Chris Hughton

“As a manager, a coach and a player, you want to be at the top end of the table.You want to be challenging.”

“I worked under a lot of 'top-class managers at Spurs and had to take over as 'caretaker a couple of times when things were not going well. I know what's required.”

“What I do know as a manager, as a person, is that you have to try and be honest with everyone around you. If I leave a player out, they deserve an explanation. It's about communication, about being clear in what you want.”

“When I played and got abused by another player, called a 'black so and so,' I always said 'that's out of order' but I tried to ignore it. I'd be thinking: 'You're not going to bring me down to that level.' But there were occasions when something was said and the next tackle went in a lot firmer.”

“The bosses at Newcastle basically decided they didn't want me. Ultimately, there isn't anything you can do about that. The only thing you can do is move on. But I don't think I've anything to prove.”

“We don't see enough women in the boardroom.”

“I have spoken on many occasions about what I felt about a lack of black managers at the highest level. Total inclusion is good for our game and that is what I think everyone wants to see.”

“What everyone wants to see are exciting football matches where fans get behind the team that they support.”

“When I started my pathway, black players were often considered to be good wingers, good players, but not captain or management material. It has changed since then, which is pleasing, but we still have so far to go.”

“I've lost two jobs, at Newcastle and Norwich, but that's the nature of the game these days. It doesn't remove winning the Championship with Newcastle from my record, nor finishing 11th in my first season at Norwich after we went on an incredible run before Christmas.”

“I enjoyed a wonderful career at White Hart Lane. I had some terrific highs as a player in the eighties and to go from there and have so many years on the coaching staff is something that makes me very proud.”

“You'll never get anyone saying something detrimental about Jose - he's an outstanding manager.”

“The percentages of black and ethnic players compared to those in management is a massive gap. We have to make sure we work hard enough to resolve that.”

“I think all you can do is prepare properly for every game but you also have to be realistic. Be realistic about what you are as a team.”

“Winning the Championship was my biggest achievement.”

“If I look at my era, you looked at the black players who were playing then and there weren't many - Clyde Best... Certainly as each generation has gone, there have been role models for young black players to aspire to.”

“I was a coach at Spurs for 15 years. I did want to go into management but what was important to me was doing a very good job in whatever capacity I was employed.”

“If other managers are going to say things I can't legislate for that, that's their opinions.”

“If you're not starting well and not taking the lead, then you're constantly putting pressure on yourself as a team.”

“It's always a nice thought to be coming against the best managers.”