Dyer's Biggest Regret

Last updated : 21 March 2007 By Footy Mad - Editor

It was made all the worse because Dyer had pleaded with Sven to play him "anywhere he wanted" in the England set up, whether it be at full-back, midfield, out wide, or striker.

Kieron Dyer: "I still feel incredibly guilty about that.

"The players at Newcastle used to call me 'Bobby's son' because he would give me special treatment and the odd day off to go back home to Ipswich and I let him down massively.

"He was sacked soon after which made it all a hundred times worse. I should never have done that. I was just young and naive and stupid.

"It's something I will have to live with for the rest of my life and I'm thankful that when I rang him after he was fired he accepted my apology."