“I STILL DON’T HAVE A CLUE WHAT HAPPENED WITH ARSENAL – BUT I SAID I DIDN’T WANT TO LEAVE”

You’re often referred to with regard to your famous footballing family – what does that mean to you?

For me, it meant a way of life. My father, Les, was a footballer (for Chelsea, Tottenham and QPR), as was my younger brother Bradley and my uncles and cousins (including Martin and Paul), so I grew up in a football environment. My education was in and around pro football, and you get so used to the way of life until it’s in you – you know that’s what you’re going to do as well. I was six and would go to QPR with my grandad to watch my father. I remember kicking a ball about on the Loftus Road pitch, being in the dressing rooms and