HE may be a tough, no-nonsense, shaven-headed Scot.

But Andy Watson, Alex McLeish's No 2 at Birmingham, had trouble convincing punters of that at a nightspot in the Second City this week.

The former Scotland assistant stunned onlookers when he walked through the doors of a popular city centre bar wearing a suit jacket and . . . a leather skirt.

Even more worrying is the fact that, apparently, he wears it quite often.

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PASTA JOKE

'AVE IT recalls the fuss Daniel Levy made when an alleged dodgy lasagne upset Tottenham tummies and supposedly cost them a Champions League slot.

So in the week leading up to a match against West Ham, their old Pastagate rivals, perhaps Jermaine Jenas knocking up a giant lasagne for local kids as part of a community project wasn't the wisest idea.

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ROY WOULD CHUCKLE

CHUCKLE - Roy Keane

ROY KEANE would surely have granted himself a chuckle even on one of the darkest days of his career.

Because news of his Sunderland exit was enough to throw the Irish Football Writers' dinner into chaos.

Instead of tucking into a decent bit of nosebag and enjoying the speeches, the majority of the assembled hacks were too busy filing copy and burbling into mobiles to enjoy the night.

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KOP A LOAD OF JUNIOR

AT least one member of the Ince family is making a decent fist of things.

While his dad is just about clinging on to a job at Ewood Park, Thomas Ince was scoring and starring in Liverpool's Youth Cup win at Leeds.

And Anfield coaches reckon Ince Jnr's immediate future is much brighter than the old man's.

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WIDE OF THE MARK

MULL IT OVER - Mark Dennis

MARK DENNIS may have re-invented himself as a radio pundit but still manages to mangle language in the same way he did wingers.

The once-feared defender was recently extolling the virtues of Harry Redknapp's relative success at Spurs.

"It can be summed up in one word," Dennis claimed, "organisation and man-management."

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KEANE ON A HAPPY HOUR

ONE publican in the blue half of Liverpool has an exquisite sense of humour. He's advertising 'Keane Hour.'

Just like Happy Hour, it only lasts 60 minutes.

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