Reporter:
".....How do you feel about your player Delgado's comments in the Press this week ?....."
Gordon Strachan:
".....I've got more important things to think about. I've got a Yoghurt to finish by today, the expiry date is today. That can be my priority rather than Austin Delgado....."

Malcolm Boyden:
"......Albion face their toughest task yet, in the freezing hothouse at Sunderland......"

Terry Venables:
"......I felt a lump in my mouth as the ball went in......"

Joe Kinnear (after over-turning previous manager Peter Withe's 'No Jeans' dress code at Wimbledon):
".....they can wear jeans and earrings for all I care....but I draw the line at stockings and suspenders....until after the match....."

Chris Turner (before Peterborough played Middlesborough in the League Cup Quarter-final):
".....I told the players we need to win so that I can have the cash to buy some new ones....."

Harry Redknapp (on Dutch striker Marco Boogers):
"......if players can tie up their bootlaces these days they seem to be worth one million pounds. I got one who can't even tie his laces....."

Jasper Carrott:
"....I hear Glenn Hoddle has found God. That must have been one hell of a pass...."

Reporter:
".....Gordon, you must be delighted with that result ?....."
Gordon Strachan:
".....You're spot on ! You can read me like a book !....."

Jimmy Greaves:
".....He hit the post, and after the game people will say, well, he hit the post....."

Brian Moore:
"....remember, postcards only, please. The winner will be the first one opened....."

Desmond Lynam:
".....Chesterfield 1, Chester 1. Another score draw in that local derby....."

Barry Venison:
"....the Croatians don't play well without the ball...."

Kevin Keegan:
"....Bobby Robson must be thinking of throwing some fresh legs on....."

Arsene Wenger:
".....If you buy a man who is half-dead, everybody may be happy off the field, but on the field you'll have major problems....."

David Coleman:
"....Manchester United are buzzing around the goalmouth like a lot of red bottles....."

Ron Atkinson (on Tranmere long-throw specialist, Dave Challinor)
".....that boy throws a ball further than I go on holiday....."

Jonathan Pearce:
"......Welcome to Bologna on Capital Gold, for England versus San Marino with Tennent's Pilsner Lager, brewed with Czechoslovakian yeast for that extra Pilsner taste and England are one down....."

Andy Townsend (after dying his hair blond during the 1994 World Cup):
".....the boys call me Valderrama, but after this game I felt more like Val Doonican....."

Ally McCoist (on being voted the fifth-best looking sportsman in the world):
".....I was thrilled, until I learned that Ivan Lendl had finished above me....."

Roy McFarland:
".....If we get Promotion, let's sit down and see where we stand....."

Zit (1993):
"......Gary Mabbutt: Dodgy defender who's often caught in two minds..........Abbott and Costello's...."

Tommy Gemmell (on his goal in the 1967 European Cup Final for Celtic against Inter-Milan):
".....As I came to shoot, a defender stopped and half-turned his back on me. If he'd taken another step it would have been very difficult for me to get the ball past him. They say the book of Italian heroes is very thin........and he wasn't into expanding it any......"

Paul Fletcher:
"......They called Steve Kindon the 'Horse' because of his speed.It was also because he had the brain of a clothes horse, and the control of a rocking horse....."

Kevin Keegan:
".....It's understandable that people are keeping one eye on the pot and another up the chimney....."

Nigel Clough (1995):
".......When I arrived at Liverpool, I was at my peak and an England International. Now I'm a Pontins League player......"

Terry Venables (on Paul Gascoigne joining Lazio):
".....I'm pleased for him, but it's like watching your mother-in-law drive off a cliff in your new car....."

Reporter:
".....This might sound like a daft question, but you'll be happy to get your first win under your belt, won't you ?....."
Gordon Strachan:
".....You're right. It  is a daft question. I'm not even going to bother answering that one. It is a daft question, you're spot-on there....."

Ron Atkinson:
"....Zidane is not very happy, because he's suffering from the wind....."

Jim Duffy (1993):
".......When Dusan Vrto came to Dundee, all he could say in English was 'Yes', 'No', and 'Morning'. A week later he'd added 'Thank you' and 'Budweiser'......"

Jan Aage Fjortoft (on Juninho joining Middlesborough):
"......He will only need to learn three words: 'Pound', 'Thank you', and 'Bye-Bye'....."

