I'm grateful for the moments, the

Fans showed their appreciation when he returned to the Riverside to say goodbye against Sheffield United

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There's pride in what he managed to achieve as a player. “I think probably when I have a moment to myself when it all settles down, I am really proud of what I achieved. I think everyone in life will have been written off at certain stages.

roles in this world. I do genuinely look, and hopefully they don’t read this, but I look at my dad and my brother, I look at my mum, I look at my three best mates who are like my real, closest people, and this sounds a bit arrogant, but I think you'll understand what I’m meaning. They go to proper work for a living.