Mark lawrenson

Don't be frightened of failure. It makes you stronger if you learn from your mistakes.

My iPod's unbelievable. Seriously. The kids have put most of the music on it, but there's a complete mix of '80s rubbish and current day stuff.

It's sometimes easier to defend a one goal lead than a two goal lead.

My feeling is unless they've somebody lined up and they are convinced he is going to be better than Brian, I think their decision has been made in haste.

If Plan A fails, they could always revert to Plan A.

Cucumber reminds me of my mother making me eat sprouts.

'Match of the Day' is a great programme to be on. It's a programme I used to be allowed to stay up and watch from the age of 10, so to think that one day I'd actually appear on it was great.

My father, Tommy, who was a trained draughtsman, played for Preston North End in the Finney era. He liked football but did not love it as I do.

I've turned into a technological wizard. I can send emails now, which for me is unbelievable. They don't make any sense, but I can send them. I call it e-mithering.

Nothing really annoys me, I'm not that kind of person, I'm quite laid back about most things.