Previously people were treated anonymously particular on a drugs situation which is obviously highly emotive. They have been treated anonymously even after the verdict had been reached.

The manager sits down with me; I sit down with the board. We assess the success of the year. The manager assesses whose coming through the academy system. His job is to look at what is happening in European and world football.

Players aren't quite as mercenary as people make them out to be. Some of them are but some aren't.

The rolling contract was designed to specifically take away some of that retirement talk and retirement issue.

We knew that his retirement would come one day and we both have been planning for it by ensuring the quality of the squad.

Previously people were treated anonymously particular on a drugs situation which is obviously highly emotive. They have been treated anonymously even after the verdict had been reached.

Would we prefer to be lifting it? Of course we would. You can't look back, we have to look forward and say what are we going to do get it back next year.