Glenn Roeder: “I always believed he had potential and something different.
“He’s such a powerful competitor.
“I gave him his Premier League debut at Portsmouth – he went in against Sol Campbell and Sol couldn’t compete with him.
“I then put him on for the last 20 minutes against Chelsea, and John Terry couldn’t win anything.
“I worked with Andy all the way through, from him being 16 at the Academy to giving him his first team debut in Palermo.
“He came through and he ticked all of the boxes.
“He is an excellent young player.
“The question mark above his head was that he didn’t score enough goals.
“His answer was getting 19 this season.
“If you give Andy the right service, he’ll get you the goals.
“Some of his headed goals this season have been of the highest order.
“He has to do it as well in the Premier League.
“But he should be able to cope.
“He can be an even better player next season – he seems to be getting better and better.
“When he first came in I put a lot of faith in him because I thought he was worth that.
“That talent can rub off on other players, and he’s an absolute handful.
“He’s still young and has a few rough edges, but those can be worked on.
“As far as his life away from football is concerned, I just hope he can keep that in check.
“Any young player needs to do that or you look back and regret it when you’re an older man.
“His first responsibility is to himself and then his manager and team-mates.
“And then to all of the younger players at Newcastle who need role models.
“But just as importantly to the fans – especially all those young Geordies who idolise him.”