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

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.

As a young kid, I wasn't really interested at that stage - getting financial advice was far from my mind. I was focused on playing football. But I got onboard with this financial adviser and I heeded his advice, and that was my smartest money decision.

Houllier couldn’t deal with players expressing any anger or questioning any of his decisions

If you pray enough for things, I am proof that they can happen. I feel like a kid on Christmas day now, every day. It's something I have wanted for a long time and I am as happy as anyone to be here. It is great to be back at my first love.

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

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