Glenn Roeder Quotes (28 Quotes)

Some of our players did well, some didn't. We conceded two goals before we'd even caught our breath. In the end I was stood there thinking, 'My God, I wish we'd got Rooney.' He's not even near his full potential right now but in three or four years there's every chance he could be the world's No1 player.

He's hugely disappointed - anyone would be because when he came off (on Saturday), he would have been happy to stay on. It was me who withdrew him after he scored the goal, he really would have liked to stay on because he felt so full of running with no pain whatsoever.

This is not a case of us having to let Moore go under FIFA regulations because it is not an international game but a training camp.

Whatever job Alan does for this club, whatever job Alan would want to do for this club, he will always do his very best. He's assisting me brilliantly.

It will be touch and go. Apparently, he's certainly not behind (his recovery) time, if anything he might be a little bit ahead of time.

We are very, very hopeful that Titus will make it for obvious reasons. I have seen him training and he has been working hard and running hard and looking good. It would be good to have him back.

Perhaps last time around we didn't have suitable candidates and Eriksson came in. Whatever you say about him, he's done a good job and he will do a good job in Germany. But we now do have candidates.

Michael saw his specialist on Monday and had a good look at his latest X-rays. He is happy at what he has seen and heard and now it's full steam ahead for him. Things are going well for Michael and he is perhaps a week ahead of where we always thought he would be after his injury.

Everything was perfect because it was a win, he scored from open play, which I think he would have preferred to have done, and it couldn't be a more perfect day for Alan Shearer, the rest of the players and the fans.

I would have thought I got a good response from the players. I can only be myself and whatever has come my way I have taken on the chin and got on with it.

We had plenty of possession but we didn't make their keeper work hard enough.

But Alan was in the dugout and as a future manager one day, I think he enjoyed it. He spoke to the lads in the dressing room. If he doesn't make that, he should be fit for Saturday against Everton.

Thirty-eight games - that's when the season ends. That's what I've always believed. What a shameful thought, to pack up and go home with seven games to go. I didn't hear players saying that, but I heard people around the place saying 'they have got nothing to play for, they won't be motivated'.

In terms of reaching peak match fitness in time I think we've run out of games.

We knew the crowd would be with us today and the volume was frightening. This is the best crowd in the country.

If training goes well this week he will be mightily close to being able to start a game. But he has to be a main driver in the decision.

It was encouraging to see Kieron come back. We had decided it would make sense to put him on the bench and afterwards he said he's fine.

To suggest Michael Owen has had a setback is ridiculous. We accurately assess what stage players are at during their rehabilitation and Michael Owen is where we thought he would be at this stage of his recovery.

I'm not expecting a call from the chairman and, until he asks me any questions, I will not give it a thought.

It's a huge disappointment because he's had a terrific season in his first year here.

He's had a brace put on his knee. It was the body weight of the man who fell on top of him that his knee couldn't take and over-stretched the ligament.

With the experience I have, there's an argument I should be able to.

He has got no concerns with the way the operation went and the way the injury is healing. Apparently, it is healing really well.

There is real concern. It is a ligament injury and with the season running down he might not be fit before the end. I hope so much that this is not the truth but we are really concerned.

I rang him on Friday night and asked him if he felt he could take the extra responsibility of being captain and he told me he would love to.

The only huge achievement next week will be taking three points off the Bolton Wanderers. If you look beyond that, you trip up very quickly.

Michael as I understand having listened to Derek Wright, put his boots on this morning and did some running with his football boots on. He did a very little bit of ball work as well, and after the session he was very happy.

We don't set dates because if you don't reach that date and he's not out training when he says he's going to be or playing, there's hysteria all around the country because of that. All I know is, having seen Michael this week, he's very happy with the way things are progressing.