Managers are obsessed with the game. It’s very, very difficult, if not impossible, to live a balanced lifestyle.

You can go to the pictures or read a book, but football constantly comes back into your mind. It’s not a job, it’s a life. It takes up your time, thoughts and energy and it can damage relationships with those around you.

Once Tony Daley opens his legs you’ve got a problem.

It’s like being on Death Row in an American jail. You are waiting for the door handle to turn, not knowing whether it’s a reprieve or just your final breakfast before being executed.

There’s only two types of manager. Those who’ve been sacked and those who will be sacked in then future.

I’m a firm believer that if the other side scores first, you have to score twice to win.

If they hadn’t scored, we would’ve won.

The list of future England managers should not be left until one day after the current manager has disappeared. All of a sudden everyone's in panic, running round all over the place, sometimes not quite sure of what the credentials for the job are. It gets the next bloke off on a bad foot, and that is why the process should be more streamlined and easier than this - certainly it should be quicker.

There’s only two types of manager. Those who’ve been sacked and those who will be sacked in then future

As one door closes, another one shuts.