 Well Kev, good to see you again. I'll start with how you found the last couple of days from your perspective. Yeah, as you can imagine it's been a little bit chaotic but I mean it's all good. It's settled down in the last, obviously, few hours it's settled down to prepare for Saturday which is the main thing. It's been good as soon as it's been fast faced but it's been good, yeah. What was it like when you first got the call to take on this current role? It was an unexpected call first and foremost that's for sure but one that I think you probably maybe looked at me as the way I kind of am as a person and obviously the way I conduct myself in terms of as a player and that and I think it's just seemed to be like okay give Kev a shout and see what you think so when it came around obviously of course at first I was a bit like surprise to say the least but yeah. One way I can do to help the team, help the club is no problem with me, I'm happy to fill in until there's a new manager appointed and as I said the main thing is it's not about me, it's not about the manager and stuff, it's about what we do on Saturdays and you can get results on them like that's what it is. Did you have to sit and think about it or was it an easy decision to make? I mean it's an easy enough decision but I knew what it entails in terms of obviously me in the changing room and stuff like that so of course there was certain elements of it that did kind of make me think a bit but no as I said first and foremost it was an honour as a huge respect to even be giving that call in the first place. Once it's kind of got my head over now so we'll crack on here, it's something I've obviously looked at in a longer term thing, coaching and management as years go on but yeah someone's thrown in the deep end but it's all good like it's something I want to, it's a good thing for me personally to see this and being amongst it and one thing I've got in there is a good set of lads who will back me and staff who will back me all the way. Do you see this as an opportunity for you? In terms of? Stepping into management? No I think like it's an opportunity yes but as far as it goes in terms of me like I've signed here as a player, I've signed here as a two-year contract as a player and that's what I intend to be for sure. I've said for years probably the past few years I want to go into coaching at first and potentially managing if I'm all right at it so yeah at first and foremost I've signed as a player and that's what I intend to do because I know of myself after all I've been through. Make the most out of my career that's the way I see it yeah. So you've still got that hunger to carry on playing from here on in? Yeah of course I think obviously I missed a couple of years through what was going on and I want to get these years back and I want to play as long as I can. In the short term if it's a couple weeks, three weeks, whatever it may be then I'm more than happy to help out and I'll give my all on an intern manager, caretaker, manager, two things I'll give my all for the team and for the club. Are you open then to playing yourself in this role? I think it's something we'll look at for this, for a short term. I'm not too sure if I'll be able to do both. There's not really been decided just yet but no. That's probably one of the awkward parts about it because I've just played a few games and got a bit of minutes in my legs to feel all right so that is what the discussion we've been having to this minute. So again no real answer on that is such because it's a bit up in the air on that side of things. I was wondering whether I was going to see a Government done holding a suit or a track suit on Saturday? I definitely won't be wearing a suit regardless. If I'm playing on that I definitely won't be wearing a suit. It's definitely something that we've all spoke about. I want to come in and be a caretaker, a caretaker like player manager. At an early moment I don't know if I can do both to the full. I don't want to be doing 50% play or 50% of the job so I've got to commit to it and that's how it is. So we'll see as I say. We've not made a decision on that just yet but we'll know. Come tomorrow we'll know, yeah. Have you thought about yet what it will be like being on the touch line and just having that responsibility of being the manager of the team? You know I've actually not really thought of that side because these last couple of days it's been quite hectic because it's been preparing ourselves to set up against a very good Swindon team. I think that's the main thing. First and foremost we need to get that right. Then if I'm stood on the side or playing whatever it may be then we can look into that. I've not really thought about that side of things. I think we need to get results, we need to get results quick and that's the sole aim. How is the mood in the camp? It's obviously been a difficult few days. The moods are right. I mean no one wants a manager to lose their job, that's anyone, no matter what club you're at, no one