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

While the World Cup is great every four years, I think people struggle to get themselves excited about qualifiers against the smaller nations. It will take some good performances from the national team to get the feel-good factor back, as far as the England team goes at least.

If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.

I loved [Real Madrid]. It was a real experience, playing with a great team. One of the first questions I'm often asked is 'What was Madrid like?' It's got that mystique about it. It's a magical place and a magical team, and everything about it is great.

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.

My Dad was briefly an Everton player and I used to follow them as a boy.

You always come back to earth with a thump at some stage. Life has it's ups and downs; the acid test is how you handle the downs.