I've always been a bit old-fashioned and thought the best way to sort things out was man to man.

Ever since I started professional football at 15 there was always that togetherness and solidarity in the dressing room - it is a sanctuary. When I started football everyone believed it.

When things go wrong it is magnified 10 times more in the Premier League.

You have to accept criticism.

Players live a different life. They've been blessed. They live in a bubble and they live in a world where they get everything really. They've become film stars.

Discipline and respect and hard work are not bad words. I expect that from everybody - especially the players who are in fortunate and very lucky positions.

I think football is a reflection on life and society and you have to move with the times. I've moved with the times, I've had to.

Respect for people who employ you, respect for people you work with, respect for the job you're doing is enormous for me. I adhere to those principles.

If you're a manager in the Premier League the pressure is enormous because if you don't win matches, you'll not be there very long.

I can remember being at Gillingham playing in the fourth division ringing up other people I knew at clubs to see what team they would play, if they had injuries. Or you would ring a press man you knew in that area.