For Hayley McQueen it is not the money, it is the principle.
‘Dad was in a union,’ she says of Gordon, known to millions for his time as a warrior-like centre-half for Leeds United, Manchester United and Scotland. ‘They should be helping him in his hour of need – not a small charity.’
These are Gordon’s hours of need. Two years ago his family went public with the heartbreaking news that the big stopper with the flowing, blond mane had become the latest footballer to be diagnosed with dementia. Tragically, the disease has quickly taken hold.