NO D***HEADS POLICY

Q What’s the hardest thing in making a successful team or club?

A Probably getting a hardworking culture and ethic within the team – getting the right people in the club that are there for the right reasons. It comes down to personnel a lot of the time.

Q Does that mean assembling the best players in the competition in your team?

A It’s not just a matter of saying if you get the best players, you’re going to win – it’s not always the case. It’s finding the right mix and the people who are in it for the right reasons. You need to ensure that the culture within the club is a hard-working culture. We have no d***heads in our club, that’s probably the biggest thing I’ve been conscious of and I’ve noticed throughout the year.

Q That doesn’t always mean you won’t have problems though, does it?

A Obviously you worry about scandals going on in the club at times and you wonder what your players are doing when you’re not with them but we’ve got a really good mix of some young guys that are really focused and very driven and mature, with older guys that are family men with kids and have got family lives. So it’s a really good mix at the moment. The kids we have in the club, I’m so excited about – not just what they’re showing on the field but off the field which is even more pleasing for me.