"I think this could be our best victory over Germany since the war"
John Motson on Englands 1-5 Win in their Qualifier for Japan/Korea 2002
Thank God we're playing them at football and not ice hockey.
France goalkeeper Joel Bats on learning of the 1986 World Cup first-round draw with the USSR, Canada and Hungary.
That's a world-class spit.
Eamon Dunphy on the Frank Rijkaard-Rudi Voller incident in Italia '90.
If we had managed an early goal, the result might have been different.
George Graham after Arsenal had drawn 0-0 with Sheffield Wednesday in 1992.
I used to go missing a lot - Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss Germany ...
George Best.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered"
George Best
"There's no chance of Sol leaving for Arsenal. He is a Spurs fan and there's not a hope in hell of him playing in an Arsenal shirt"
Tottenham chairman David Buchler
"More football later, but first let's see the goals from the Scottish Cup final"
Des Lynam
"I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George Ndah had scored in the first minute at Birmingham. My first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there playing"
Ade Akinbyi
Before the match, I told my lads that they would be playing against 11 other guys ready to fight for each other, not with each other.
Spartak Moscow coach Oleg Romanstev after Blackburn's Graeme Le Saux and David Batty had attacked each other during the Champions League match between the two teams.
White Hart Lane is a great place. The only thing wrong is, the seats face the pitch.
Les Dawson.
If we're not better than Barcelona, I'm not a black man.
Paul Ince of Manchester United, hours before Barcelona defeated his side 4-0 in the Nou camp stadium.
Ach, not the Dutch again. You are all ass-holes anyway and Adolf (Hitler) should have gotten rid of you.
Lothar Matthaus after being cornered by a Dutch TV camera crew at Bayern Munich's training ground in 1994.
England have not won a game for three months. The fact that we have not played one is irrelevant. Graham Taylor should hang, and so should his successor.
Item in Viz, September 1993.
" Daar gaat weer een Sojoes 16, ik hoop niet dat ze deze jongen nu naar Siberië sturen."
Rick de Saedeleer na een mislukt schot over het doel van een Rus tijdens USSR - Belgie op het WK '86 te Mexico
Until that moment, the only Welshman troubled was the stadium-announcer reading the Azerbaijan line-up
De Sunday Times omschrijft de overmacht van Wales bij de enige doelpoging (schotje op de paal) van Azerbadjan op het moment dat Wales al lang met 4-0 voor staat bij de EK kwalificatie wedstrijd voor Portugal 2004
"I will be the only chairman in Scottish football who'll still be in seventh heaven, even if we get gubbed 4-0 on a Saturday."
Schotse 2e divisie club Airdrie's chairman Jim Ballantyne, nadat hij zojuist een shirtsponsor deal gesloten heeft met de lapdance bar "Seventh Heaven" in Glasgow
"Romario van achteren gepakt...typisch Grieks"
Evert ten Napel tijdens PSV - AEK Athene
Lacht u mee, vult u aan met oude quotes en hou uw ogen en oren open voor nieuwe.
Ho visto Maradona, ho visto Maradona. Eh, mammā, innamorato son!
A Guinness a day keeps the doctor away
quote:
Op maandag 25 augustus 2003 16:45 schreef DIGGER het volgende:
Ach, not the Dutch again. You are all ass-holes anyway and Adolf (Hitler) should have gotten rid of you.
Lothar Matthaus after being cornered by a Dutch TV camera crew at Bayern Munich's training ground in 1994.
Dit meen je niet 
'Fiorentina start the second half attacking their fans; just the way they like things.'
Ray Wilkins
Ho visto Maradona, ho visto Maradona. Eh, mammā, innamorato son!
A Guinness a day keeps the doctor away
quote:Dat vind ik dus echt een opmerking die absoluut niet kan. Ik hoop dat die gast daar toen wel flink op aangesproken is.
Op maandag 25 augustus 2003 16:47 schreef Posdnous het volgende:[..]
Dit meen je niet
Alan Parry
'The Dutch look like a huge jar of marmalade.'
Barrie Davies beschrijft het Nederlandse publiek bij Euro 96
'Such a positive move by Uruguay - bringing 2 players off and putting 2 players on.'
John Helm over het feit dat voor de verandering eens niet een Uruguayaan het veld met rood moet verlaten tijdens het WK 1986
[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door DIGGER op 25-08-2003 17:03]
Ho visto Maradona, ho visto Maradona. Eh, mammā, innamorato son!
A Guinness a day keeps the doctor away
quote:
Op maandag 25 augustus 2003 16:53 schreef DIGGER het volgende:
Speciaal voor Dylan Dog:'Fiorentina start the second half attacking their fans; just the way they like things.'
