Some funny football quotes.........
Gerard Houllier:
".....You can not say my team aren't winners. They've proved that by finishing fourth, third, and second in the last three years..."
Steven Gerrard:
".....I've got a good record there- played one, won one - hopefully it will be the same after saturday....."
Rob Hawthorne:
".....All of West Ham's away victories have come on opponents' territory....."
David O'Leary:
".....Achilles tendon injuries are a pain in the butt....."
Denis Law:
".....There's no way Ryan Giggs is another George Best. He's another Ryan Giggs....."
Clive Tyldesley:
".....He's not George Best, but then again, no-one is....."
David Coleman:
".....On this 102nd Cup Final today, there are just two teams left...."
Brian Moore:
"....Newcastle, unbeaten in their last five wins....."
Bobby Robson:
".....Well, we got nine....and you can't score more than that....."
Ron Greenwood:
"......In comparison, there's no comparison....."
Ron Atkinson:
"......I'm going to make a prediction.....".....it could go either way....."
Peter Jones:
".....So Liverpool are ahead 2-1.....".it couldn't be a closer lead....."
Des Lynam:
".....Real's second goal made it 3-0....."
George Best:
".....I once said Gazza's IQ was less than his shirt number and he asked me.....'What's an IQ ?'....."
Gordon Strachan: (after defeat by Everton)
".....I tried to get the disappointment out of my system by going for a walk. I ended up 17 miles from home and I had to phone my wife, Lesley to come and pick me up....."
Niall Quinn:
".....the Albanians are penetrating us from all positions....."
Thierry Henry:
".....If the referee had eyes, he would have sent Neville off....."
Gordon Strachan:
".....The ref said: 'If I make a mistake don't make me look an idiot.' I had a great reply lined up but it would have cost me a couple of quid....."
Andy Gray:
".....Anyone who takes drugs should be hammered....."
Joe Royle:
".....Wolves beat Palace convincingly without being convincing....."
Kevin Kilbane:
".....We kicked ourselves in the teeth....."
Glenn Hoddle:
".....I have never heard a minute's silence like the one for Princess Diana....."
Alan Brazil:
".....Our talking point this morning is George Best, his liver transplant and the booze culture in football. Don't forget, the best caller wins a crate of John Smith's....."
David Unsworth:
".....Wayne Rooney can go all the way to the top if he keeps his head firmly on the ground....."
Ron Atkinson: (as Steve MacManaman hoisted the European Cup, after Real Madrid defeated Valencia)
".....you won't see that again now that the Scouser's got it....."
Bill Shankly:
"....I'm not giving away any secrets like that to Milan. If I had my way, I wouldn't even tell them the time of the kick-off....