wants that at all. Obviously discussions were made and stuff and that's what the club have decided but as professional footballers you've got to do your job, you've got to move on. Again that's what we've got to do. There's got to be a professional side about this but you've got to get paid to do it, you've got to get paid to perform and go and play and that's what we'll do. The mood's all right, the mood's good but we'll be all good. How have they taken in youth because for a lot of this squad they've been under Mark's management for quite a long while? Again it's one of them things where managers lose jobs all the time in football. The results aren't there and especially a club like this where we should be doing much better, everyone knows that and we're the first ones to admit that as players we've not been good enough every single one of us and that's how it's been. So ultimately the players cross the manager of the job at times and that's how it's been because the results haven't been good enough but it's one of them things where we've got to move forward. One way or another we've got to move forward and it starts on Saturday and the players are all buying into exactly what we want to do and that's where the focus is now. When we've spoken to the playing squad of Leight and they've been poor performances they've been the first to put their hand up and say this is on us. Have you had to have some frank discussions about their own player level performances of Leight? No I don't think that's a place for me to say to comment to other players because he's obviously my teammates and I've been just average at times as well. I've been good at being bad, I've been average so that's myself as well so I look at myself as a player first and foremost in the moments and think what can I do better and now I'm in charge of a team for how many of the games it is. I then can try and put that across to the players and bring a bit of confidence, get the energy back up and have a good feel factor about the place and when it comes to the Saturday, Tuesday, whatever it is then we're good to go. We've set a team up that's going to go and win and that's what we intend to do. You've obviously got Mark Truman as your assistant. Have you also used some of the senior players in the squad to lean on them in help of preparation? Yes again, because this is my first time in this unexpected time, the first meeting we had was a meeting where this is an open book for these next few games. Players don't want to say anything good or bad or things that they want to do, staff have been brilliant because there's going to be things that I miss out, that's a fact, that's just how it is. As a manager, as a coach, whatever you want to say, there's going to be things that I miss out so all the staff have been told, listen, you have your input, you say this, we can work, people are going to disagree, whatever, but we all want the best for the team, for the club, that's how it is. So everyone's brought into that, players and staff and it's went well, it's been good, it's been a great experience to that, that's for sure. How much preparation have you actually been able to do on Swindon to understand them as opposition? Yes again, what we played through tonight, our focus was on Samuel, on Wednesday this kind of, kind of start to develop the situation here. And then from that probably Thursday morning really, we got a couple of days, again, we've done a lot, we're in for probably the most hours of ever, we did a football yesterday, it was in for a while, so it was different.芦ol yn weithio, aardıadau ond hon ti'n ei wneud, diwethaf gennym. Ond gennym ein raich â'r hwnnw, dwi'n bwysig y ddweud hynna'n bwysig yn dweud hynny'n mynd. Er gael hynny'n gŷn i gael gan ystryd, i bwysig ein gan y mynd, ac iddyn nhw'n gael ei fod yn bwysig am hynny, pe bwysig at hwnnw, a'r gwneud hynny'n gŷn o'n meddwl lle, ac yn ystwybt sgwr wnaeth i ei wneud o ddweud ei wneud. Gwydig yn comedianiio i wybodびw? Felly mae'r gyr Honey內 Dragon mewn amser o blaethau? Rynau ei defnyddiaeth chi iddyn nhw nawr i gyrdd y nôl na mewn hurth... ...� neglectai' i theديu mewn amheracol? Mae'r peisw'r ddindig ar yng Nghymru, y gallaf? A oherwydd mae'n tyfnwys yn ei ddechrau, mae'r llwy meloniau yn ei chordol. Mae'n bwyd gyfwyl yn gwneud allach cael angen. Mae'n gweithio'r pwysig.. Mae'n gweithio'n gweithio'n gweithio oherwydd mae'n ddenddiad hynny. Ac mae'n fyddo i'w gwisio arnynt o bwyd, Ac mae ydych chi'n gwneud, nid o'n gwahanol iawn i mwy o wneud i yw'r celfennol ac i gyflawn i'w 12 yma. Ac Oedden i'n ein bod ymwneud i yw, mae gennym gan yma, mae'n mynd i chi wnaeth y celfennol gyda unig o grwp datblygu, gyda chyma o'r digwydd o'r felwyddi, ac mae oedd yn holl gwrs hwnnw yn cael ei wneud oherwydd mae hwn i'r hyn sy'n ei wneud, Only they want to prove to me people wrong but they were in a club in that league too we should be winning because they were an expectancy it's an something to win games and that what we do When we need to play towards we need to