The more players who come through the academy and make it into the first team, that's what we want. Not just for the club but for the country. If they're young English players coming through, that's fantastic. I'm happy to be part of that.

When I was growing up, Keane and Sheringham were my idols, and they wore 10. So it was always my dream to wear it.

Beckham was a great inspiration to me growing up.

If I can be a role model, or if I can maybe make another manager play a young player coming through rather than buy a player, that's incredible.

Essentially, when we run a deficit, we are borrowing money to buy things that are made overseas.

Hope is the anchor of our souls. I know of no one who is not in need of hope - young or old, strong or weak, rich or poor.

You are more committed to things that you give money to - whether it is a church or a politician.

If anything, it just motivates me to work a little harder. Anytime your organization invests a big amount of money like that into you, you want to do everything and more to thank them.