Alex McLeish’s presence in The Dog and Fox on the High Street in leafy Wimbledon Village caused a ripple of excitement during an otherwise uneventful Tuesday lunchtime earlier this week.
The regulars who were propping up the bar in the plush watering hole in the heart of the affluent London suburb looked up from their pints momentarily and craned their necks to catch a glimpse of the famous local resident as he tucked into a bacon croissant and a pot of tea.