Michael Owen is a parasite in the best possible sense of the word” - ALLY McCOIST.

"King stole in at the far post to nick a late goal… too late to get his team out of jail" - OFFICIAL CHELSEA WEBSITE ON GILLNGHAM’S MARLON KING, RELEASED FROM A PRISON TERM JUST IN TIME TO PLAY IN THEIR WORTHINGTON CUP TIE.

“Every team has a blimp during the season and it's how you react to that blimp that's important." - GLENN HODDLE.

"There will be a game where somebody scores more than Brazil and that might be the game that they lose” - BOBBY ROBSON.

"If we start counting our chickens before they hatch, they won't lay any eggs in the basket" - BOBBY ROBSON.

“We don't want our players to be monks, we want them to be football players because a monk doesn't play football at this level.” – SIR BOBBY ROBSON.

"One thing about Germany - they'll be organised, they'll be big, and they'll be strong” - ALLY McCOIST.

“Darlington’s offer was not enough to live on here” – FAUSTINO ASPIRALLA REJECTS A PALTRY £17,000 A WEEK.

"I've spoken to the referee and it was cordial. Well, at least he was cordial.” – JOHN GREGORY.

"Anything where the bone’s sticking out is considered to be a very bad injury. Scalp lacerations, when you witness flaps of skin which hang down and you can see the vein still pumping away, are quite bad” - SHREWSBURY PHYSIO SIMON SHAKESHAFT.

"Our keeper only had one save to make but we lost 4-0” - CRAIG BROWN.

"We dominated for 75% of the game, but we have to make sure we do that for the other 15" - DAVE JONES.

"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'.” - CARLTON PALMER.

"There's no problem with Darius Vassell and quite simply there wouldn't be a problem if there was.” - GRAHAM TAYLOR.

"It's a no-win game for us. Although I suppose we can win by winning” - SPURS’ GARY DOHERTY.

"Wayne Bridge isn’t quick, but he is rapid" - DAVID PLATT.

"Many of the Turks have their Christian names on the back of their shirts” - JOHN MOTSON.

"They showed outstanding skill, an element of surprise and attacking potential… good technique, speed and assured combination play” - FIFA REPORT ON SAUDI ARABIA’S WORLD CUP PERFORMANCE, DURING WHICH THEY LOST ALL THREE GAMES, SCORING NONE.

"The World Cup is the most important thing in my life, but my conscience is clear - and that's the most important thing in my life” – ROY KEANE.

ALAN BRAZIL: “I was sad to hear yesterday about the death of Inspector Morse, TV’s John Shaw.”
TALKSPORT CO-HOST MIKE PARRY: “John Thaw, Alan.”
ALAN BRAZIL: “Do you know, I’ve been doing that all morning. John, if you’re listening, sorry mate.”

"At this particular moment I'm consumed with guilt. I feel guilty about our results so far. I feel bad for our supporters, I feel responsible for letting them down. Guilt is the wrong word. I mean I'm consumed with responsibility. There is not a waking hour that at some time I don't question, assess, re-assess and question again everything I do as a coach and consequently what we do as a team in the pursuit of excellence, and in the pursuit of success. So guilt is the wrong word in the context of this discussion. My five-month-old son, Isaiah, has no concept of guilt because it's an acquired emotion but sadly one he will discover as he gets older. The original Isaiah was an Old Testament prophet who, according to record, predicted the coming of Christ in 736 BC. Not that I'm religious, quite the opposite in fact. I've recently read a book called the Isaiah Effect. It's essentially about using the collective will of humanity to change the state of the world by prayer or thought. The concept is linked to an abstract field of science called Quantum Physics (see Albert Einstein)” - PROGRAMME NOTES BY BRISBANE STRIKERS’ COACH JOHN KOSMINA.