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There's no sentiment in football.
I won't please everybody every minute of the day.
I never think I'm safe. I always live in fear I will lose.
Any club that wins the European Cup gives it more credence.
When you're a manager you always have tunnel vision at certain times.
I have no idea what would have happened to me had I stayed at Motherwell.
Discipline is a big thing for me, you have to respect the workplace and your team-mate.
They could've thrown a kitchen sink into the box and one of the guys would've headed it.
I've seen managers come in and lose the first game, you're on the back foot straight away.
That's what drives me on, being frightened to fail. The past is in the past. I never think I'm safe.
I've got a lot of respect for Norwich City as a football club, there's some really good people there.
If people don't like me, they don't like me - if they want to shake my hand, they'll shake their hand.
I don't get Twitter or social media. I really don't understand it or read it. I see it as a distraction.
I've never been spoon-fed for my whole career, I have always done it the hard way as a player and a manager.
I went to Borussia Dortmund on trial with a bag and some clothes, not knowing what my next move was going to be.
Dave Jones got to the final last year and lost in the semi-final this year, so progress has definitely been made
I thrive on the pressure. I love it. I love the fear factor that goes with it. Perhaps it's strange, but that's just me.
In Dortmund, the stadium is nearly full for the warm-up. They've always been there in their numbers, always backed the team.
I've been to some great clubs, great people, watched them training, getting a different view on football, and really enjoyed it.
But I don't pay much attention to outside influences. People can say what they want. I always try to focus on my own environment.
Criticism comes with Celtic. If you take it on board, it can make you ill, but if you think: 'No problem', it makes you really thick-skinned.
Villa's history doesn't frighten me. Not at all. I respect it. I actually embrace it, because I've been through it. I know how difficult it is to win the European Cup.
Every big moment has stresses and lessons that you take into your managerial career. You can pass it down to the lads who work under you. And everybody knows you handled it.
You have to make decisions that you think are right for the club. I also think that, in the dressing room, there should only ever be one voice and it's got to be the manager's.
You never stop learning in football management and I certainly believe the invaluable experience from my time as Villa manager will prove hugely beneficial in the next stage of my managerial career.
I'm never quite sure how far to go with praising young kids because the next thing you will see him probably driving a Mercedes and he'll have his socks over his knees and four earrings in and a Walt Disney hat.
It is hard to categorise every accolade you have won. Getting into the Hall of Fame is great. It is fantastic to be recognised by your own country. To be part of the history of our national game is simply humbling.
That churning in your stomach on the morning of a game, I've missed it. That adrenalin rush, I can't help getting involved. I can't watch myself on TV jumping around like a madman. But you know what, I wouldn't change any of it.