Possibly, but...
The guy who told me the story was a long suffering Maxwell aide and the provenance was fairly cast iron.

A similar story involves the late Brian Clough when he was the manager of Nottingham Forest Football Club. Needing a cup of tea he rings the room where the apprentices clean the boots of the senior players. A young lad answers the 'phone and Clough orders him to make him a cup of tea.
"F#ck off" says the youth.
"Do you know who I am young man?" asks Clough.
"Yes. Do you know who I am?" replies the lad
"No" replies Clough.
"Good" says the lad "F#ck off then"
(Barnetboy, Sun 10 Jul 2011, 16:37, 3 replies)

Bollocks.
The guy who told you this story told you that he'd heard it from a long-suffering Maxwell aide and assured you that the provenance was cast iron. That's how urban legends work. You daft twat.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sun 10 Jul 2011, 19:11, closed)

You can ignore Shambles.
He's always going on like this.
He never believes any of my true stories from my friends, the long suffering Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman walking into a bar.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Sun 10 Jul 2011, 19:15, closed)

I didn't think the Irish fella was still around? Has he recovered from that parrot shooting incident?

( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Sun 10 Jul 2011, 19:37, closed)

The parrot shooting went fine.
It was the budgie jumping that got him.
(Paolo Nutini's Bikini Better than Frederick Fleet's optometrist, Sun 10 Jul 2011, 22:27, closed)

What happened to all those stories about your pakistani and west indian friends?
Did you fall out with them in the early '80s?
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 8:42, closed)

How does one pronounce "f#ck"?

( flake has nothing against your right leg, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 0:38, closed)

"Fhashk".

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 2:01, closed)

Are you some sort of Muslamic?

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 9:52, closed)

Stealing this.

( Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Mon 11 Jul 2011, 15:03, closed)