Maybe McGhee's been on the phone to Sturrock:
MMG: "ehhhh! Luggy gonay gie us Big Jim Patersonooo-oh and Steevo McLean-oh?"
PS: "Fit'll ye gie me for them"
MMG: "eehm ahve got nae money, fit aboot I let you in on a secret signing I'm making, he's magic, the next Desailly! The boys name Reda Johnson plays for Amiens"
PS: "Well Mark I'm still nae geein you Jim and Steeve, but Reda Johnson fae Amiens you say!"
MMG: "Ah Shit!"