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Postby brentd4 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:20 pm

'Of the nine red cards this season we probably deserved half of them.'
- Arsene Wenger
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Postby neil » Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:39 pm

Ian Rush on his time at Juventus

"it was like playing in a different country" :D
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Postby RED BEERGOGGLES » Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:42 pm

andy_g wrote:Graham Taylor. the master.

"Very few of us have any idea whatsoever of what life is like living in a goldfish bowl - except, of course, for those of us who are goldfish."

"I’d never allow myself to let myself call myself a coward."

:laugh: " The Germans only have one player under 22, and he's 23' "........'England have the best fans in the world and Scotland's fans are second-to-none'......" Chile have three options - they could win or they could lose."....... 'They're the second best team in the world, and there's no higher praise than that.' ........ 'The ref was vertically 15 yards away.'

Keeganisms   :D
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Postby RED BEERGOGGLES » Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:45 pm

"The 33 or 34-year-olds will be 36 or 37 by the time the next World Cup comes around, if they're not careful." :D
yet another Keegan classic
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Postby andy_g » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:26 pm

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Postby burjennio » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:32 pm

"His strength is his strength, you could say its his strong point"

Keegan at his best again
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Postby andy_g » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:44 pm

“I would ask anyone to try to understand the world he lives in. We all have to accept that he is married to Spice Girl Victoria Adams – and I think he copes very well with it.”
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Postby Dundalk » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:50 pm

A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.

Bill Shankly
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Postby andy_g » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:54 pm

"I don't know where this Arctic wind has come from, but it's freezing." - Alan Green

"If history is going to repeat itself I should think we can expect the same thing again." - Terry Venables

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

"It's Great Britain in the all-white strip, with the red and blue V, the dark shorts and the dark stockings." - Ray French

"He had an eternity to play that ball... but he took too long over it." - Martin Tyler

"In a sense it's a one-man show... except there are two men involved, Hartson and Berkovic, and a third man, the goalkeeper." - John Motson

"If you don't want to know the result, look away now as we show you Tony Adams lifting the cup for Arsenal." - Steve Rider


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Postby woof woof ! » Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:19 pm

"The Chairman said he would be right behind me, I'd be happier if he was in front where I could keep a eye on him" Tommy Docherty 

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Postby woof woof ! » Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:45 pm

Bobby Robson,    "I would have given my right arm to be a pianist"    :laugh:
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Postby Kharhaz » Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:06 am

Ian Rush on his move to Juventus - "“I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country.”" :laugh:

Classic.
Bill Shankly: “I was the best manager in Britain because I was never devious or cheated anyone. I’d break my wife’s legs if I played against her, but I’d never cheat her.”
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Postby stmichael » Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:49 pm

Reporter to Gordon Strachan:

"Gordon, can we have a quick word please?"

Strachan:

"Velocity" (walks off).

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Postby andy_g » Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:35 pm

Ian Rush, deadly ten times out of ten, but that wasn't one of them.
Peter Jones

Ian Durant has grown both physically and metaphorically in the close season.
Jock Wallace

Everything in our favour was against us
Danny Blanchflower

Without doubt, one of the secrets of our successful season was the harmonium in the dressing room.
Ivor Powell, manager of Bradford

Allegations are all very well but I would like to know who these alligators are.
The mighty Ron Saunders

As I see it, if you're going to commit suicide, you don't do it yourself.
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Never go for a 50-50 ball unless you're 80-20 sure of winning it. 
Ian Darke

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