I had a player once whose wife had twins and one of them was in and out of hospital for a year. You just have to give people as much time as they need.

Everyone says teams should work harder when they are losing but sometimes that makes it worse.

Sometimes when I'm watching managers on television and I see all that anxiety I realise that I don't miss the job as much as I thought.

But the art of management has not changed. The art of it is still 80 to 90 per cent man-management. It is just a matter of getting the best out of what you have got.

Ask anyone in the game: if you want a player from France or a French player, 99 per cent of the time, you will have to deal with Willie McKay or someone like him. If you want to get the job done, then you need the Willie McKays of this world.

It's the last question mark against me in my career. Why couldn't I keep a team in the Premier League.

My three-course meal would be: smoked salmon with capers and a few prawns on there as well. Then it would be a dover sole grilled on the bone with a portion of green beans. And if I wasn't dieting or looking after myself, my favourite pudding would be bread and butter pudding with custard, ice cream and clotted cream all together!

I love poetry and I've kept everything I've written.

You do understand when you get into management that you will get the sack at some stage, but that never puts people off trying again.

It's good to see Graham Alexander back in the game. He was such a tremendous professional as a player so I know he'll give management his best shot.

If there is one thing worse for a manager than having an interfering owner it is uncertainty over the ownership.

If you are a manager with a new owner who has more ideas than knowledge, all you can do is get your head down and do your best, which is what Malky Mackay did at Cardiff.

People just do not realise what a football life can be. Since 1968 I've never had more than a few weeks out of work, when I left Sheffield United and I have not had a Christmas.

The report I remember most vividly from school is the one I destroyed before I got home, telling my parents I'd lost it. Three words stood out, and still do: 'Must try harder'.

My son William and my daughter Amy are both really into their hockey now and I can enjoy watching that.

I remember when I was younger I used to sing that Beatles song, 'When I'm 64', and think that's light years away for me - I was 18 when it came out. Now here I am.

I would like to apologise to anyone who has put a bet on me becoming the next Scotland manager.

But referees have to remember there is a reason managers are being nice to them - we're hoping that it just might make the difference when there is a borderline decision.

Oh, I love Cornwall, it's so special. We bought the house when I was with Plymouth Argyle and we've just kept that on and kept modernising things.

When you're younger, you worry about the sack and getting abuse and things, but when you get to my age, you become less bothered about those things. It becomes more like a hobby and less like life or death.

Personally I have not encountered racism at matches, or in clubs I have worked in, for many years.

I've been looking forward to going back to Huddersfield. I was manager when the club moved from Leeds Road to the new stadium and it contributed to us getting promotion.

I did not win anything at Leverkusen so to win six titles in four years with Bayern shows the move was worthwhile.

There must be some tensions in a team, which you can't always wipe away or smooth over.