Colemanballs
A few more quotes from people who would no doubt wish they hadn't bothered to open there mouth's
Two Andy Gorams, there's only two Andy Gorams..." - Kilmarnock fans to
the Rangers keeper after he had been diagnosed with mild schizophrenia.
"I've told the players we need to win so that I can have the cash to buy
some new ones" - Chris Turner, Peterborough manager, before LC
QF, 1992.
"Tell the Kraut to get his ass up front. We don't pay a million for a guy
to hang around in defence." -NY Cosmos executive, on
Beckenbauer's positioning.
"I spent a lot of my money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I
just squandered" - George Best.
"The only English Paul Gascoigne taught me was : 'You reet ugly
b**d'" Alen Boksic
"If you're Marco Van Basten, I'm Father Christmas." - Chelsea Steward
at the training ground to Marco Van Basten (30/11/96)
"If we played like that every week we wouldn't be so inconsistent" -
Bryan Robson, Man U, 1990.
"That's great, tell him he's Pele and get him back on." - John Lambie,
Partick Thistle manager, when told a concussed striker did not know who he was.
"I was saying the other day, how often the most vulnerable area for goalies
is between their legs..." - ANDY GRAY, Sky Sport
"Richard Keys : Well Roy, do you think that you'll have to finish above
Manchester United to win the league ?" Roy Evans : You have to finish above
everyone to win the league Richard.
"If you can't stand the heat in the dressing-room, get out of the
kitchen." - TERRY VENABLES, Capital Gold
"It's now 1-1, an exact reversal of the score on Saturday." (Radio 5
Live)
"Football today, it's like a game of chess. It's all about money." -
(NEWCASTLE UNITED FAN, Radio 5 Live)
"I'm not a believer in luck..... but I do believe you need it." -
ALAN BALL
"Merseyside derbies usually last 90 minutes and I'm sure today's won't be
any different." - TREVOR BROOKING
"Dumbarton player Steve McCahill has limped off with a badly cut
forehead." - (TOM FERRIE)
"And I honestly believe we can go all the way to Wembley......unless
somebody knocks us out." - (DAVE BASSETT)
"And Arsenal now have plenty of time to dictate the last few seconds."
-(PETER JONES)
"What makes this game so delightful is that when both teams get the ball
they are attacking their opponents goal." - (JIMMY HILL)
"Newcastle, of course, unbeaten in their last five wins." - (BRIAN
MOORE)
"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for
even longer." - (DAVID ACFIELD)
"What I said to them at half time would be unprintable on the radio" -
Gerry Francis
"John Harkes going to Sheffield, Wednesday." - New York Post (1993)
"If there weren't such a thing as football, we'd all be frustrated footballers." - Mick Lyons
"He's one of those footballers whose brains are in his head"
- Derek Johnstone - BBC TV Scotland (1994)
"The crowd think that Todd handled the ball.... they must have seen
something that nobody else did" - Barry Davies (1975)
"I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel" - Stuart Pearce (1992)
"Jimmy Hill: Don't sit on the fence Terry, what chance do you think Germany
has got of getting through?" Terry Venables: I think it's
fifty fifty
"There's nobody fitter at his age, except maybe Raquel Welch" - Ron
Atkinson lauds Gordon Strachan, 39
"Manchester United take more in programme sales than we take on the
gate" - Lawrie McMenemy, Southampton
"If I walked on water, my accusers would say it is because I can't
swim" - Berti Vogts, Germany coach
"You don't have to have been a horse to be a jockey " - Arrigo Sacchi,
Italy coach, defending a meagre playing record
"Love making is good for footballers, as long as it is not at half-time" - Richard Moller Nielsen, Denmark coach
Page updated on - 02 February 2004