With a decent change of pace for a man of 88, Tommy Docherty springs from his chair by the fireplace and hurries up a short staircase to the cosy TV room where he keeps a few souvenirs.
Nothing too flash but four Scotland caps are tastefully framed and hang on a wall with a couple of small trophies on a shelf.
He lifts a heavy, silver cigarette case and wipes a thumb across the engraving, a message of congratulations from Manchester United in honour of winning the FA Cup in 1977.
‘I had to ask them for it, mind,’ quipped the Doc.