Quotes from Phil Brown

When you compare the changing room to last season, there is a massive, massive difference. The changing room now is full of men.

There was pride in the shirt. There was sweat in the shirt. There was blood in the shirt.

They will carry us over the finishing line every so often, and well carry them over the line other times. Its a mutual respect at the moment.

I remember being asked at various stages last season "Would you take 17th place now?". Come the last game of the season, the answer was definitely yes. At the start of the season, then the answer was probably yes. But looking back at the season as a whole, then the answer is probably between yes and no.

Thirty minutes into the game, I was quite comfortable. Then they [...] got two goals back-to-back which certainly turned the game in their favour.

The way the game is, players come to a football club with baggage. Whether that's positive or negative, they come to a new club with some luggage. Tony's baggage over the last four or five years has been not playing so many games at Tottenham.

We were very hopeful of getting Fraizer all the way through. We'll keep in-house what went on, but we were involved with Fraizer until the moment he went to Tottenham.

I know my best team, but my best team has got 15 players in it.

It's hard to say how long he'll be out but he's 100 per cent doubtful for the weekend, that's for sure.

The lads are on top of the ground at the moment and they look as though they're looking forward to tomorrow.

Those are the pictures you want from pre-season, so although we beat a Premiership side, I can take those away with me.

If you score first, you have a 75 per cent chance of not losing the game. It doesn't take a brain surgeon to work out that you have to get off to a good start and score.

Dean Marney has also thrown his hat into the ring after Saturday. The more hats there are in the ring, the harder my job is.