I don't want to be a passenger sitting on the bench not doing much, even in my older years.

I'm happy here, and why change when you love the club and the club's in a really good position right now.

I don't want to be a passenger sitting on the bench not doing much, even in my older years.

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.

Training's completely different now. It used to be a lot of running and work without the ball. Now it's all with the ball, which any player loves.

I didn't want to be the rebel who was bottom of the class, so I worked hard. They wanted me to stay on for A-Levels, but football came calling - that was my real love.

If players are performing for you, their age shouldn't really matter, especially because the older players can bring their experience to the table.