I thought I would break the scoring record when I got to 40 goals by the age of 27 or 28, but then Fabio Capello took over and he never picked me again.

All Newcastle fans need to know is that I will be giving everything for their cause now.

When you put better teams in front of you, that's when the big players rise to that occasion.

The Spanish league is fantastic, but it has not the great passion the English Premiership has got.

To be the best you have to forget partying and concentrate all your energies on the football.

If you look at football over the last 50 years there has been a gradual decrease in goals, you don't see too many 10-nils these days, but two, three or four goals per game is a good spectacle.

I've always been a player that likes to get round the back and get crosses in for other people. When I first burst on to the scene some people only saw the goals I was scoring. More recently they've taken notice of the goals I've set up. It is nice to be recognized for that.