I would have been about seven years old when the formative years of my competitive football education began. I was playing in the local leagues around Manchester, playing against lads from tough areas who had been taught they had to fight for everything.

It was like he was being controlled by a 10 year-old on a PlayStation.

A fan can be able to say what he wants, do what he wants - he pays his money.

A coach once told me there are four factors that determine a players' performance: his tactical awareness, his physical condition, his technical ability and his mental strength.

We're at the top of the cliff and we can either fall off the edge or keep climbing.

There are lots of concerns facing English football but for me the major one is the way in which football clubs are run by owners, whether they are growing organically and sustainably and how that is being policed by the football authorities.

Nothing improves your confidence and brings a team together more than winning a cup.