I’ve known Gordon McQueen the best part of 50 years. We’ve been close friends since he joined Leeds United from St Mirren in 1972 and we were in the same digs.
We played many games together for Leeds, Manchester United and Scotland. He was the best man at my wedding and I was at his.
Due to lockdown, we haven’t seen each other for what seems like a long time but we speak every week on the phone and his wife Yvonne called us to say they were going to say something publicly about his health.
He has been diagnosed with vascular dementia.