Ray Wilkins
"Ik kon in 1972 naar Marseille om er tien keer zoveel te verdienen. Maar twee gezinsleden waren tegen, eentje was er voor en ik onthield me.
Onze hond besliste toen door te blaffen dat ik in Rotterdam zou blijven.
Neen, dit is geen legende. "
Poef.....gone! Šgolfer
quote:Hehe weinig
Op maandag 25 augustus 2003 16:50 schreef baggio het volgende:
Wat zei pëto gisteren eigenlijk allemaal??
Ah joh die jongen is een jaar bezig geweest met revalideren, neem het hem niet kwalijk. Goeie kerel is het! 
Antwoord:
"...10.000 gulden?"
dan:
"We gaan voor een plek tussen 4 en 14"
Die Wotte toch
"That's great, tell him he's Pelé and get him back on."
- John Lambie, Partick Thistle manager, when told a concussed striker did not know who he was.
nog een paar:
"If the players want to make it hard for me, I am happy to make it twice as hard for them."
- Wendy Toms, the first female referee to officiate in a professional game.
"I've told the players we need to win so that I can have the cash to buy some new ones"
- Chris Turner, Peterborough manager, before LC QF, 1992.
"If we played like that every week we wouldn't be so inconsistent"
- Bryan Robson, Man U, 1990.
"I was saying the other day, how often the most vulnerable area for goalies is between their legs."
- Andy Gray, Sky Sport
"It's now 1-1, an exact reversal of the score on Saturday."
- Radio 5 Live.
"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer."
- David Acfield.
'Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesbrough.' * Jonathan Woodgate
'I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country.' - Ian Rush
'I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet.' - David Beckham
'The Brazilians were South America, and the Ukranians will be more European.' - Phil Neville
'My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.' David Beckham
'I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league.' Mark Viduka
'Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had.' David Beckham
'If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day.' Neville Southall
'I've had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of which were disputable.' Paul Gascoigne
'I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well.' Alan Shearer
'I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona.' Mark Draper
Notts County Chairman
That shot might not have been as good as it might have been
John Motson
We have been saying this, both pre season and before the season started
Len Ashurst
And Sheffield Wednesday the winners 2-0, leaving the Anfield crowd brainwashed
Stuart Hall
Don't tell those coming in now the result of that fantastic match. Now let's have another look at Italy's winning goal
David Coleman
Bill Shankly : "Of course I didn't take my wife to see Rochdale as an anniversary present. It was her birthday. Would I have got married in the football season? Anyway, it was Rochdale reserves."
Bill Shankly : "People Say football is a matter of life and death" , " I believe it is much more important than that".
Bill Shankly at Dixie Dean's funeral :
"I know this is a sad occasion but I think that Dixie would be amazed to know that even in death he could draw a bigger crowd than Everton can on a Saturday Afternoon".
A scout told Shanks about a young player who he'd given a trial at Liverpool "He has football in his blood," the disappointed scout complained. "You may be right," Shanks said, "but it hasn't reached his legs yet"
Bill Shankly to Alan Ball, who'd just signed for Everton :
"Don't worry, Alan. At least you'll be able to play close to a great team!"
To Ian St John : 'If you're not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we'll discuss your options afterwards.'
To Tommy Smith after he'd turned up for training with a bandaged knee : 'Take that poof bandage off, and what do you mean YOUR knee, it's LIVERPOOL'S knee !'
'In my time at Anfield we always said we had the best two teams on Merseyside, Liverpool and Liverpool reserves.'
Exchange of words between Shankly and Ray Clemence, after Clemence had let in a fluke goal between his legs:
Clemence: "Sorry, boss, I should have kept my legs together."
Shankly: "Wrong, it`s your mother who should have!"
Liverpool - JFT 96 - Never forgotten
quote:
Op maandag 25 augustus 2003 21:32 schreef Doc het volgende:Bill Shankly at Dixie Dean's funeral :
"I know this is a sad occasion but I think that Dixie would be amazed to know that even in death he could draw a bigger crowd than Everton can on a Saturday Afternoon".
Hehe, die kende ik niet, maar da's wel de beste 
Wat een persoonlijkheid, Shankly. Wat was die bezeten door het spelletje zeg als ik de verhalen zo moet geloven.
Als ik hoor hoe de Feyenoord-supporters bij ons bij die 2-1 achterstand achter hun ploeg bleven staan, die maakte herrie voor een heel stadion, dan moet ik constateren dat dat wel een ander publiek is.
Michael van Praag, ex-voorzitter ajax
Het amsterdamse publiek is niet zo fanatiek. Sorry hoor, maar ik heb in de Meer ook vaak de vogeltjes horen fluiten. Pas als het 2-0 stond, werden we enthousiast en gingen we juichen.
