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There'll be no dropping down to the lower divisions for him, having played virtually the whole of his career in the top two divisions. "I won't drop down the divisions gradually, if I decide to call it a day, it will be when I can't do the things I'm good at," he admitted. "I want to try and end on a high.
"I said to Andy Cole I don't know how he does it,. He's 36, and there's Grezza as well, but the way they've played over the years is probably different to me. I've been more about using my strength and doing a lot of running, and when you get older, it takes it's toll sometimes.
"I think I'm the sort of person who can play around 30 games now, I don't think I'll be able to play Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday, Tuesday. I'll be happy to do whatever the gaffer wants of me this year."
There's no sign of him falling out with football. "I still love the game, definitely, you can't beat it," he added. "You're getting paid for doing something you really enjoy and no one can complain about playing football and getting paid for it. But I've got a few things lined up for when I've finished playing, I've got a couple of companies with my friend, and that's another chapter.
"Football's not forever, and everyone talks about what you're going to do afterwards, but once I've finished playing, it's just another chapter. A lot of people want to go into coaching, but I just want to hang it up and do something else."