Managers are obsessed with the game. It's very, very difficult, if not impossible, to live a balanced lifestyle.

I'm a firm believer that if the other side scores first, you have to score twice to win.

As one door closes, another one shuts.

The chairmen of the largest companies in the world can cancel an appointment or move a board meeting; a manager cannot change the date of a game. In the combined 42 years that Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have managed in English football, I can only remember one occasion when Sir Alex did not attend a Manchester United game.

If you hire people who are smarter than you, maybe you are showing that you are a little bit smarter than them.

Once Tony Daley opens his legs you've got a problem.

Gary Speed was honourable, trustworthy and a joy to manage. He was honest, he was a role model and he was a great bloke. An avid learner, he recognised responsibility and he was always fully committed.