Andy Cole Quotations

We are all entitled to our opinion and sometimes your opinions on certain things don't change,

When I have a conversation with anybody, I do look deep into them,

Since senior night, the team has started enjoying playing more, starting to look more at the positives that we're doing, and not as much on the negatives. We all (have) got the mindset that is was crunch time, and right now we're rolling with it.

My little boy said to me it would be nice if I got a hat-trick to celebrate my birthday, so I dedicate my two goals to him.

He needs to carry on the way he is at the moment and he probably feels he has to do well for a few more years, but I can't see him turning it down because he is so patriotic.

There is good depth to the squad and everyone can see what a quality player Wayne Rooney is,

We wanted to make it funny. We've had success because we have a good time with it.

Shinji is a quality player but he is not the only one who is finding it hard to get regular football. There are many top players in the squad and there is plenty of competition.

I can learn as much from Darius Vassell as he can from me - but he can learn more

Regular readers will know I'm a fan of (Cristiano) Ronaldo, and an even bigger fan of the man who's assumed his mantle with quite astonishing success, Wayne Rooney. But Messi is on a higher plain than even that pair.

I've been through a lot in my career, it was a big challenge to come here and try to win over the fans,

It would be a lie if I said I didn't have any reservations about returning to Manchester,

The shot was with my weaker left foot but I caught it right. Sometimes those go over the bar, sometimes they go in, but I'm delighted with that.

Stuart is still learning his trade but I can see him becoming England manager in the future,

But I'm a professional footballer above all else and I want to finish my career on a high with another big club. Opportunities like this don't come along very often and, after giving it serious thought over whether I should make the move or not, I decided it was a challenge I wanted to take.

I am not going to lie and say I didn't think about how the fans would react,

For the guys who went to the Final Four last year, we know what it's like and what it's going to take to get back there.