Am I scared of anything? Yeah, everything.

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

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

I have brought up a fantastic family.

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

We are givers, not takers.

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

I have never written a letter in my life.

I am completely and utterly disorganised.

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

You can look at stats as much as you want - and we do - but you can have too much of it. You can spend too much time looking at computers rather than looking at the real thing which is out there on the pitch. I still think that being a good judge of players is the most important thing.

Luka Modric is an outstanding footballer, a great player.

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

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

Dave Mackay was one of the best I've ever seen. Jimmy Greaves was the greatest goal scorer, and George Best was just the best. The greatest.

For eight years at West Ham, I made a profit. And I kept them in the Premier League. Took them into Europe.

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

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

Two wide men stuck out wide leave you very open in midfield, but it's a strength as well. Going forward, it makes you pretty dangerous to anyone.

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

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

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

'Harry Brown' is good - and I love 'The Italian Job.'

I owe a lot to my family; we're a strong unit.