Sir John Hall was a multi-millionaire when I came back to Newcastle. With all the players I've bought, I'm trying to make him just an ordinary millionaire.

They compare Steve McManaman to Steve Heighway and he's nothing like him, but I can see why - it's because he's a bit different

It's my opinion that a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any player that he does not want. I have been left with no choice other than to leave.

I'm not disappointed - just disappointed.

I'm not a person who goes into a deep depression after a defeat. I try to remain reasonably upbeat. I'm realistic enough to know that results of football matches are often unpredictable and, when all is said and done, things don't always work out as one would wish!

Shaun Wright-Phillips has got a big heart. It's as big as him, which isn't very big, but it's bigger.

My father was a miner and he worked down a mine.