Coach

I remember the terrible winter in 1963, clearing the snow off the forecourt at Upton Park with the rest of the players so we could train. Job done, we'd play on it for two hours in silly little plimsolls, sliding everywhere.

When I left Portsmouth, I was happy. I'd had a great two years there, but I wanted a break. I needed a break.

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

I enjoy going to Old Trafford. I love the tradition.

I'm useless around the house.

I do wonder how managers like Brian Clough and Bill Shankly would cope. How would Cloughie deal with players taking five pairs of different colour boots to a game?

There's only so much you can say to any group of players before they stop listening.

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

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

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

The arrival of Arsene Wenger in 1996 certainly heralded a change in English football. He was very successful very quickly, and suddenly, all the talk was about his revolutionary new training methods.

I am a worrier.

When I was a player, you only left the club if they wanted to get rid of you. That was your team - if you were at West Ham, you didn't leave until the manager wanted to replace you. You didn't think about playing for Arsenal or Chelsea.

I see it every week - parents shouting and screaming at kids. My dad was the same. He was always there, but he never interfered. Ron Greenwood, who was the manager of West Ham when I was a kid, wouldn't allow any parent to shout from the touchline. He thought players should be allowed to think for themselves.

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

I love what I do; I want to continue doing it, I work hard at my job.

I was fortunate to spend the Sixties working for one of the greatest football minds this country has ever produced: Ron Greenwood.

I am not a 34-year-old manager trying to make my way in the game; I have been around a long time.

I would love to work with a young and upcoming coach somewhere and give him some experience. Something like Gerry Francis overseeing Tony Pulis.

For me, sitting there, watching them pass the ball, watching them train - you want to be around good players.