Classic Football quotes in honour of World Cup 2010
10 June 2010
Some classic lines from the past are listed below, if you hear any howlers during World Cup 2010 we would love to add them to the list below.
Alan Parry:
"...He'll probably wake up having sleepless nights about that one....."
Norman Whiteside:
"...The only thing I have in common with George Best is that we come
from the same place, play for the same club, and were discovered by the
same man..."
Mark Lawrenson:
"...Ireland will give 99% - everything they've got..."
Glenn Hoddle:
".....He was a player that hasn't had to use his legs even when he was 19, because his first two yards were in his head....."
Denis Law:
".....There's no way Ryan Giggs is another George Best. He's another Ryan Giggs....."
George Gavin:
".....So, this movie you star in, The Life Story of George Best. Tell us what it's about....."
Norman Whiteside:
".....The only thing I have in common with George Best is that we come from the same place, play for the same club, and were discovered by the same man....."
Clive Tyldesley:
".....He's not George Best, but then again, no-one is....."
Alan Brazil:
".....Our talking point this morning is George Best, his liver transplant and the booze culture in football. Don't forget, the best caller wins a crate of John Smith's....."
David Unsworth:
".....Wayne Rooney can go all the way to the top if he keeps his head firmly on the ground....."
Carlton Palmer:
".....I said to the players before the start, 'Just go out and give it 100 per cent'.....I am not asking for any more than that....."
Peter Schmeichel:
".....Solskjaer never misses the target. That time he hit the post....."
Joe Royle:
".....That was clearly a tackle aimed at getting revenge - or maybe it was just out-and-out retribution....."
Sir Bobby Robson: (on Paul Parker at the end of the 1990 World Cup)
".....That little lad has jumped like a salmon and tackled like a
ferret....."
Sir Bobby Robson:
".....He's very fast, and if he gets a yard ahead of himself nobody will catch him up....."
Sir Bobby Robson:
".....For a player to ask for a transfer has opened everybody's eyebrows....."
Sir Bobby Robson:
".....Tottenham have impressed me: they haven't thrown in the towel even though they have been under the gun....."
Andy Gray:
".....there was no contact there - just a clash of bodies....."
Mike Parry:
".....David Beckham's wife appears to be no different from five million other girls, but she's got something that sets her apart from the other
four million, nine hundred and fifty thousand and ninety-five....."
Ian Wright: (talking about Tony Adams)
".....It took a lot of bottle for Tony to own up to being an alcoholic....."
Kenny Sansom: (talking about Tony Adams) ".....His testimonial will be such an emotional night for Tony - I can't wait to go for a drink with him afterwards....."
Tony Adams:
".....Left alone with our own heads on, we can be pretty mental....."
Kevin Keegan:
".....there's a slight doubt about only one player, and that's Tony Adams, who definitely won't be playing tomorrow....."
Tony Adams:
".....The Championship is the carrot at the end of the Championship....."
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