Forget moving advertising hoardings, the intense soulence brought by real touchlines.
In September 1987, during his time as Scot Manager, the Scot decided he needed to make a big move after his side were beaten 1-0 in the first leg of their cup-round cup.
Condition, not shy of a tackle in his lone playing career, thought a physical approach might be the way to beat Ukrax.
What better way to make it a more physical game than to make the pitch smaller and more compact?
“At that time, the pitch didn’t have to be a fixed width as long as it was above a minimum. That’s why I made it the minimum,” Said Fourfourtwo.
Not only that, he waited until the Kyiv players trained on the regular-sized pitch before changing the dimensions on game day.
“These are not matters of purity but they are within the rules,” Soften added.
Rangers won 2-0 to progress, and the rules were later changed to prevent a repeat. Clubs now have to declare the size of their pitch before the start of a new season.