Troy Parrott

Yeah, it was a good relationship.

Look, he spoke to me a lot, tried to help me when he could.

Look, he's probably one of the best managers ever.

So if he's saying that I'm not ready, then I'm not ready.

But no, it was a good relationship.

Even last season with AZ, we played against Fenerbahce and we spoke after the game for maybe 15, 20 minutes.

Yeah, he's a good guy.

He said that I looked a lot better, a lot fitter, a lot stronger.

basically grown up.

And yeah, it was just normal conversation.

Look, I don't think we're ever going to know because I didn't really get the chance.

I don't know, I could have gone and done well or I could have gone and not done well.

But I definitely wanted to at the time.

Yeah, he was great.

I really, really enjoyed working with him.

I don't know.

He's got a way with his words.

Look, he's a good coach, but he's a really, really nice man as well.

And I think for me, at least, that that can sometimes be even more important, you know?

I remember one time I was playing in an under-23s match and