Listen, the way I am, I'm never going to please everyone. But I wouldn't change a thing. There are ups and downs. But overall life is great. I love being Robbie Savage.

We read and hear a lot about the celebrity culture of football these days, but some people seem to believe that players or coaches who are millionaires by salary are fair game in public.

What you don't realise when you get injured for a long period of time is that it's so hard to get back. You see the lads out on the training ground and you're in every day - 8 to 5 - and it's horrendous. So when you actually come back it's a proud moment.

I've always liked the abuse on the football field. It inspires me, makes me feel better, I thrive on it.

Everybody sees the person on the football field and has a perception of him, but in the media or on Twitter it's just me being myself. I'm an honest, hard-working guy who likes a laugh.

Some of the things I've done, like getting Justin Edinburgh sent off in the cup final by going down, I'm embarrassed - I cringe when I see all that.