Quotes About Newcastle

I've always enjoyed playing there. As you drive into Newcastle you see the stadium and you get a buzz. It's a good feeling.

Everyone was a footballer in my family. My grandfather Wilf played for Newcastle and my cousins play. It's in the blood.

I consider this to be one of the biggest jobs in the country and to get the opportunity to be the manager of Newcastle is not something I'm going to give up lightly.

It was really hard in Newcastle. It was one city, one club. Everybody there was really crazy about Newcastle.

I'm a Newcastle lad, so to be manager is every Geordie's dream.

I've got belief that the Newcastle fans know how much I want to play for them.

I think every English actor is nervous of a Newcastle accent.

Being in Newcastle is a very different way of life to Tenerife. The climate is very different but the city itself is beautiful and I love being here.

I didn't want to leave Newcastle, but that's football.

I did art history and English literature at Newcastle.

I felt bad for Newcastle when they lost their 2005 FA Cup semi-final to Manchester United. They had loaned me out to Celtic, but I still had a lot of affection for them.

At Newcastle, I was playing in the No 10 position but also in midfield as a left winger.

I remember my last game for Newcastle in the pre-season, when their fans were singing that they wanted me to stay, but when the opportunity came to play for a great club like Liverpool with such a great history, I had to take it. I hope they understand why I made that choice to go to Liverpool.

It has been three great years; good moments, bad moments, like football is. I'm really proud of the decision I made. Newcastle is home.

You never know what can happen in the future. But I can't say anything bad about Newcastle.

I think how football works, the way you have to look at football, that is the difference between Leicester and Newcastle. There is big motivation here to keep growing and to get better here at Leicester. I didn't feel they had it at Newcastle.

With Newcastle there are 50,000 people watching and they want it to be a success, and that is what I am all about.

I am used to just playing football with my mates at Newcastle.

I had a DVD and I think it was called 'Newcastle United: Flying High' in 2002 or 2003. I used to watch that all of the time, I think it was the year Shearer scored that famous volley against Everton.

I want to entertain, I want Newcastle United that is the best it can possibly be.

If you manage Newcastle, you have to deal with the consequences.

I enjoyed my time at Newcastle and it was a very good experience for me to be involved at such a big club.

When I joined Newcastle, at the beginning it was difficult. During pre-season, there was no Ramadan and I also didn't score then. So it's a myth. It was about getting into the team, knowing the players better and how they play. My team-mates also have to understand how I play and move.

Things could be done better over there at Newcastle, but Leicester have given me the opportunity to do great things hopefully.