[He] acts as the official agent to Tal Ben Haim and as far as I am aware [Ben Haim] is his only client at the club. I deal with him because I cannot tell the players who they may or may not be represented by. When he worked for Mark Curtis he had a contractual position that prevented him from working on deals involving Bolton, but now that the terms of his employment have changed the situation is different. There is nothing sinister in any of this. |
As far as players are concerned, they are entertainers. You look at the top entertainers, whether they are pop stars or actors, and salaries are relative. I think people are getting more realistic, and that has been reflected in the financial results of the clubs. |
Gary Speed is a fantastic example of a player who has kept himself fit and looked after himself - he has benefited from the attention to detail at Bolton and the medical services. |
He's just a bit croaky. |
I am flattered Sam's name has been linked with the England coaching vacancy. |
I think the salary cap would be a difficult one to impose and I've never been in favor of that. I think self-regulation is the best way if possible. |
Robbie, I am sure, would benefit from that if he came along but that is pure speculation, we've not even discussed it. I don't look after the football, but I'm sure Sam is interested in somebody who can score 13 goals in 14 games against Bolton. At least he would stop scoring against us if he played for us. |
Sam has made it clear to me he's not interested in managing a Premier League club at any of the current vacancies. |
Sam is one of several potential candidates. He has a chance because he is an Englishman at the top of his profession. |
There is a lack of quality around and we were not going to make signings for the sake of it. It was not just about cash availability. |
What Sir Alex said cost him a bottle of wine. I had a nice bottle of red to give him for his birthday, but after what he said he can sod off. |