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“Acne is a bigger problem than injuries.”

Problem Football Bigger Managers Soccer Injury Chairman Acne Bigger Problems

“Saturday comes again, welcome or not, it comes again like it always does, welcome or not, wanted or not, another judgment day - The chance to be saved, the chance to be damned.”

Doe Wanted Chance Football Judgment Saved Welcome Managers Soccer Saturday Chairman Judgment Day

Author:Brian Clough

“Arsenal and Manchester United play the best football. They're not happy with one goal, they want to win by three.”

Want Play Three Winning Goal United Football Managers Soccer Chairman Not Happy Manchester Arsenal Best Football Manchester United

Author:Chris Coleman

“He lived in a fantasy world. There was not a day when he didn't add some Mickey Mouse story about a club that wanted him. First of all, he came in and told me that Arsenal wanted to buy him, then the next week it was Manchester Utd, then the next week it was Real Madrid. He made it clear that he did not want to be at the club so, in the end, there was only one thing I could do - send him to Wigan.”

“I just wanted to give my players some technical advice. I told them the game had started.”

Giving Wanted Games Player Advice Football Managers Soccer Chairman

Author:Ron Atkinson

“We did not pass the ball... we couldn't have found our front two with radar.”

Two Found Fronts Football Balls Managers Soccer Chairman Radar

Author:Joe Royle

“Your name is Sanchez, what are you doing playing for Northern Ireland?”

Names Football Managers Soccer Ireland Chairman Northern Ireland

Author:Lawrie Sanchez

“We live for games like these.”

Games Football Managers Soccer Chairman

Author:Alex McLeish

“It wasn't a monkey on my back, it was Planet of the Apes.”

Football Planets Managers Soccer Monkeys Chairman Apes

Author:Mick McCarthy

“We had probably our best ever Player of the Year Dance last week. You elected Dennis Wise as Player of the Year. Dennis accepted his award mimicking Vialli, whereupon Zola shouted 'Speak English', Dennis switched to his normal Cockney voice only for Zola to shout 'You're still not speaking English'.”

Years Stills Lasts Speak Voice Wise Player Week Football Normal Accepted Managers Soccer Awards Chairman Speak English Mimicking Best Ever Zola Cockneys

Author:Ken Bates

“Unfortunately much of it is frittered away on fast cars, designer clothes and an attitude to pleasure reminiscent of the 18-30 holiday packages.”

Pleasure Attitude Car Football Clothes Managers Soccer Designer Holiday Packages Chairman Fast Car Designer Clothes

Author:Ken Bates

“A message to the best football supporters in the world. We need a 12th man here. Where are you? Where are you? Let's be having you. Come on!”

Men World Needs Football Messages Managers Soccer Supporter Chairman Best Football

Author:Delia Smith

“The black players at this club lend the side a lot of skill and flair, but you also need white players to balance things up and give the team some brains and common sense.”

Needs Giving Sides Black White Common Brain Player Team Football Balance Skills Clubs Common Sense Managers Soccer Chairman Flair

Author:Ron Noades

“One of the reserves came up to me and said 'I'm finding it a bit hard, it's the first time I've ever been dropped'. So I told him to do what Nick Faldo does and work at his game. Next thing I know he's doing exactly what Faldo does, he's taken up golf.”

Knows Firsts Doe Said Hard Next Games Bits Taken Football Findings First Time Golf Managers Soccer Reserves Chairman

Author:Ron Atkinson

“Stress is when you're 29 years old, playing for Rochdale, with an expiring contract and a mortgage to pay.”

Years Pay Football Stress Managers Soccer Contracts Chairman Mortgage

Author:John Gregory

“Over analyse, paralyse, you mustn't over analyse... Do you wake up at four in the morning and wonder who should be playing left-back? Four? I would love to sleep that long. If you want a really long career you have to find a way of switching off. I do it when I'm out walking my dog, Alex Ferguson got into horses, others get into wine. Some players like going shopping, which is not my scene. A lot of them turn to golf. I tried it, didn't like it. I have to walk. If I couldn't I'd be in a padded cell by now.”

“I'm not going to make a present of Santa.”

Football Managers Soccer Santa Chairman

Author:Sam Allardyce

“Nine months of misery.”

Football Months Misery Nine Managers Soccer Chairman Nine Months

Author:Steve Coppell

“I remember the day when they sold Brian Deane and Jan Aage Fjortoft. It was like when President Kennedy got shot.”

Remember President Football Shots Managers Soccer Chairman Brian President Kennedy

Author:Neil Warnock

“I didn't realise you could travel so far and still be in England.”

Stills Football England Managers Soccer Realising Chairman

Author:Kevin Bond

“A terrific game, even on the losing side I could enjoy it.”

Games Enjoy Sides Football Losing Managers Soccer Terrific Chairman

Author:Nigel Worthington

“It sounds blase but there is a certain amount of luck. We'd all like to take a certain amount of credit for Kevin Doyle... I can't really remember what it was I particularly liked about Kevin when I watched him in Ireland. I had five pints of Guinness in the afternoon and it was all a bit blurred.”

I Can Remember Certain Bits Sound Five Football Amount Luck Credit Managers Soccer Afternoon Ireland Chairman Kevin Pints Guinness

Author:Steve Coppell

“I will have to make tactical decisions, technical decisions and emotional decisions. This time it was a tactical one.”

Decision Emotional Football Managers Soccer Chairman Tactical

Author:Tony Adams

“I said to them last week that I'd like them to win ugly and they certainly won ugly today. That was the ugliest thing I've seen since the ugly sisters fell out of the ugly tree.”

