Coming from the top, all the way through the club, the standards and the morals were really high. For a young player coming through the ranks, they wanted to you to be a good person first, then a good footballer. The club’s priorities were right. If people were acting the d***head then they’d very quickly be made aware that it wouldn’t be tolerated.
All around you – the players, the coaches, the physios, the welfare officers and people all over the club – none of them stood for any bulls***. There was just a winning mentality and a winning environment.