My parents were a huge inspiration to me and a massive part of my life and everything that I have achieved.

You know, I'm not one of these where football is everything in my life. It never has been and there have always been things that are more important to me.

This country always wants the underdog to win, that's in our nature.

Nobody wants to lose to bloody Rochdale.

I saw my mates go off to get apprenticeships on the shipyards and I went off to chase the dream of playing football and made sure I worked hard at it.

I was never blessed with any real ability but I loved the game and made up for anything I lacked with sheer hard work.

I'm a Newcastle lad, so to be manager is every Geordie's dream.

Does it feel like I can't win? Sometimes.

Only those who have lost their parents will know what it is like. It is horrific, it is hard and it breaks your heart, it really does.

I think as a manager you have always got to be looking at how you can improve.