I don't hold grudges.

We are givers, not takers.

My record speaks for itself.

Lots of people do that silly tweeting.

I've got no business acumen whatsoever.

I have never written a letter in my life.

I am completely and utterly disorganised.

Luckily they had a stupid on their side too.

Samassi Abou don’t speak the English too good.

I write like a two-year-old and I can't spell.

I write like a two-year-old, and I can't spell.

I feed foxes. I'm not supposed to, but I love it.

David Bentley has got balls - and plenty of them.

People think I'm all calm, but underneath I'm not.

I don't write. I couldn't even fill a team sheet in.

Luka Modric is an outstanding footballer, a great player.

Lionel Messi is the most amazing player I have ever seen.

All my mates are West Ham supporters; I went there at 15.

What are they going to do, shoot me? It's not war you know.

I just thought Spurs were a challenge that I had to take on.

Paul Scholes should be included in England's Euro 2012 squad.

I've not made my name as a wheeler and dealer. Don't say that.

Ryan Giggs just had an athlete's physique. He could run all day.

I have not purposely gone out to try to avoid paying income tax.

I am a fantastic football manager, not a hard-headed businessman.

I have never sent a fax, and I've never even sent a text message.

To me, there's no point in having confrontation for the sake of it.

He's disappeared to Azerbaijan, or somewhere ridiculous in the world.

I don't care about Christmas, we are going to train on Christmas Day.

I do enjoy seeing footballers every day, being on the training ground.

Roy Race was a comic book hero, and Steven Gerrard is a real-life one.

I've got no hobbies - a game of golf every now and again, but that's it.

I told Birmingham I don't want nothing, I'm not interested in the money.

I've heard of Francis Drake and Ted Drake. But I don't know who Drake is.

It's like being on the Titanic and seeing there's only one lifeboat left.

There're plenty of good people in football - mostly players and managers.

I wouldn't fart in front of my wife, and she wouldn't do it in front of me.

I am not going to fiddle taxes. I pay my accountant a fortune to look after me.

I love animals, all animals - apart from cats. I'm a little bit scared of cats.

Football wears you out, and when things are not going well, it's not enjoyable.

The fans pay good money to watch their team, so they are entitled to their opinion.

I haven't got an old man's brain. I have got a sharp mind and enjoy doing what I do.

I am not a tax fiddler. I am not any kind of tax fiddler, never have been in my life.

The only relaxed boss is Big Ron. He had me drinking pink champagne - before the match.

You shouldn't be paying massive wages when you've got a stadium that holds 18,000 people.

To try and nick a few quid off the income tax... Why? I am not into that. I don't need that.

When I was a kid, all our seaside holidays were spent on Canvey Island or in Clacton-on-Sea.

Nobody at the FA has ever explained why I was overlooked and not even asked for an interview.

Lionel Messi reminds me of George Best, the way he would run with the ball tight to his foot.

If you can't pass the ball properly, a bowl of pasta's not going to make that much difference!

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