Brian Graham feels like Partick Thistle's Peter Pan amid double duty but his dad thinks he's Jose Mourinho

At 68, his dad Danny is still grafting as an electrician.

After a shift he soaks in a bath for hours to make sure he’s ready to go the next day. He can’t help it. Hard work is a family fundamental. A non-negotiable that defines them and where they’ve come from. Danny demands certain standards. If his son – who is Partick Thistle’s 36-year-old striker and top scorer – doesn’t play well, he won’t speak to him for days. That’s just the way he is. As well as doing his job as a spark, he goes to every Jags game to see his boy.But Brian Graham has warned his old man to slow down. And the irony isn’t lost on him.

Given what he has taken on, it’s a miracle MailSport has managed to pin him down for half an hour. Not only is he the top marksman in the Championship and desperately trying to get his club back to Scotland’s top flight – he’s also a manager for Partick Thistle’s women’s team in the SWPL. Throw in a wife, two kids and a one-year-old Cocker Spaniel and it’s a wonder that he’s not physically and mentally exhausted. His schedule is ridiculous. On away trips with Thistle, he used to do his ‘A’ licence homework on the team bus.

And his game plan for a women’s game can often be devised during a 45-minute dog walk. It’s hard graft, alright. But that doesn’t bother Graham. Because from his days growing up in Glasgow’s tough Barmulloch housing estate, it’s been ingrained in him.

In an exclusive interview with MailSport , he said: “The way I am is down to my upbringing. I grew up in a scheme and loved it. We’d play against the next scheme and get chased down the road. That made you quick on your feet and taught you how to jump hurdles!

“My dad’s an electrician and mum was a cleaner before she got rheumatoid arthritis. I come