team held its own for the first year, but as more and more players moved on, it became very difficult to maintain the standards we had set.

In your time in charge is there anything you wish you could go back and do differently?
I don’t think I would change anything; we were very successful in assembling a good squad of players all of whom got on well with and also entertained the supporters. It was just a shame that the finances of a club like Stirling meant that we couldn’t build on that success.

You still attend a lot of games – are you still on good terms with club and with the chairman Peter McKenzie?
I never ever fell out with Peter; I would like to think that we had a good relationship while I was there, and that we both enjoyed the tremendous ride while it lasted.

Your now a football agent, how did you get involved in that?
Eddie Forrest and Steve Nicholas both rang for my help when Motherwell went bust. In order to make the calls required, I was told I should really get an agents licence.

Football agents get a bad reputation from the fans and media – how much of it is justified?
Just like in any industry, there are good ones and bad ones. I offer advice and support to clients through the sports management company 110sport, which is well established and very professional.

What do you make of Alan Moore and the current squad and what Moore has done with the team?
Managers are always judged on results, so I think that Alan has done as well as could be expected at a small club like Stirling. On the squad, I would say that it’s disappointing that not many young locals have pushed themselves forward into the team.

It is no secret that the club has financial problems, how much was this an issue when you were at the club?
It certainly limited me in the choice of player I could attract, but that made us work harder on the development of the ones we had.

How can Stirling Albion progress as a club and take the next step up?
It can’t. The whole set up of Scottish football needs to be shaken up. We need a pyramid system involving all levels of the game, amateur, junior etc. and then Stirling could see were they stand. There should be a top league of professional clubs who all have the facilities, support and finances to truly call themselves senior football. 4 leagues in such a small country is ridiculous, and forces managers to be looking over their shoulder all the time. That’s why we get so much survival football just now.

Would you ever consider returning to managing or coaching?
Not under the present system. I would need to believe that I could make improvements in things like youth development, style of play etc. but that takes time and I know that’s one thing managers don’t get. It doesn’t interest me just to tick over at a club, avoid relegation and stay in work for another year. Let’s face it, that’s what the majority of managers settle for today.

Many thanks to Kevin Drinkell for taking the time to do the interview with the Official Website and our contributor.