He's old enough to draw a pension, but Craig Brown still knows how to pack a punch

HE IS one of the most senior figures in Scottish football with a reputation as an articulate, level-headed and peaceable man.

But the former manager of the Scotland national team, Craig Brown, proved that he still had some fight in him when the 70-year-old yesterday admitted that he punched an official from an opposing team on the touchline.

The incident happened after his current club Motherwell were awarded a late penalty during their 1-0 second-leg defeat by Danish side Odense at Fir Park on Thursday night.

Kim Brink, one of the visiting team's directors, was seen to barge into Mr Brown, sending him off balance.

Mr Brown responded with what he described as a "retaliatory punch".