"I could sit and talk football with anybody every day of the week and I believe it would be quite an informed discussion. "Sitting with politicians, it's probably not my strongest skillset, but where I see the value for me is prison reform. "I've got lived, real-life experience of spending time in prison, coming out, being rehabilitated. And I feel I've got quite an educated opinion on the prison system from being in it and living in it."
Last seen marking their return from September's international break with a 1-1 stalemate at home against Motherwell, the Dark Blues have failed to win any of their first five top-flight appearances and they have put just a trio of points on the board. Getting this weekend's fixtures underway sat down in 11th-place, the former Carlisle boss has a major job on his hands.