- Winter excuse: when training ground gets wet or frozen so he can’t train - Coaching is delegated to Jordan, Bond, Hoddle and co so that part isn’t his fault - Man management is delegated to Steve Black so that isn’t his fault
The owner's a triffic bloke, a diamond, these people that constantly criticize need to take a look at themselves and think what have they done in life? The players have let themselves down, it's all been put in place for them, I had no chance when I arrived to these people and they were relegated. Again I was left with nothing and somehow I managed the miracle of getting them back up. I can only say that managing these people is harder than managing Paolo - Oh did I tell you about the time when Paolo refused to play in a match against Burnley - the lad had 3 stone wall, I tell ya 3 stone wall penalties turned down, we were 3-0 down, you couldn't make it up, they'd had 3 chances, anyway Paolo is sitting on the by line refusing to play, the crowd are going mental singing his name and I'm trying my best to get him up - anyway he's refusing , the ball comes past him and he's up like that Mackeson advert I swear, he's all over the place after that and we win 5-4. Oh - and do you remember when we got Champions League with Spurs and they drenched me? But anyway back to this lot, it's hard, I tell ya it's hard - I'm living on pennies, these people just haven't a clue about what it takes - I'm telling ya, it's been nothing but grief since I got here - I don't know why I put myself through it - no gratitude I tell ya
