I sometimes think I've needed a bit of an arm around me in my career - which I've not always got from certain managers and coaches who didn't understand me.

I was a boy, suddenly treated like the men and expected to act like them.

I hate talking about football. I just do it, you know?

A goal is a goal no matter which end it goes in. I'm pleased to get off the mark again.

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

Houllier did what he had to do – I’m not the first person to be treated like a disposable commodity

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.