Sports Quotes

Reamer · 26-06-2009, 08:29

Seen any quotes recently that make you grin, cry, laugh, grimmace ?
Here goes

"I think it's fantastic business. It was £40m, it was £50m, it was 60, now it's 80 and I think they should cut their hands off and run and don't even consider it at all.''
Former Manchester United boss Tommy Docherty on the Ronaldo deal.

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And the line up for the final of the Women's 400 metres hurdles includes three Russians, two East Germans, a Pole, a Swede and a Frenchman.
-- David Coleman

jaysay · 26-06-2009, 10:32

Was once at a Sportsmans Dinner at Bacup Golf Club, back in the seventies, and Tommy Docherty was the speaker, at the end there was a questions and answers and somebody asked the Doc what he thought of the then Burnley Chairman Bob Lord (The Fat Butcher) He pondered for a few sconds then said "next question"

DaveinGermany · 14-02-2010, 14:25

All time classic from former Liverpool Manager Bill Shankly :

"Some people think football is a matter of life & death .... I can assure them it is much more serious than that."

Sunday times 4th October 1981.

jaysay · 14-02-2010, 15:09

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

All time classic from former Liverpool Manager Bill Shankly :

"Some people think football is a matter of life & death .... I can assure them it is much more serious than that."

Sunday times 4th October 1981.

Well its true Dave, ain't it

Barrie Yates · 14-02-2010, 15:20

On one of my T-Shirts "United is LIFE - Nothing else matters"

DaveinGermany · 14-02-2010, 16:28

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Well its true Dave, ain't it

Most assuredly my friend, most assuredly. See Barries post ? the one above ! he's talking about Cambridge United isn't he ? well it is the closest united to F ..... Oh best stop there Neil said I couldn't use the F word, so I'll have to say nearest to Cheese eating , surrender Monkey land instead .

Barrie Yates · 14-02-2010, 16:37

Could be Ebbsfleet United I suppose, but an American friend bought it for me on his way through Dulles Airport. They probably haven't heard of Ebbsfleet or Cambridge - :-)))

DaveinGermany · 14-02-2010, 17:15

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Originally Posted by Barrie Yates

Could be Ebbsfleet United I suppose, but an American friend bought it for me on his way through Dulles Airport. They probably haven't heard of Ebbsfleet or Cambridge - :-)))

Ah now I understand, the Americans our colonial cousins have a limited grasp on the subject of Football, they think it is something somewhat quaint & typically British. Not really got the hang of it over there.

DaveinGermany · 14-02-2010, 17:43

Getting back on track, Tommy Lawrence Liverpool keeper in the 60's let the ball pass through his legs in a match giving the opposition a goal he then said to Shanks :

"Sorry Boss, I should have kept my legs together ! " to which the big Man replied :

"No Tommy, your Mother should have kept her legs together !"

Tealeaf · 15-02-2010, 14:47

Shankly was once asked if it was true that on the night of his honeymoon, he took his wife to see an Accrington Stanley game.

'Not exactly true', he replied, 'It was Stanley reserves'.

.....and that is true.

Mancie · 15-02-2010, 15:53

Alf Ramsey to Rodney marsh..‘I'll be watching you for the first 45 minutes and if you don't work harder I'll pull you off at halftime," to which Marsh replied: “Crikey, Alf, at Manchester City all we get is an orange and a cup of tea.”.