Quotes from Chris Hughton

For a player with his talent, it is about doing it consistently week in, week out and over 90 minutes.

When I played and got abused by another player, called a 'black so and so,' I always said 'that's out of order' but I tried to ignore it. I'd be thinking: 'You're not going to bring me down to that level.' But there were occasions when something was said and the next tackle went in a lot firmer.

It is harder to win Premier League games playing 4-4-2 without having players of the quality the top teams have.

Managing in the Premier League isn't something I am fearful of.

My priority has always been to do the best possible job in whatever role I'm in.

Well, it's about getting points. And there are different ways of getting points. Whether you're offensively good, capable of scoring enough goals to win enough games, or resilient enough not to lose too many.

I think you have to dig deep in every performance.

I am naturally very disappointed to have lost my job but immensely proud to have served as Norwich City's manager.

What I do know as a manager, as a person, is that you have to try and be honest with everyone around you. If I leave a player out, they deserve an explanation. It's about communication, about being clear in what you want.

My concerns have always been to do the best job I can. But I am conscious that I'm a black manager and I am conscious that there is a profile that goes with that.

I consider Birmingham a proper football club; the tradition and support base that fits the club.

I enjoyed a wonderful career at White Hart Lane. I had some terrific highs as a player in the eighties and to go from there and have so many years on the coaching staff is something that makes me very proud.

Jose has managed at some big, big clubs, and at all of those clubs, there is pressure, it comes with the territory. But he has a wonderful way of dealing with that pressure, and when you manage these sorts of clubs, you've got to be used to that.

There is no better feeling than knowing you are pushing for something.

You have to be able to get enough points from your away games or it puts difficulty on your home games.

I certainly believe in a type of Rooney Rule - in legislation that doesn't give black and ethnic individuals a job but, at least, puts them in the frame.

The most important thing is that you can make tough decisions, discipline people when you need to, but also create a spirit to get the ultimate thing you're aiming for, which is winning enough games.

You have to take each player as a separate case and understand how to deal with them, which is not easy when you start in the job and are confronted with a player telling you he has a gambling or a drink problem.

The percentages of black and ethnic players compared to those in management is a massive gap. We have to make sure we work hard enough to resolve that.

On a good day everybody can beat everybody.

A big part of managing is managing defeats and assessing where you are. It's making sure that you prepare a group of players and that you create an environment that is a competitive one but that is also a realistic one.

I think all you can do is prepare properly for every game but you also have to be realistic. Be realistic about what you are as a team.

I've always been a great believer that you work as hard as you can and try to have some direction in your life.

I think as a manager you want to manage at the highest level possible and international management is one of those higher levels.