Who's been with me longest? Kevin Blackwell. I signed him as a goalkeeper at Scarborough in '86 and he's basically been with me my whole career. He's been my goalkeeper, reserve goalie, now my assistant manager.

It's not an easy challenge picking up players in January, I've always found it tough. Clubs don't want to release their better players.

You can only go so far in the Premier League before you have to spend.

The way that I am, most of my time as a manager has been putting fires out and I don't enjoy dealing with chairmen and owners but I know it's part of my job.

My biggest achievement at Cardiff is bringing the whole club together in my two years here.

I enjoy working with players who want to work and I get more satisfaction with that than ready made teams or players.

The players is what I enjoy, the training ground, making players better and believing in themselves because you can make a difference.

I can't replicate how I feel when that whistle goes on nights like that, knowing you've won it, that people are going home smiling. You don't get that sat on my tractor in Plymouth or doing the shop in Tesco.

There is a version of me people see. I don't think I play up to it, I think it's more other people put it out there. People see the football side of me, but I'm a different character away from it.

I'm not sure I will watch a lot of professional football once I've retired.

When I do pack it in, there's plenty for me to do down in Cornwall. There are some decent local teams, like Bodmin, that I'd like to go and watch.

I don't have a desire to prove people wrong, as such, because if you take a look at my Premier League record it's not too bad.

People talk about flip charts, tactic boards and other rubbish like that. But the truth is that as a manager you just need to get the best out of the players at your disposal.

I love the way the Cardiff fans get behind their team, which is why I do that clenched fist action at the end of games. They get really up for the match, I can hear them and I just help offer my own support in return.

In football you never know what's around the corner, but by sticking together - directors, management, players and fans - we can look to do something.

I wanted to retire at 55. Now at 61 with two young kids, I want to spend a bit of time with them.

My son William is only nine but he's had four public schools so far, one in Cornwall, one when I was at Sheffield, one in Beckenham when I was at Palace.

I used to think you needed a passport to go south of Watford. But when I came to London the people were fantastic, so good, right down to earth, my kind of people.

I don't think the authorities realise how much fans in general invest in their clubs.

I find the quality of the officials in the Premier League so much better than the Championship.

If I want another job, I'll get one. I haven't set a date of when to stop managing.

Neil Etheridge in goal and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, they've both come from lower league clubs and done brilliantly.

Trust is a big word for a manager. You expect certain standards and attitudes and they know if they lower those standards, I'll jump on them.

I've played for managers who said one thing and did another and players find you out like that. You've got to trust them and they've got to trust you.