"I thoroughly enjoyed working with the new manager and learning new things,"
"It was my first experience of the boss and things couldn't have been better.
"It's always different with a new manager but he has interesting theories on how he wants the game played."
"He's insightful and because he played at the highest level himself he can impart so much knowledge to the players in the squad,"
"He sees the game as a midfielder and for the likes of me that's a tremendous asset. But he's also very good at instilling belief into the players.
"The one thing about being around him is that his enthusiasm is infectious. He makes you want to learn and I've already picked up new things from just being about him for a couple of days."
"To be honest, it did feel as if I'd been away for a while. I was nervous when I joined up with the squad.
"I felt like the new boy at school and the nerves kicked in but that's a good sign and it showed that I missed it. I missed the camaraderie of the group.
"To be fair, I was dodgy in the first training session. I got the ball then gave it away the first four times."
"It was a case of trying too hard to make an impression, so I had to calm down and just get back to basics.
"When you've been away and the boys have done well in your absence, it takes time to get back in a routine, but I was fine after a day or so of being back.
"There's a tremendous team spirit and the aim now is to keep going."
"It was my first experience of the boss and things couldn't have been better.
"It's always different with a new manager but he has interesting theories on how he wants the game played."
"He's insightful and because he played at the highest level himself he can impart so much knowledge to the players in the squad,"
"He sees the game as a midfielder and for the likes of me that's a tremendous asset. But he's also very good at instilling belief into the players.
"The one thing about being around him is that his enthusiasm is infectious. He makes you want to learn and I've already picked up new things from just being about him for a couple of days."
"To be honest, it did feel as if I'd been away for a while. I was nervous when I joined up with the squad.
"I felt like the new boy at school and the nerves kicked in but that's a good sign and it showed that I missed it. I missed the camaraderie of the group.
"To be fair, I was dodgy in the first training session. I got the ball then gave it away the first four times."
"It was a case of trying too hard to make an impression, so I had to calm down and just get back to basics.
"When you've been away and the boys have done well in your absence, it takes time to get back in a routine, but I was fine after a day or so of being back.
"There's a tremendous team spirit and the aim now is to keep going."