It sounds mercenary and it smacks of rats leaving the sinking ship. But get real, when everyone is bailing out, you don't want to be the last man standing.

To say that I haven't been motivated to play is absolute nonsense.

Maybe if I'd not been able to kick a ball it would have been different, but I doubt it because all my mates are decent blokes now, just normal fellas with families.

The money I try and earn is for my family. It's not for me. It's always about my family.

Nothing had changed in my routine, except that when I went down the chippy and got me special fried rice, it would be wrapped in a newspaper that had my picture all over it.

An image has stuck for most of my career and it isn't flattering.

I don't really think kids care much these days - they just tell you to f*** off.