Joe Kinnear:
".....John Fashanu was having karate lessons and ended up a first dan, but he was playing like Desperate Dan....."

Rodney Marsh:
".....comparing Gascoigne to Pele is like comparing Rolf Harris to Rembrandt....."

Howard Wilkinson (on signing Eric Cantona):
"....Eric Cantona gave interviews on art, philosophy and politics. A natural room-mate for David Batty, I thought immediately....."

George Best:
"......I spent most of my money on birds, booze, and fast cars......the rest I just squandered....."

Ron Greenwood:
".....to me personally, it's nothing personal to me....."

Kevin Keegan:
"......I don't think they're as good as they are....."

Peter Shilton:
"....If you stand still, there's only one way to go and that's backwards....."

Steve Coppell:
".....I'm not going to make it a target, but it's something to aim for...."

Kevin Keegan:
"....the good news for Nigeria is that they're two-nil down very early in the game...."

John Motson:
".....for those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in yellow shirts...."

Malcolm Allison:
"....a lot of hard work went into this defeat...."

David Coleman:
"....don't tell those just coming in the final result of this fantastic match, but let's just have another look at Italy's winning goal....."

John Helm:
".....the USA are a goal down, and if they don't get a goal, they'll lose...."

Terry Neill:
".....I'm not superstitious or anything like that, but I'll just hope that we'll play our best and put it in the lap of the Gods...."

Ron Atkinson (explaining why he had taken his seat in the dugout early in a match against Sheff.Utd):
"......I wanted to pass on some technical information to the team, like the fact the game had started...."

Gordon Lee:
"....well, what business has anyone got naming him Eamon O'Keefe if he isn't Irish...?
Billy Bingham:
".....probably the same business they have naming you Lee when you're not Chinese...."

Ron Atkinson:
"....Moreano thought that the full back was gonna come up behind and give him one really hard...."

Bobby Robson:
"......he never fails to hit the target. But that was a miss..."

David Pleat:
"......Pires has got something about him, he can go both ways depending on who's facing him....."

Brian Moore:
".....Adams is stretching himself, looking for Seaman......"

Kevin Keegan:
"....Only one team can win this game....and that team is England.....
Brian Moore:
".....but wait a minute, here's Dan Petrescu...................."

Ron Atkinson:
"....they've picked their heads up off the ground and they now have a lot to carry on their shoulders...."

Ian St.John:
"....Batistuta gets most of his goals with the ball...."

Terry Venables:
".....apart from their goals, Norway haven't scored....."

Kevin Keegan:
".....I came to Nantes two years ago and it's much the same today, except that it's completely different....."

Ian St.John:
"......I wouldn't be surprised if this game went all the way to the finish......"

Barry Davies:
".....That's lifted the crowd up into the air....."

Kevin Keegan:
"......A tremendous strike which hit the defender full on the arm, and it nearly came off......"

Peter Drury:
"......It had to go in, but it didn't......"

Ron Atkinson:
".....he dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces....."

George Best about Eric Cantona:
"....I'd give all the Champagne I've ever drunk to be playing alongside him in a big European match at Old Trafford......"

Alex Ferguson after United lost 0-5 at Newcastle,1996:
"....Everyone in the place is on Cloud 9. Well, perhaps by the time they come down they'll have lost the League again...."

Peter Swales, Manchester City Chairman, in May 1992:
"....We are going to beat them to the Championship. You have to feel sympathy for the way United missed out this season, but it was good for us because it now gives us the chance to get there before them. We were the last Manchester club to finish as Champions.......and we'll be the next......."

Norman Whiteside:
".....My career may have ended at Goodison Park, but I'm a Red Devil through and through....."

Pat Crerand, on George Best:
".....I live in hope that one day I'll go along to a Youth match, as in 1963, watch an unknown kid for five minutes and find myself asking: 'My God. Who is that ?'

Duncan Edwards:
"......I think Manchester United is the greatest club in the world, Mr. Busby. I'd give anything to play for your team...."

Denis Law, on Pat Crerand:
".....I used to say he was a great asset to Television, because they didn't need slow-motion when he was on the ball...."

Ted MacDougall:
".....I once asked Bobby Charlton the best way to get to United's training ground, and I'm still waiting for the answer...."

Willie Morgan:
".....I am biased where Tommy (Docherty) is concerned, and I make no apology for it. To me, the man is magic...."

Willie Morgan, on Tommy Docherty:
".....He's about the worst manager there's ever been, and nearly all United fans will be delighted when he goes....."

Willie Morgan:
".....I'm a better ball-player than George Best. George definitely had the edge over me in finishing, but when it comes down to beating people and creating chances for others, well, I could lose George at that...."

Bryan Robson, in 1990:
"....if we played like that every week, we wouldn't be so inconsistent....."

Ron Atkinson, talking about Gordon Strachan, 39:
"......there's nobody fitter at his age, except maybe Raquel Welch....."

Wendy Toms, the first female referee to officiate in a Professional game:
"...... If the players want to make it hard for me, I am happy to make it twice as hard for them....."

Ray Wilkins, on the QPR-Wasps ground-share:
"..... I think having Wasps around here as well gives us that little buzz around the place....."

David Ackfield:
"...... Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer....."

Gerry Francis:
".....What I said to them at half time would be unprintable on the radio......"

Derek Johnstone, BBC TV, Scotland, 1994:
".....He's one of those footballers whose brains are in his head....."

Dave Bassett:
"...... And I honestly believe we can go all the way to Wembley, unless somebody knocks us out......"

Peter Jones:
"...... And Arsenal now have plenty of time to dictate the last few seconds......."

Andy Gray, Sky Sports:
"...... I was saying the other day, how often the most vulnerable area for goalies is between their legs......"

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...."

Ian Wright, on the Arsenal captain's confession to Alcoholism:
".... It took a lot of bottle for Tony to own up....."

Newcastle United fan, Radio 5 Live:
"..... Football today, it's like a game of chess. It's all about money..."

Mick Lyons:
"..... If there weren't such a thing as football, we'd all be frustrated footballers....."

Radio 5 Live:
".....It's now 1-1, an exact reversal of the score on Saturday......"

John Lambie, when told a concussed striker didn't know who he was:
"..... That's great, tell him he's Pele and get him back on....."

Mark Viduka:
"......I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league......"

Stan Collymore:
".......I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week, but let me state that I don't want to leave Leicester......."

David Beckham:
"....I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet........ "

Neville Southall:
".....If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day......."

Jonathan Woodgate:
"......Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesbrough......."

Steve Lomas:
"......Germany are a very difficult team to play...they had 11 Internationals out there today......"

Les Ferdinand:
"....I was surprised, but I always say nothing surprises me in football......"

Ronnie Whelan:
".....He's put on weight and I've lost it, and vice versa......"

Paul Gascoigne:
".....I've had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of which were disputable....."

Alan Shearer:
"....I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well......."

Graeme le Saux:
"......The opening ceremony was good, although I missed it......"

Peter Shilton:
".......You've got to believe that you're going to win, and I believe we'll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we're knocked out......"

John Motson  (during Exeter City's FA Cup replay against Man Utd)
".....This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these players.....well,  twice in a lifetime if you count the first match.....'

Freddy Shepherd  (Newcastle Chairman, after the departure of Laurent Robert)
".....You should only say good things when somebody leaves. Robert has gone.....good!....."

Arsene Wenger  (on the Ashley Cole tapping-up row, and showing his alarming lack of knowledge about how motorways work)
".....Frankly I am amazed this could happen in a hotel in the centre of London. Why not on a roundabout in the middle of the M25 ?....."
 

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