There was a big possibility that I would have had to leave Newcastle had Ruud Gullit stayed as manager.

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

There was a big possibility that I would have had to leave Newcastle had Ruud Gullit stayed as manager.

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

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

One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best.

Lampard picks his head up and knocks it out to the wing.