The student asked this question very gently and non-threateningly, but her directness and the fact that she was an African American woman herself caused her question to rattle around my brain like a course of electric shock therapy.
"He is a different kind of player to James with his power and strength all round the pitch, allied to a very good football brain, " said MacDonald, who was handed temporary charge of the club following Martin O'Neil's shock decision to quit.