"It would have been a difficult decision because of the timing, I think Stevie would have loved to have won another title and ended four years at Ibrox having won the league twice. This year will be the 72nd SJA British Sports Awards, the event is the longest-running celebration of the nation's sporting achievements having been first awarded in 1949. "If we left him on another half an hour, we would have had Wayne Rooney's family on the phone," Southgate added. "He is a phenomenal goalscorer, we wanted to give him the chance tonight and he took it well. Lees, who coached athletes who represented Britain at senior level, had appealed against a five-year sanction issued in February but an independent appeal committee of UKA found him guilty of five charges with an additional two charges also admitted by Lees.