Funny football quotes (1 Viewer)

[Gaz71]

 

[torchomatic]

Bobby Robson: We didn't underestimate them, they were just a lot better than we thought.

 

[idm1975]

Surely fisher will win this thread hands down

 

[CCFC1686]

Big Ron did a great interview for sky when he was Cov manager vs Southampton I think "I'll whoop 'em for that"..."who got man of the match". Some great quotes in that interview, hilarious!

 

[ccfc92]

"When Stoke don't score, they hardly ever win"

Michael Owen, great footballer, shite pundit

 

[CJ_covblaze]

Surely fisher will win this thread hands down

Thought that as I clicked!

 

[percy]

gordon strachan post match interview
interviewer: in which areas were they better than you today
strachan: the big green one outside

 

[CJ_covblaze]

gordon strachan post match interview
interviewer: in which areas were they better than you today
strachan: the big green one outside

In his first press conference as Southampton manager:

"So Gordon, do you believe you are the man to take the club forward?"

"No"

 

[I_Saw_Shaw_Score]

Didn't a reporter ask Strachan after a game when he was manager for a "quick word?"
Strachan replied "velocity" and walked off

 

[matesx]

GS on Huckerby....

.... "some games he's a World beater, some games he's a carpet beater"

 

[lapsed_skyblue]

Joe Mercer about Cov - "we started badly and fell away"

Bill Shankly - "if he wasn't interfering with play what was he doing on the pitch?"

 

[Hobo]

Joe Royle about his striker on the day, "Couldnt hit a cows arse with a banjo!"

 

[Gaz71]

 

[Happy_Martian]

Big Ron did a great interview for sky when he was Cov manager vs Southampton I think "I'll whoop 'em for that"..."who got man of the match". Some great quotes in that interview, hilarious!

 

[Brylowes]

Big Ron talking about Carlton Palmer:
I wouldn't say he was gifted with technical ability, in fact he can trap a ball further
Than I can kick one.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

The one where idiot Fisher talks about the crowds at Northampton

 

[Tonylinc]

Was it Bill Shankly that took a player back out on the pitch after a game. "What we looking for boss? That bloody hole you have been hiding in all game"

 

[Houchens Head]

'I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one.'
The late, GREAT Brian Clough!

 

[Hobo]

Joe Royle after mid week cup defeat at home against Tottenham when Ozzie Ardiles and Ricky Villa had ran the show, "We were just a bunch of yard dogs tackling dust."

 

[the rumpo kid]

danny blanchflour talking about Ireland "we try and get an equaliser before they score, that way we wont be behind for to long"

 

[lapsed_skyblue]

danny blanchflour talking about Ireland "we try and get an equaliser before they score, that way we wont be behind for to long"

I think he also told his players to "retaliate first"

 

[Brylowes]

The late great Bill Shahkly:
Of course I didn't take my wife to watch Rochdale For our anniversary,
it was her birthday.
Do you really think I'd get married during the football season.
Anyway it were Rochdale reserves.

 

[6 Generations]

If in doubt, put the ball in Row Z.

No one has ever been known to score from Row Z.

 

[oscillatewildly]

During Jack Charlton's early days as Rep of Ireland boss, he reputedly and quite often referred to Liam Brady as "Ian Brady". (Younger readers may want to ask a grown up)
On another occasion during a training session he enquired: "Where did those two Irish fella's go"?

 

[phildownunder]

It was Bill Shankley who came out with the much quoted "football isn`t a matter of life and death, it`s more important than that".

(reputedly describing Bobby Gould) "He couldn`t trap a bag of cement".

And my favourite:- when asked what he would do if Everton were playing at the back of his house, "I`d draw the curtains".