I'm not going to make it a target, but it's something to aim for.

People talk about the prestige of beating records but prestige never bought me dinner in a restaurant. It's winning games that does that.

If the players go Christmas shopping, it's not ideal preparation. It may sound silly, but having to fight off the crowds in a busy shopping centre or having people visit can be demanding.

It sounds blase but there is a certain amount of luck. We'd all like to take a certain amount of credit for Kevin Doyle... I can't really remember what it was I particularly liked about Kevin when I watched him in Ireland. I had five pints of Guinness in the afternoon and it was all a bit blurred.

At the end of the day, it's all about what's on the shelf at the end of the year.