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" The possibility that a provincial town could win the League completely bucks the trend. "

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" Ooh, it's too embarrassing to share my innermost romantic secrets - although I have written Danielle the odd poem. If anything they are more comedic than romantic. They used to be well-received but that was before she started studying Shakespeare at drama college. Now I feel so inept. "

" I just think to be a manager you've got to live and breathe and have this incredible enthusiasm for football, the whole thing. And while I love the game, and it's been a large part of my life, it's not the only thing in my life. "

" My eldest son George had acute myeloid leukaemia when he was a tiny baby, he is now 20 and doing very well. He is a mini-miracle in many ways. "

" What you learn is that you can't please everyone all the time. "

" I generally have a brand of brief on every day. "

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

" It's true: a lot of sportspeople really struggle to find something to do when they finish. It tips them into all sorts of strange things. With ex-footballers, it's really scary. I think 70% of them get divorced within five years. It's hard. You go from being really famous to not that famous. Your salary drops through the floor. "

" That's one of the magical things about the Olympics, Team GB will have someone challenging in a sport that we've never watched and all of a sudden it'll be the biggest thing ever. "

" I am not leaving twitter. If the mindless few defeat the thoughtful majority we are all doomed. "

" The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas. "

" I sort of fall apart in terms of stamina after about 25 minutes! "

" I remember Nayim at Tottenham dived all over the place, and we used to say to him, 'What are you doing?' You do talk about it. "

" I hear it all the time in the street: 'It's the crisp bloke.' "

" In this country, since footballs made from pigs' bladders were whacked into goals without nets, we've played on full-size pitches. Whatever our age. "

" Not many players would turn down a chance to play for Real Madrid and Barcelona, as they're right at the top the tree in terms of football. "

" When I retired in 1994, I was never tempted to drop down the divisions to carry on playing. In fact, I never kicked a ball again, not even in a charity match. "

" We are in the entertainment business and we all know if you are top of the tree you get the big money. Those of us who have been in it are the fortunate ones but we understand that we probably don't deserve it as much as the nurses or teachers. "

" World Cups can be career-defining. "

" People make mistakes. They say stupid things. "

" If somebody in the crowd spits at you, you've got to swallow it. "

" The two centre-backs, Rob Huth and Wes Morgan, are in many ways journeyman pros, but they have that wonderful attitude and never-say-die spirit that has culminated in them being top of the league. "

" The World Cup is every four years, so it's going to be a perennial problem. "

" Are people like Tom Cruise in touch with their public? I doubt it. Footballers are more like the rock stars of yester-year: they are box office. "

" A couple of defeats, and you are gone - that's the danger of World Cups. "

" I'm not that moody. I don't have big ups and downs. "

" My fiancee's brother-in-law was recently paralysed in an accident and it really brought home the fact that thousands of young people live with spinal injuries. It's an issue I wish had more coverage. "

" I think if I'd ever had any skeletons in the closet, they'd have been out a long time ago. "

" On TV, if you fluff your lines, nobody gives a toss. But if you fluff a penalty in the World Cup, well - we all know how much that matters. "

" In terms of aesthetics, I probably look better than I did when I played. "

" I think medically, football is generally well looked after. There are always checks made. Anything which can be done to make footballers or sportsmen of any area safer has to be encouraged. "