bring our fans for Saturday and listen really far or a good team they'll be up there cause we believe they will be Give me a time frame how long this role will last A is no time frame as far as I'm concerned about those are looking for their manager it will be three games and whatever. a fyddwch i'r clwb yw'r rhan o'r honig o'r ymwneud i'r ymwneud. Rydw i ddim yn gweithio'n cael ei bod yn fwy roi'r hwn yn ymwneud i gael eu cyfnod. Rydw i ddim yn gweithio'n cael eu cyfnod gyda'r hwn i'r cyffredinol. Rydw i ddim yn gweithio, yna'r proffwn yn gallu optim yn fwy oherwydd yma. Rydw i ddim yn gweithio'n gweithio byddwch eich bod yn gweithio'n gweithio. Ierwch chi'n dweud y 180 a 23 ond mor siŵr. Dwin tunur ond eu licensau yn eich licens ddeg ar y tor. ac nid dwi'n gynnig i'r ddweud i'r Scotland, nid dwi wedi bod wedi'u licensau yn eruhaill. Mae hyn yn gallu gallwn gofal. Mae'r methu yn y gwasanaeth. Mae gennym llin ar y bros. Mae'n gwneud i'r cРffordd. Arian ydych chi'n gwneud eu ff Darkness? Mae'r cwrthyn i'n gwneud i chi.ser oherwydd mae wedi gweith驷 yn gyrtengol. Ac mae'n grwp allanion, mae'n rhan i'r rhoedd ychydig ddau ar ddweudio ac mae'n gofyn fydd yn gyfyrdd慎ere. Yn gyfnod, mae e'r gaffir? Nw, maen nhw efo'n ddefnyddio, maen nhw efo'r gaffir, mae efo'n dweudio. Rwy'n gaffir. Mae'r gymaint o'r forum yn ymlaen nhw. Mae'r fan chyfyrddus oherwydd yn gwneud ychydig argoffaidd fel hynny a bryddiadd. Rwy'n credu brewyd yr unrhyw ymuno. Mae'r ddweud yn gherwydd. Ac oeddwn ni'n mynd i 100% ac oes oeso gwahanol cyn ychydig hwnnw. Dwy byddai'n cwestiynau y gallu Cymru yn teimlo mi o mamlu Yuro Press Conferenced? Os y cysylltu cydnod Gŵr? Mae'r cyfrifffael cyfrifffyddog ac oes yn dweud o'r cysylltu. Mae'r cyfrifffyddog wedi'u cyfrifffyddog hefyd Paakao'r ystodmusfer a yn ystod yn y maen nhw eu hyffordd gan gyda'r gondorg. gyda hwn yn wych. Mae'n ddigonio, ond nawr yn fwy o rhwng. Ond fel, mae ni'n rhwng ei gadwg yn ddych chi'n rhaid. A'r amlian hwn yn ddych chi'n rhaid o'r cyfgrifft. Rwy'n gyd, gallu f живen ychydig. Rydyn ni'n cynnwys yng Nghaerhau, y rai cyffordd, â'r gweinio? Yn gyrfa'r gweithio ar gyfer ysgar, rydym, yn i gael ddim yn ddim yn y cyffordd, yn oith y ti'r gwaith. Ond, rydym yn ychynnu, ystafell yna. Felly rydyn nhw ga'n mynd i'n gallu wneud, ond r pesar rwy'n roi'r awdd sydd angen i ddesig ein dyn nhw'n dweud. A byddai'n gwneud bod oedd yn holl deillodd yn ddweud o'r hyn yw, rydyn ni'n cael ei ddylch yn osod. Mae'n fawr o hyn ar y cyfgryd. Diolch. Adolf, mae'n dod, mae'n meddwl arherwydd dyna'r ffordd. Roedd eich ffarnwyr wedi ddwy gynnig ar hyn y glennahol, ond'i gweld i'w gael o'r ddweud o'r ddylch yn ein gweithredu i'r dweud i'w ddweud i'w ddweud, ac yn ymgylchedd i'w ddweud o'r ddweud o'r ddweud yn ymgylchedd, mae'n gweithio'n gweithredu i'r ddweud yma sydd yn ei ddweud o'r ddweud. Yn eilydd y gallai gweithredu arna? Mae gweithredu i'r ddweud i'r ddweud i'w ddweud i'w ddweud? Roedd yna yn gwneud amser o'i ddweud. I had the conversation with Ryan it was one of the things I'm going to need to go back in that change room. So that was a part that was, it's going to always be a bit strange. Because players going to Catecham I managed to then go back to playing. So that was one of the concerns. But it's one of the concerns. The first thing I'd done was approach the players and said, listen, it's the same thing. I'm not going to try and change. I'm not going to try and rock up and be a match and do this and do that. Like I'm, when I say an open forum I mean that an open forum to an extent is such. You know that I'm not going to be dictated to by the players and that, do you know what I mean? But it's just so they all know that we need, especially the staff, analysts and all, we need everyone together because they're the ones who've got experience through. He's got experience, these type of people, so these are the type of people we need to get to ultimately in the short term pick up results. But yeah, that side of things is a bit different, it's always going to be. That's the bit I found a bit strange at first. But the boys were so accepting of when I first came in. Obviously they first came in, I've got the blue outfit on. They just all started laughing and I was just like, what chance have we got? But that's these type of things, it's normal, isn't it? Because probably on the Wednesday they had no idea that I was going to be involved in this at all. So then they rock up the next time they see me after the game and I'm like this, that's, I mean it's funny, it's what it is, but it was a good laugh it was, yeah. But probably in the way you sort of broke the tension or probably lifted the mood a little bit, didn't it? Yeah, well, there's a couple of characters in there, isn't there? So that's when they knew they were like, you're still a player because I've walked in and a couple of shows, I gap with this and that, do you know what it's like? It was a good laugh, but I'll tell you what, when it came to that, the training time, the respect was there, the respect was there. I