Graham Potter

“But any squad needs players who are hungry to do well, with their careers ahead of them. That's important for the dynamic of the group, but it also needs a balance of guys who have seen it, done it and have that quality of leadership. It is all about the quality of the player.”

“We thought of cultural activities as a way of taking players out of their comfort zone and building team spirit, helping them be braver, and a bit more comfortable in the uncomfortable situations.When you involve the community in that they get interested.”

“What you've never had, you never miss.”

“All I can promise is I'll do my very best. I'll try as hard as I can.”

“I was obviously never good enough to play at a top level, or even anywhere close to that, if I'm being honest. That's the reality.”

“I was used to football supporters hammering me and I thought my name was Graham Potter-Boo at one point.”

“People think that coaching is about winning football matches - which, of course, it is - but throughout my career it has also been about helping people become better, more able to deal with life and be more successful in their lives, on and off the football pitch.”

“You always need a bit of fortune in life.”

“I had five years in the university sector which was a time where I could make my mistakes, develop with the students and players there. I also worked with the people at the university to put some concept and theory on my own experiences.”

“I got a job as a football development manager which meant I could coach the students and work with the sports sciences department, all the people in university sector.”

“Any coach in my era will reference or look at Guardiola's teams. If you look at the style of play, he has had a huge influence on football. And he has innovated it again.”

“Players are fundamentally the same - regardless of what they earn. They want to improve and want to be part of something.”

“If you identify those guys - something we have done in the past - who are not as valued in the current market for whatever reason and you look to get them to play at a higher level than where they have come from. That's how you develop the team.”

“I can't sing, I can't dance, I can't do much else to be honest.”

“It is about building the best team you can, not just one to play in the Championship. You look short-term because you need to be competitive, that's the nature of the business. But it's exciting to have players whose potential is exciting.”

“My playing career that was a bit up but mostly down. I played in the Premier League at Southampton but most of my career was in the lower divisions.”

“You have to respect and understand the environment. So I don't think it's a case of taking anything from Ostersund and transferring it to somewhere else.”

“My mum had always pressed on me to continue my education, and it was just the volatility of sport in terms of not being able to control the result.”

“At Ostersunds, we had half the players who were part-time and working and the other half were full-time.”

“I improved enormously, on and off the pitch, over that year at Swansea.”