"Although I obviously haven't travelled, I'm still very excited about this evening's match with Spartak Moscow."

"As far as I know Tony Adams, Silvinho and Thierry Henry are all in with a good chance of returning. Sadly, they'll be lacking a little bit in midfield because Patrick Vieira is injured and Gilles Grimandi is suspended. But with the quality in the side, we'll still be able to put out a decent team."

"As regular readers of my website would know, I've chosen this site to speak exclusively in depth about why I've chosen never to fly again. As I've explained in my autobiography, when I flew, in the days leading up to the game I was worrying about the flight, and then during the game I'd be worrying about the flight back. That was no good for me or the team. You need to be there 100 per cent for the team or you're wasting your time."

"Anyway, for the team that have travelled to Moscow I wish them all the best. I'll of course be watching and cheering them on from home!"