Said Today Lasts Winning Tree Week Football Ugly Managers Soccer Chairman

Author:Terry Butcher

“On current form, both teams will probably lose.”

Form Loses Team Football Currents Managers Soccer Chairman

Author:Aidy Boothroyd

“He's not fit, either physically or biomechanically.”

Football Fit Managers Soccer Chairman

Author:Aidy Boothroyd

“Good players win you games, good formations stop you losing them.”

Games Winning Player Football Losing Managers Soccer Chairman Formation

Author:Gordon Strachan

“If you keep asking me questions, I will continue to find excuses.”

Ifs Football Asking Excuse Managers Soccer Chairman

Author:Gordon Strachan

“I tried to talk to the ref but it is easier to get to see the Pope. If I'm in London again and I get mugged I hope the same number of people turn up to protect me. There were six police, four stewards and even a UN peace observer out there.”

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Author:Gordon Strachan

“I think if you've managed Celtic or Rangers you can go on to be Prime Minister of Great Britain, it's that hard.”

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Author:Gordon Strachan

“I'm the same as maybe six or seven people in every ten - I can't take f***ing criticism.”

People I Can Football Ten Six Criticism Seven Managers Soccer Chairman

Author:Martin Jol

“I felt that we couldn't win the game. It was absolutely shocking.”

Games Winning Felt Football Managers Soccer Shocking Chairman

Author:Martin O'Neill

“My youth coach told me he'd got these two great 15-year-olds. I told him I don't want to know, because by the time they're 18 I'll be dead.”

Knows Want Years Two Youth Football Coaches Managers Soccer Chairman

Author:Martin O'Neill

“We're in the top six, we've got five points and I've told the lads we need another 80 to win the League.”

Needs Winning Five Football Six Managers Soccer League Chairman Lad

Author:Joe Kinnear

“Every club he's been to has had great injury crises. Every club. And it's always hamstrings.”

Football Crisis Clubs Managers Soccer Injury Chairman Hamstrings

Author:Eamon Dunphy

“Klaus Toppmoller: hair like David Gower and dress sense like Austin Powers.”

Football Hair Dresses Managers Soccer Chairman Austin

Author:Jon Champion

“If someone states that Ajax played a negative game then maybe we are smarter than Manchester City.”

Ifs States Games Cities Football Negative Managers Soccer Smarter Chairman Manchester Ajax Manchester City

Author:Ronald Koeman

“Once Celtic got their equaliser, they played a sort of anti-football.”

Football Managers Soccer Chairman Celtic

Author:Frank Rijkaard

“I've not had to ask permission from Geraldine to take the job. I'm one of the few men in this life who are not under the thumb. I'm stronger than that. Did she want me out of the house? Listen, she's wanted me out of the house for the past 27 years and has often asked me not to come back again. But I always show up, and really, she can't do without me, because I'm brilliant.”

Men Want Years Shows Wanted Jobs Past Asks House Football Stronger Brilliant Managers This Life Soccer Want Me Permission Thumbs Chairman Back Again He Wants Me

Author:Martin O'Neill

“You might as well talk to my baby daughter. You'll get more sense out of her”

Wells Might Football Baby Daughter Managers Soccer Chairman My Baby

Author:Kenny Dalglish

“Scots they're either nice or they're horrid and these two are horrid. The Scots wont like that Eamon, thats bordering on racism. Its not racism its ethnic criticism Bill.”

Two Nice Football Racism Criticism Bills Managers Soccer Chairman Scots

Author:Eamon Dunphy

“Liverpool can play for only five minutes and win the game, that is the way they are. They pump the ball into the box and with good set-piece delivery they keep you under pressure.”

Way Play Games Winning Five Pieces Minutes Football Balls Pressure Boxes Managers Soccer Five Minutes Chairman Delivery Liverpool Pumps Under Pressure

Author:Alex Ferguson

“They've kicked our backsides, we've got to lick our wounds...”

Football Wounds Managers Soccer Chairman Backsides

Author:Steve Bruce

“David James is frustrated because he thinks us being bottom isn't helping his chances with England. I think it gives him more chance to show his ability.”

Thinking Giving Helping Shows Chance Ability Football England Bottom Managers Soccer Frustrated Chairman

Author:Glenn Roeder

“Only if there's an outbreak of the bubonic plague.”

Ifs Football Managers Soccer Plague Chairman Outbreaks Bubonic Plague

Author:Giovanni Trapattoni

“Remember I've seen a video tape of a Scotland-England match and I've seen him miss a chance from five yards. It was against England and he couldn't score. So what does that say?”

Doe Remember Chance Five Missing Football England Video Managers Soccer Score Tape Yards Scotland Chairman

Author:Berti Vogts

“Yorkie has officially retired about 5 times... The man's a clown... People are going on about the game and agents and directors of football and managers losing their jobs, but we should be worried about people like him... Clowns. That's the last time I'm going to say clown... If he's the vice-president of FIFA, God help us all.”

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Author:Roy Keane

“There has been lots of things said about me over the years. I am happy to comment on people's opinion in football I respect, but Tony Cascarino is a man I certainly do not respect, for a lot of reasons, and if I told you, you would be shocked. So the day I worry about Tony Cascarino will be a very sad day of my life.”

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Author:Roy Keane

“There's more chance of me flying Concorde to the moon blindfolded than there is of you taking Wales to the World Cup.”

World Chance Football Moon Flying Cups Managers Soccer Chairman World Cup Wales Blindfolded Concorde

Author:Robbie Savage

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