When you take a lot of stick you want to ram it down people's throats.

I'm really happy here. I think anyone who knows me well, and the fans too I hope, they know that I love the area, and the bond that I've had with the fans has been fantastic.

There's so many kids out there and it's such a cut-throat world. I've seen a lot of my mates, you know, who are better players than me at a certain age, and they're not in football now.

When you look at the caliber of players in the England squad and their ability, why should we go into the tournament fearing anyone?

I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.

I like to go to America. That's where I go for most of my holidays.

I'm not the kind of player to see out my time and sit with my bum on the bench too much. I want to be involved. That's my character.