The Guardian (1991)(on Stan Mortensen's death):
".....They'll probably call it the Matthews' funeral...."

Anonymous Juventus Executive (1982) on Paolo Rossi's post-World Cup salary demands:
".....Two months ago he was over the moon.....now he's asking for it...."

Clive James, The Observer (1978) During the 1978 World Cup Finals:
"....The tune began changing when the Peruvians, one goal down, suddenly revealed an ability to run faster with the ball than the Scots could run without it....."

Kevin Keegan:
".....The tide is very much in our court now....."

Reporter:
".....You don't take losing lightly, do you, Gordon ?....."
Gordon Strachan:
".....I don't take stupid comments lightly, either....."


Tommy Docherty:
"......I hear Elton John's made a bid for an Italian club......AC/DC Milan....."

Don Howe ITV (1994):
"....That Gheorghe Hagi has got a left foot like Brian Lara's bat....."

Ray Clemence:
"......Hagi could open a tin of beans with his left foot....."

Barry Venison (on superstitions):
".....I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock....."

Alan Ball:
"....I'm not a believer in luck......but I do believe you need it...."

Kevin Keegan:
".....In some ways, cramp is worse than having a broken leg....."

Ossie Ardiles (fearing for Glenn Hoddle's future as England Manager):
"....I wish Glenn luck, but he is putting his head in the frying pan....."

Ron Atkinson:
".....I'm afraid they've left their legs at home....."

Reporter:
".....Bang, there goes your unbeaten run. Can you take it ?....."
Gordon Strachan:
".....No, I'm just going to crumble like a wreck. I'll go home, become an alcoholic, and maybe jump off a bridge. Ummm, I think I can take it, yeah....."


Stuart Pearce:
"......I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel......"

Terry Venables:
".....If you can't stand the heat in the dressing-room, get out of the kitchen......"

Mark Draper:
".....I'd like to play for an Italian club.......like Barcelona....."

Paul Gascoigne:
".....I never predict anything........and I never will....."

Julian Dicks:
"......Once you've had a bull terrier, you never want another dog. I have six bull terriers, a Rottweiller and a bulldog......"

Ruud Gullit:
".....We must have had 99 per cent of the game. It was the other three per cent that cost us the match......"

Gary Lineker:
".....There's no in-between......you're either good or bad. We were in between....."

Kevin Keegan:
".....England have the best fans in the world, and Scotland's are second to none...."

Reporter:
".....Gordon, do you think James Beattie deserves to be in the England squad ?....."
Gordon Strachan:
".....I don't care, I'm Scottish....."

Arsene Wenger:
"....My players all have different strong points. Thierry Henry has power and pace nobody else has. Davor Suker has a left leg and a nose in the box......."

Ian Archer, BBC Radio Scotland (on Scotland's game in San
Marino, 1991):
"......We've been playing for an hour, and it's just occurred to me that we're drawing 0-0 with a mountain-top....."

Bryon Butler:
"......52,000 here tonight......but it sounds like 50,000....."

Tony Gubba:
"......the ball must be as slippery as a wet baby......"

Ron Atkinson:
".....Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw..."

Tom Perrie:
"......Dumbarton player Steve McCahill has limped off with a badly cut forehead....."

Barry Davies:
".....the Dutch look like a huge jar of marmalade....."

Ray Wilkins:
"......Ronaldo is always very close to being onside or offside......"

Trevor Brooking:
"......fortunately, Paul Scholes's injury wasn't as bad as we'd hoped for......."

Gary Lineker:
"......most of the players will be wearing rubber tonight......"

Barry Venison:
"....the Newcastle back three, back four, back five have been at sixes and sevens......"

Kevin Keegan:
"....that would have been a goal if the goalkeeper hadn't saved it....."

Alan Mullery:
"....well, I've seen some tackles, Jonathan, but that was the ultimatum....."

Ron Atkinson:
"....you half-fancied that to go in as it was rising and dipping at the same time"

Ian Darke:
"......and with just four minutes gone, the score already is 0-0......"

Don Howe:
"......it's like a big Christmas pudding out there....."

Alan Parry:
"......he's passing the ball like Idi Amin......"

Bobby Robson:
"......I'd say he was the best in Europe, if you put me on the fence....."

David Pleat:
".....Zola's got two feet....."

Peter Withe:
"......both sides have scored a couple of goals, and both sides have conceded a couple of goals...."

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...."

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