Very few of us have any idea whatsoever of what life is like living in a goldfish bowl, except, of course, for those of us who are goldfish.

In international football you have 10 games a season, with players from different clubs. There’s no time for proper coaching; they’re just recovering from playing on the Saturday.

It’s the only way we can lose, irrespective of the result.

We shouldn’t blame the Panama programme for the World Cup bid failing.

I have to choose my words carefully because I don’t want to sound like one of those who goes on about how things were better in my day.

Napoleon wanted his generals to be lucky. I don’t think he would have worked with me.

Carlos Tevez’s English should be better than what it is.

The biggest thing I’ve found since I left the game – and I’m glad I chose to leave rather than being sacked – is that so many people are in football for the wrong reasons. Not because they love the game, but because they smell money.

I’d never allow myself to let myself call myself a coward.

The ambition of an England manager should be to become England manager.