Danny Simpson
“People forget how close we came to qualifying for the Champions League. I was playing with Hatem Ben Arfa on the right and we had Yohan Cabaye, it was such a good team.
“I left on bad terms and some fans will remember that because they don’t like it when they think a player has turned their back on their club, but the negotiations with Mike Ashley over a new deal just didn’t work out. I felt at my age and with what we had achieved, it should have been a better offer. Mike was a businessman and he wouldn’t budge.”