with John Freeman, Editor, New Statesman.

"I was born in Belfast where my father worked in the shipyards, and you could always hear the ships' sirens every hour of the day and night. The streets were our playground. We played football at school and we played it afterwards when we went home. Today there is sunshine over the hill. I'm walking backwards so that I enjoy it." (Evening Standard)
"This business of luck is all part of our tactics. It goes with the shamrock and the blarney. It is a highly specialised art that our people have cultivated for many generations. It needs an understanding of the little folk - leprechauns to you - and it's an instinct for being in the right place at the right time." (Daily Mail)
"The more I see of football the less I think I want to stay in the game when my playing career is finished." (Daily Sketch)
"I shall not get in touch with the Press. But if they should ask me I shall give them an honest answer." (Daily Mail)
"You can be a good footballer without having any intellect. All you need is a quick mind. It's like chess, but footballers are the pieces not the chess players." (Today)