"It’s a fabulous club. When I was a visiting manager, I used to get up and shout instructions and the fans behind drowned me out. I couldn’t shout a flipping thing!

‘There are a couple of clubs I wish I had the chance to manage and that was one of them. I’ve always got on well with the fans there."

No, not City, but Portsmouth as he's been discussing his prospects there after the Cowleys were sacked the other day. It's like a quote jukebox adapted to whatever club he fancies. I really hope this isn't true. It feels like going back to an old girlfriend, but only because you remember certain parts, so to speak.