I've now been in over 100 adverts for Walkers, and we've had a lot of laughs along the way.

This whole science thing of working out if players are a little bit tired just gives you an excuse to leave them out.

Most of my best games were when I felt crap - I could hardly move on the morning of the World Cup semi-final in 1990 - but there's a thing called adrenaline that gets you through.

This whole 'tired footballers' and three-games-a-week thing is an absolute myth.

Ultimately, if we can develop enough players, the balance of foreign players isn't great, but that's because we're not producing enough players.

Kids are learning to play. That's why we're seeing an emergence. That's why we're seeing the Under-17s and Under-20s doing better in international football.

Playing football and presenting TV are totally different things, but there are similarities: it's exciting, it can go well, it can go badly... the difference is when presenting goes badly, it doesn't really affect anyone's life, whereas when you have a bad day on the pitch, it affects people's moods for a whole week.

Most clubs would actually like homegrown players because they're a lot cheaper.

I think people come and go, 'I'm going to find the real Gary. What is it... the real Gary? I've got to find it.' But the thing is, it's pretty much what you see is what you get. I'm just like this. There's no hidden viciousness.

Football is losing its heart and sense of humour.