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SMITH: A MAN; New boss at the SFA is ready to make sacrifices for good of our game.

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From: The Daily Mail (London, England)
Date: 20070602
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Byline: STEPHEN MCGOWAN

A WRITER and satirist from the 19 th Century, Elbert Hubbard, had little wit or wisdom to offer on the subject of Scottish football.

Yesterday, however, the new SFA chief executive quoted the obscure author to outline a can-do attitude towards his new [pounds sterling]150,000a-year post.

Gordon Smith has made sacrifices to take up office at the national stadium - financial, personal and professional. His reward, inevitably, will arrive in the form of a public kicking at regular intervals.

Perceived as someone who struggles to handle ...

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