Ooh, it's too ­embarrassing to share my innermost romantic secrets - although I have written Danielle the odd poem. If anything they are more comedic than romantic. They used to be well ­received but that was before she started studying Shakespeare at drama college. Now I feel so ­inept.

...an excellent player, but he [Ian Wright] does have a black side.

Chris Hughton has been sacked by Norwich. Now? With 5 games to go? Utterly bonkers!

To be honest, it would have been better to watch it on Ceefax.

Ageing footballers never lose their commitment; they just lose their pace

I wouldn't want to go out six nights a week and watch somebody's reserves playing to check out a footballer to see if we're going to buy him.

I just think to be a manager you've got to live and breathe and have this incredible enthusiasm for football, the whole thing. And while I love the game, and it's been a large part of my life, it's not the only thing in my life.