Basically, a manager is a father figure to 20 or 25 blokes. It's about trying to get the best out of them and creating team spirit.

I want to be around when Newcastle win a trophy because I want to see this place lift off. It will be one hell of a party for a long time.

Any change of my style, the way I've played for 10 years, will not be a drastic one. Yes, I've always given as good as I've got; as a forward you have to do that because, if you don't look after yourself, you might find yourself being thrown in a hole and buried.

Newcastle fans never cease to amaze me. If there was a trophy for best supporters this lot would win it hands down every year.

If you want to have a great party at Wembley, don't invite the Germans.

As a kid I always wanted to be a centre-forward. I wanted the buzz and thrill of scoring goals from an early age.

If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes.