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" I do want to be a manager one day. It might be 10 years, I don't know when. "

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" If the fans want me out, I'll put my hands up and leave. Like a proper man. I won't make excuses, I'll leave. "

" But if I wasn't playing, I would drink Saturdays, then Sunday, then Monday. Then I would try and train and it was no good, then have another drink just to pass the day away. "

" I never predict anything, and I never will. "

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" I won player of the year and players' player, two cups and two championship medals, had a great time. "

" Well, I did know - but I just wanted the day to pass and the next day to come and then I wanted that one to pass. It was a horrible cycle. I felt so close to having to pack the game in. "

" I've got a bit of money in the bank. I'm quite comfortable. "

" I am going to continue and bring this club forward. I am Paul Gascoigne the footballer. "

" I'm going to do things when they are right for me. "

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" I've learnt and I just want to be respected for what I've achieved on the pitch. I know I haven't achieved much off it but I do know I've given pleasure to people watching me play football over the years. "

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" I'll tell you the truth: I had a double brandy before the game but, before, it used to be four bottles of whisky. Not any more. I was fine. I had a glass of wine after the game. But it was just a mouthful. "

" Hopefully everybody will just let me get on with my life. I'm going to. "

" The drink? Yes, I've had tough times in my life, especially the last year, regarding my ex-wife, my kids, I nearly broke my neck, I was on death row with pneumonia. "

" I take responsibility for myself and what I do now. "

" I had to accept that I was an alcoholic, that was the main thing. I think you've got to. But I try not say that I'm an alcoholic. I prefer to say that it's a disease I've got. "

" I don't really do pranks any more. I have a laugh in the dressing room here, where it's safe, and the guys don't go to the papers and tell them what I've done. "

" I know as a manager you have to abide by the chairman's decisions. But his decisions were this team, that team, this player, that player. The chairman is a control freak. "

" Anyway, how can you sack anyone who still hasn't got a contract. I'll be there for the game and I'll stand behind the dugout giving instructions to the players from there. They will respond to me more than the next manager. "