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It’s all about putting the best team together – not just in the front office but the players on the field.

Then all the foreigners started coming over. I don’t mind that but a lot of teams are laying out fortunes for ordinary players and that’s no good for our youngsters coming through.

You’re looking for players whose name on the front of the sweater is more important than the one on the back. I look for these players to play hard, to play smart and to represent their country.

Going from Flip to Kev, obviously you don’t want to see someone ever lose their job. For me it’s probably a little more difficult, because other than Bill Blair, Flip is all I knew.

I’m taking it step by step and not thinking at all about a new contract.

Now, two years have passed and the situation is completely different: no one wants to organise this match.

It made a big difference to my match stamina. I couldn’t imagine I would have been so energetic during the match – it really gave me a welcomed extra boost!

You have to fight the green monster with your mind, not your fists.

I feel that my relationship with Kasparov now is much the same as it had been before the match – good. As for his reaction, well it can’t be nice to lose your title after so long, but he was very generous.

When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.