Sparky is right. I was wrong to join in training!

IT’s good to see Mark Hughes getting back into the game as manager at Bradford City.

For me, Mark will always be the player who helped my Blackburn Rovers team win the 2002 League Cup final against spurs.

I grimaced when he described in an interview in this sports section last week how it irritated the hell out of him when I, as manager, joined in the training sessions at Blackburn.

I think Mark was right to feel that way. It was a bit selfish of me and it sometimes backfired. I had a confrontation with Dwight Yorke after putting him on his arse in training one day at Blackburn. I was so determined not to let Dwight allow his standards to drop after he left Manchester United for us.

Mark’s keeping out of training but I just loved football too much. If I could do it, I’d still play today.