“Football needs its roots, it needs its connection with the supporters. But those in charge seem to think they can do without them.” ThinkingNeedsSeemsCan DoFootballRootsConnectionsSupporter Author:Graham Taylor
“Most liberal-minded folk would like to think that since they are not hostile to people of a different race, racism is a disease of the uneducated, unenlightened and socially backward - football hooligans, British National Party supporters, policemen. You could call this the Bad Guy Theory. But the Bad Guy Theory does not explain why Indian-heritage children do nearly twice as well as Pakistani-heritage children at GCSE.” PeopleThinkingWellsChildrenDoeDifferentGuyPartyRaceFootballTheoryDiseaseRacismFolksBritishIndianHeritageSupporterHostileBad GuysPolicemenUneducatedDifferent Races Author:Trevor Phillips
“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!” MenWorldNeedsFootballMessagesManagersSoccerSupporterChairmanBest Football Author:Delia Smith
“You are pushed to behave differently here, you don't really have a choice. If you cheat you have no chance of being admired. Even your own supporters will dislike you. So what do you do? Well, the way is not to be stupid, but not to cheat either. If there is a foul, you have to fall. I call it 'helping the referee to make a decision'. That's not cheating.” IfsWayWellsHelpingChoicesFallChanceDecisionStupidFootballLike YouManagersSoccerBehaveCheatingDislikeCheatSupporterChairmanFoulReferee Author:Jose Mourinho
“I've always been terrified of violence which is probably why I keep making violent films - I'm trying to exorcise some demons or something. My mum ended up bringing me up on the edge of a big estate in south London, so I was on the periphery of violence - a lot of football violence and stuff because I was a Millwall supporter. So I've always had a very healthy fear of it, yet at the same time a fascination. I think in all of my films that's a really strong subtext... people who are terrified by violence but are yet compelled by it as well.” PeopleThinkingTryingFilmStrongViolenceFootballHealthyViolentDemonMumSupporter Author:Nick Love
“And I think because of the passion of every English player and every English supporter, and every English journalist for the game, most of the game is played with passion, love for football and instinct, but in football you also have to think.” ThinkingPassionGamesPlayerFootballInstinctJournalistSupporterLove Passion Author:Jose Mourinho