In a poignant week when football said farewell to Gordon Lee, Brian Horton raised a glass to the manager who signed him for a pint of shandy.
Lee, the former Newcastle, Everton and Blackburn boss, passed away at the age of 87 on Tuesday, leaving a treasure trove of experience and fond memories spanning five decades in some of the game's hotbeds.
More than half a century ago, when Lee had taken over from Stanley Matthew s as Port Vale manager, the club was skint and he had to rebuild the side from free transfers and non-League bargains.