made a mistake in training, I set it in part of a drill and stuff and it was like, listen, it's fine. I mean it's, mistakes are going to be made and stuff, but the work ethic was there. Everyone bought into what we were trying to do in this short period of time and at the end of the day it's all for the same cause. Everyone wants to get three points, no one wants to be sat down in the league, that's just for everyone. So if everyone pulls together then that's going to have our best chance. It won't inhibit you in any way, the fact that you know you've got to go back in the dressing room, when you're trying to sort of, you know, you've got your coaching head on now, you're on the sideline wanting to organise things, you're not going to suddenly think, well, hang on, if I do it too much there, this could rebound on me a little bit. No, I think I've got, I've been given a job to do and it's exactly what I said, as I say with the players and the staff altogether, we had a good chat and it is a different situation, but no, that set of things won't, it's not going to change, it's not going to cause any problems, like I've said, like Andrew and I have said this since about showing respect of the situation that it is as a club. What we need to do is we need to pull together as a group of players, staff, club, everyone together. You know, fans on Saturday, you know, we ask them to come in their numbers and be vocal behind the group, because we're playing one of the best teams in the league with an inexperienced manager who's in charge of a group of players who have been underperforming, but we all know, I think, deep down with and without, and outside the club that we perform to the best of our abilities and there's only the only ways up for us and I think that's the main message from me to the players and the fans is we've got to give it a good go Saturday, if we go win Saturday, we've got to get chosen and so on and so on. Do you feel any good when you convince, perhaps it's probably a bit of a word, convince some supporters, because obviously there's been a lot of frustration and anger at recent results and performances, you know, you saw it on Tuesday night, obviously straight after the game. Do you think you need to sort of, there is some need to be brought back on side by saying this club, showing what the game will look like? I think, to be honest with you, we need to win regardless, I don't think it's a convincing such, I think it's that we need to win football matches. I think that's just, that's plain to see, we need to win, we need to pick up, we need to win. It could be convincing, maybe certain parts of it, yeah, maybe, but I think if we go in there and we give it our all and we bring high energy and we look to play and we, you know, we bring what we know we can, the fans will slowly buy into that, I think that's what kind of happens, yes of course we want to go on Saturday and win 100%, nothing more set in life and we want to do all we can, our power to do so. So I'm not sure if it's convincing or not, but we need to win football matches, that's that, regardless of which way, however it is, it's just that we just need to win. Obviously you had coaching opportunities with Fulham, was there anyone that sort of, you know, the managers at the time, people you work with, you learn from and sort of encourage you along the way? Yeah, and again, I've lent on them, as soon as I got the kind of call regarding this, I've spoke to numerous people to get advice on what should do, what shouldn't do, because obviously if I didn't call in it, I wouldn't really know myself, I would know certain parts of it, but I wouldn't know any of the deeper things, so I've lent on them, but yeah, there's a good couple. From different clubs as well, like I took a lot from, and these things have been jotting down on a notebook for a long time, for a while, since I was about 28 years old, so I've got a lot of advice there, but no one, advice I've received, but no one's ever really needed to be in this position, so that's why I need to pick up the phone again, but I've got coaching sessions in these things, but everyone's been spot on to me, honestly, you know, they've been really helpful I have. It's another sense, you've been thrown in the deep end, but you can swim a bit. You've got the preparation there for one day for this potentially dull moment, you know? Yeah, I've got a style of coaching that I want, a style of coaching that obviously is going to take me years to get to where I want to be, so in a short term, in terms of going out on the grass and coaching a team and taking a team and setting a team up, I feel more right at it, only time will tell, but this is someone that, you know, come July, whenever it was August, I signed here, I signed here to play football, I signed here because I want to continue to play football, and that's what I am, but in this short period of time I'll do absolutely everything that it takes to get three points and get a bit of a buzzer back around the place 100%.