Chris Hughton

They're going to pull out some really good results.

The United result away to Tottenham.

Great results for them.

But there are going to be some disappointing times as well.

I think what they're striving for is to get that unity back at the club, to get a little bit of a feel-good factor.

possibly do well in one of the cups and maintain some standards that they have done in the Premier League.

But I think they go into the season knowing it's always going to be a tough season.

It was something that certainly I was very proud of and I can honestly say in a period of time where we're now talking about the racial prejudices and the abuse that we took over the years, and I can honestly say in the whole period of time that I played for Ireland, I can't think of one racial experience that I went through.

How did you qualify?

My mother.

My mother's from Limerick.

My father's from Ghana.

My mother's from Limerick.

So at that stage I'd been over to Ireland, not on many occasions.

The question at the time was I'd just broken into the Spurs team.

And even if I say so myself, it started really well.

So there was some talk of possibly England, playing for England and so.

But I must admit, when I got the call from Ireland, it wasn't something that I thought twice about.

It was for me.

And I'd have to be probably perfectly honest, it wasn't so much desperately wanting to play for Ireland because I didn't know Ireland so well.