Graeme Souness

Or, yes, you're a good team, but you're not like the teams we've had here in the past.

And it always made you want to strive for more and better yourself.

And it didn't matter if it was when you used to call us up.

Kenny and I, and along with a few other older players, the big heads, you know,

And that was just, we were grounded all the time.

There wasn't a day in training where he would miss an opportunity to leave a bit on someone and just that little reminder that, you know, you can get better or something.

And he was such an influence on me.

No, Patrick, it's grown.

I think I was managing Liverpool at Forest for the very first Premier League game.

Of course you were.

It wasn't like a black and white overnight situation.

The Premier League has just grown

and grown and grown to where it is today, where it's the dominant league in the world.

Going back, you know, I left Liverpool in 84 to go and play in Italy, in Serie A, which had the best players in the world, the most money floating around in that league.

So, you know, 92?

92, yeah, yeah, first season.

When the Premier League came into play, you know, it wasn't a black and white thing.

The Premier League has been a

You know, it's been an organic thing that's just gotten stronger and stronger with each year.

And what I tend to be a footballer today, you know, given the way they're perceived, the cash they earn, you know, they're superstars today.