European football games or evening games seem to take a lot more out of you because you don't sleep that night. And as you get older, it gets worse.

Where I grew up, people obviously knew my dad because it's a small place and he was the top player for Swinton - they'd go and watch him play, see him in the papers, so they knew he was black.

I do not wish to hide my origins, nor do I seek to make it a subject of conversation. I am what I am.

Nelson Mandela is my hero outside of football. I was fortunate enough to meet him a couple of times. He was really clued up on his football and he knew me, so that was just unbelievable. It really stuck with me.

What you've got to realise is that footballers, and me in particular, have seen everything in the changing room. Everything. I've seen the manager kicking off with the players, the players kicking off with him, players fighting each other, managers fighting, everything.

Every one is special. Especially after the disappointment of last year, losing out on the last day, it is a great achievement by the lads.

There's never been completion in my football career because I've always been striving for that next thing.