“The treatment and rehabilitation I had with Rooster when I had major back surgery 18 years ago was the most thorough and complete I had ever had – he got me back playing for England again when virtually everyone else had written me off.”

“I had trusted him with my career then and since I retired from the game I have insisted that he accompany me on my marathon charity walks across the country (and overseas) for Leukaemia Research. Walking the equivalent of a marathon a day for 35 days on the trot is incredibly hard. Rooster and his team are an integral part of the success of the walks – for without his expertise, time, and dedication in putting me and the other walkers back together each day it just wouldn’t happen.”

‘He should be proud of his contribution in helping me to raise funds to beat leukaemia and childhood diseases.”

” Oh…and by the way, don’t let him kid you into thinking he does any of the walking! He sits on his a*** in the medical van bringing up the rear.”