Wederom Michael van Praag
Terry Venables on Terry Fenwick's drink-driving charge
'We've watched them twice, and seen a few videos. I didn't see them 38 times though, like McCarthy says he watched us. I don't think that's possible. I did my maths you see. That's 38 times 90 minutes - that's two months and the draw was only three weeks ago!"
George Leekens
'I don't blame individuals, I blame myself.'
Joe Royle
Ho visto Maradona, ho visto Maradona. Eh, mammā, innamorato son!
A Guinness a day keeps the doctor away
Ingo Anderbrugge
"Alleen voor Piet Schrijvers komen, stond gelijk aan zelfmoord."
Frank Kramer
"Op de bank krijg je rare gedachten. Dan hoop je dat sommige ploeggenoten er niets van bakken. Of dat ze tegen een blessure aanlopen, geen pijnlijke, maar wel een langdurige. Je voelt je net een benzinepomphouder die erop zit te wachten dat de tent van z'n concurrent vijftig meter verderop in de fik vliegt."
Richard Witschge
"In het leven bestaan twee zekerheden: iedereen gaat dood en een trainer wordt ontslagen."
Aad de Mos
"Voetbal is niet lopen."
Romario
Ach, Milaan of Madrid, als 't maar Italië is."
Andreas Möller
"Ik ben lichamelijk en fysiek in orde."
Thomas Hässler
"Die Kroaten schoppen op alles wat beweegt, dus heeft ons middenveld niets te vrezen."
Bondscoach Berti Vogts voor Duitsland - Kroatië
"Seks voor de wedstrijd? Dat moeten mijn spelers zelf weten, maar in de rust kan het niet."
Berti Vogts
"Als ik Martin Schneider nog langer opstel, dan gaan de mensen denken dat ik homo ben."
Trainer Friedel Rausch
"Slot speelt te dicht op Engelenhaar. O, is het Engelhaar? Ik ben nog in de war met de feestdagen."
Voetbalanalist Willem van Hanegem tijdens NAC-Heerenveen
"Ik heb hem wel eens op z'n kop gehangen, maar er kwam nog geen kwartje uit de binnenzak van dat Armani-pak rollen. Die man is zķ zuinig, die huilt met één oog."
Fritz Korbach over Jan Smit, de voorzitter van Heracles
"Roken is slecht. Vooral voor de gordijnen."
Willem van Hanegem
AFC Ajax | Borussia Mönchengladbach] | Kansas City Chiefs | Alabama Crimson Tide
Answer to critizism from John Carew that Zlatan's moves are pointless. (VG, April 2002):
"What Carew does with a football, I can do with an orange."
"Is there anything in the world that could stop you from becoming no 1 in the world?" (2001):
"An injury."
Answer to the question "What are you NOT going to say when you meet your teammates in Ajax for the first time?":
"I am Zlatan, who the hell are you?"
On his move on Stephane Henchoz of Liverpool (there has been some doubts whether his move was on Henchoz or Hyypiä):
"First I went left, he did too. Then I went right, and he did too. Then I went left again, and he went to buy a hot dog."
(Tijdens eerste Amsterdam Tournament dat Zlatan meedeed)
Sir Bobby Robson on Sir Alex Ferguson getting sent to Bobby's office on Saturday.
(was nog wel de 1e keer ooit dat ie naar de tribune verwezen werd als Man. Utd. coach)
Ho visto Maradona, ho visto Maradona. Eh, mammā, innamorato son!
A Guinness a day keeps the doctor away
quote:De ervaren liplezers hebben toch een aantal keren "fuck" kunnen zien.
Op donderdag 28 augustus 2003 13:09 schreef DIGGER het volgende:
(was nog wel de 1e keer ooit dat ie naar de tribune verwezen werd als Man. Utd. coach)
In mijn ogen had hij overigens wel gelijk.
AFC Ajax | Borussia Mönchengladbach] | Kansas City Chiefs | Alabama Crimson Tide
De grootste kwal uit de voetballerij? Dan blijf ik bij mezelf. Ik bén een irritante speler.
Mark van Bommel op een vraag van Job Hudig (12) van JEKA, in VI for Kids .
ZELFKENNIS! 
Alex Ferguson will probably play his youth team after looking at our results
Paul Ince before the Manchester United-Wolves game.
Roman Abramovich has driven a big Russian tank on to our lawns and is now shooting us with Ŗ50 notes
Arsenal chairman David Dein gives his views on the Chelsea supremo.
We'll just have to hope he keeps his clothes on in training
Bo Andersson, director of Swedish club Djurgarden after Brazilian defender Bruno Carvalho posed naked for a gay magazine.
Ho visto Maradona, ho visto Maradona. Eh, mammā, innamorato son!
A Guinness a day keeps the doctor away
