Michael Oakes has trained,

He won’t be allowed to play against us for Plymouth next week, but it would certainly be nice if he went and got the winner against Preston this weekend.

It’s going to be a massive challenge but I wouldn’t have taken it on if I didn’t think it was possible.

Michael has got a 12-inch gash in his knee which has been stitched up,

We’ve made a bid of ‘£600,000 but until Dons need to get realistic about his value, it’s on the back burner.

Jody has played in a practice match and has improved,

That performance came from out of the blue. We’ve got to pick ourselves up and show a lot of character, and that’s a big challenge.

Darren will be out for at least three weeks which is bad news for us,

I’m feeling the hurt more than the pressure,

His tackle was definitely pre-ordained.

There were no promises. Without Premiership football they couldn’t really talk about the longer term,

We need to get Carl out on loan. He has a lot of talent, he just needs a bit of experience.

Lee’s shown no adverse reaction after two days’ training. But, although Jackie Mac’s had three and a bit reserve games, when someone’s been out as long as he has, you can run the risk of...

Personally, (I think) they could – but if you pushed me I think Brazil will win. There’s a good chance we’ll have a good World Cup.

I’m hurt inside, that’s where the pressure comes. It’s very hurtful to see that we’re not getting the results we can achieve and I know that we can achieve.

We are looking at the Premiership so players have got to fancy dropping down to the Championship and getting first team football rather than playing in the reserves.

He’s had to go back to Spain now so it’s not great preparation for the weekend, as he’s only due back to train with us on Saturday.

I will be prepared to wait until the last minute to see if Michael will be fit,

They’ve got the free choice to support us how they want to support us. They’re frustrated, like everyone else in the club.

Stefan made a fantastic save in the first half and has put in solid performances since he came into the team.

It’s putting pressure on ourselves to say we have a chance of promotion but it’s realistic pressure and I don’t mind that. The players have to take that on board and relish it.

Looking at it, it’s going to be very sore. It was a deep cut so we’ll just have to make sure he gets whatever treatment he needs for it to heal up, but Tuesday is...

This is a game which can be won or lost in the tunnel. Because to win a football match you have to have a belief in yourself it can be done.

That’s always been an option,

We didn’t create as many chances. Some games this season we’ve had 28 shots at goal, but I don’t think that was the case today.

We now have to plan an assault on trying to win promotion. It’s a big challenge but one I feel everyone here can achieve,

But when they’re all in the same area and same position it’s difficult and that’s the reason why we’re looking to do something.

One of the conditions was that Paul Gascoigne became team manager. This was unacceptable.

The last thing we wanted to do against United was concede an early goal. But, if we had got to halftime just one goal down, it could have been a real cup tie. The second...

There’s two ways of looking at it,

I have a number of alternatives, and each one gives me something different.

If you look at every team to win the World Cup they have an extra-special player who can lift the team. We had Bobby Charlton in 1966. A player who can lift us to another...

Other than Sheffield United (whose bid Miller effectively rejected), we’ve not had a phone call from any club about Kenny.

That was a bit of a surprise.

It’s a good point in the context of the 90 minutes,

I watched him off the ball quite a lot and some of the positions he was picking up,

In every World Cup there’s always a player who comes from nowhere before every tournament – normally someone who gets in that you don’t expect – and that happens all the time with England.

I’ve spoken to Jackie and there is nothing in it. Jackie has just bought a house down here and he has no problems with the club.

If you have got talent like Rooney you can play anywhere. He’s proved that again today.

When he opened up and went to shoot for goal, the hip injury was causing him a lot of pain,

We won’t start the postmortem on the season while there’s still games to be played. We did enough to win on Saturday, but it didn’t happen for us.

The young lad Convey has good acceleration, good pace, and looks as though he’s got a real will to improve. He made some excellent runs into the penalty area and has good energy levels. He’s...

At this moment in time I did not say them things.

We have to draw a line under the game. We have got 16 games to go and we have to concentrate on what was always our main ambition this season, getting promoted.

Paul’s just doing some running, but he hasn’t kicked any balls yet, so he’s still a few weeks off,

That is our position, even though you are staggered, amazed and astounded.

It doesn’t matter if he plays against Brazil or anyone else. When he plays, other players score and find space because defenders are on him, it’s always good to have a player like that.

It is a great idea to have the competition played over the two grounds as this place is unique. There are no two stadiums in the world so close to each other. The trip to...

We did not deserve more than a point with the way we performed. It’s disappointing in a sense that it was a chance to gain some points on people. Preston drew and it would have...

Unfortunately the injury he suffered is a bit more serious than we first thought,