I am, of course, delighted but there was never any doubt about Sol staying.

I am, of course, delighted but there was never any doubt about Sol staying.

Gerard is an open-minded and passionate man. I am the opposite: stubborn and stupid. But sometimes stupid behaviour makes you win.

If somebody stamps on your head in that way, you wouldn't say, 'Thank you very much, can I turn the other cheek'. Only Jesus Christ did that.

If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all.

For a while, you could decide when you loan the player out whether he plays against you or not, and I always decided that he could play against us. But I must say I didn't get any protection from the media because when the player I loaned out scored against us, it's 'aaahhh, look at him, stupid...'

Sol has experience, pace and physical power, which nobody else has together.