Kyle Lafferty

“I'm always going to be a Rangers fans and I'll always look out for their results. But if I thought the fans would have me back, then I'd always have that door open.”

“I knew it was against the rules to bet on football, but when you've got an addiction you just want to win that money back.”

“I won't pay a guy money that I don't think he deserves.”

“I spoke to the Sporting Chance clinic and I was seeing a guy in London every one or two weeks for an hour-long meeting about my gambling.”

“Scotland - and Glasgow - is a tough place to play football and a lot of big names have come up here and not produced.”

“I think that's why gamblers get so bad, being online. It makes it so easy. I don't have any online accounts, I never have.”

“When a team like Rangers is interested in you, it's something you have to look at and you know you're doing something right.”

“You have to have something about you to perform in Scotland. I'm sure these foreign players are excellent but we don't know how they're going to perform.”

“I've always given 110% for Northern Ireland, for my country. I'll never throw in the towel.”

“I was in and about the Northern Ireland team, I was a young boy, an up and coming star in the team!”

“I grew up in Northern Ireland, didn't have a lot of money and getting over to Glasgow to watch a game was probably a lot to expect from my mum and dad.”

“Hearing teams like Rangers are interested in you, you intend to give that little bit extra to show that obviously you can play and score goals.”

“It was every day on the horses and every single race. I was betting on anything; horses, dogs, virtual racing, roulette.”

“I'm not looking for sympathy. If there's other footballers addicted to gambling, then maybe me speaking about my battle might help them.”

“I think everyone knows that when you find someone you love, you want to make them proud.”

“I've been around the world and it's an experience I've enjoyed. But there's no feeling like pulling on a Rangers jersey and playing in front of those fans every week.”

“I've no problem with Neil Lennon. I'm thrilled for him to be interested in me. He tried to sign me for Bolton but football is football.”

“But I think I'm always going to be remembered for being the daft guy who had a chance at Rangers and never took it.”

“Glasgow is a strange place. If you don't have someone close to you looking out for you, your head will wander.”

“I've got a nice, big house. I've got two nice cars, including a Bentley, and I'm test-driving a Porsche.”