I'M BATMAN

Last updated : 31 January 2003 By Editor
"Being one of the older lads, there is a bit of banter about it in training but it is
more about having more experience rather than being an age thing"

"When I came into the squad, Bryan Robson was there and if you needed
someone to talk to you could talk to him. I think young players these days are
a lot more confident then I certainly was and the other lads I have grown up
with but I suppose if they do need to talk to anyone they can come to one of
the more experienced players. I don't know how hard it is for a youngster to
break into the team these days but when I was young I felt it was really hard."

"People asked if I was surprised how well they had done but you expect that
because I have seen the players who have come in and done well and it's not
surprising for me or the rest of the lads because we see them every day in
training,"