I want to be a manager once I hang my boots up, reveals Magpie Butt

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On the ball: Nicky Butt fires a free-kick for Newcaste United

Butt said: "I have started my coaching badges because that is something that interests me in the future.

"I have done my first one and I'm halfway through my second one, my A Licence.

"I don't want to dive in straight away. I would like to spend some time with my family at home and do things that I can't really do now, but in the future maybe.

"To be honest, I'm not thinking about that at the moment, I just want to play
as long as I can. But I would only play as long as I feel good and okay.

"I don't know whether I see myself as a number one or just a coach in the future.

"I'm just doing my coaching badges because I would be foolish not to do it.

"You get given opportunities to do it by the FA and it makes it a lot easier than if you weren't involved in football."

Butt was arguably the Magpies' most consistent performer of a difficult 2007-08 campaign, and his committed performances over the last two seasons have won over
fans who thought his time on Tyneside was drawing to a close.

However, while he intends to play on as long as he can, he knows the day will come when he has to hang up his boots and he wants to be prepared for that.

He told the Journal: "I started doing my badges with a couple of lads when I was at Manchester United.

"It is difficult to fit it in with all the games you have. And then in the summer, you can't just go away for two weeks and leave your family.

"But I do intend to get it finished before I finish playing football."