Roy Hodgson

“It wasn't purely Alex Ferguson's experience that made him a good manager, because he did it when he was inexperienced. But if you've got the qualities needed, and then you add experience to it, someone who's been through it, well, that has to be advantageous. There's no doubt about that.”

“The last thing you want as a striker is the opposing team putting all 10 players behind the ball.”

“If success is about winning the league, there will always be 19 disappointed clubs.”

“You're as old as you feel.”

“I was so fully involved in football and building a career that I didn't spend nearly enough time with my son when he was growing up.”

“I don't know whether you ever get over things that cause you pain.”

“I don't like the way I see society going.”

“I assisted Bobby Houghton at Halmstads, and we were both just under 30. We'd say, 'Wouldn't it be great to do this for maybe 10 years, save a little money, then perhaps start a little business together.' Some sort of travel agency. We had no football thoughts beyond that, other than maybe combining it with a bit of sport, getting a few tours going.”

“The one thing we have to remember about Fernando Torres is that he's a human being who has come in for an enormous amount of criticism, not least during the World Cup from people in Spain and around the world.”

“I have been in football a long time, and Wayne Rooney has been in football a long time. He would regard me as someone who is very false if I ever said to him, 'Your place is guaranteed.' He would not expect it, and I would be very upset anyway if anyone asked me to give them a guarantee of a place.”

“The important thing is to take each game as it comes.”

“There is a belief that getting any particular job may depend on who has just had five consecutive victories. If that's the way it is, I've got a healthy attitude.”

“Really and truly, I don't like talking about refereeing decisions.”

“Most teams - whether they like it or not against Manchester City - you're going to find yourself quite often penned in your own half.”

“It hasn't always been a Premier League ride for Crystal Palace supporters. They're there to support us through the hard times.”

“I think, increasingly, people will define success as staying in the League, being a stable Premier League club that treats its fans to good football every year.”

“In an ideal world, the season would end, and the players would have two to three weeks by the beach. You'd have four to five weeks of preparation, and then you'd play the tournament.”

“I'm always disappointed when we lose, and it's happened quite a few times.”

“All managers have someone they lean on and take advice from.”

“People are entitled to say what they feel sometimes.”