Yobocop 1,083 Posted October 17, 2009 Arsene Wenger: Arsene Wenger has admitted he and his Arsenal players are under pressure because they "are not playing for chocolate"Paul Lambert: Swindon wanted an absolute fortune, an absolute fortune, for this lad in his final year, which Real Madrid couldn''t afford'' Bobby Robson (RIP): We didn’t underestimate them but they were a lot better than we thought - after England sneaked through against Cameroon in the 1990 World Cup. Brian Clough: They say Rome wasn’t built in a day, but I wasn’t on that particular job Ron Atkinson: I never comment on referees and I’m not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that pratAlex Ferguson: Cole should be scoring from those distances, but I’m not going to single him out. Terry Venables: Certain people are for me, certain people are pro meHarry Redknapp: Hartson''s got more previous than Jack the RipperGraham Taylor: To be really happy, we must throw our hearts over the bar and hope that our bodies will follow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,473 Posted October 17, 2009 Thanks for those; worthy of ashen-faced Ron Knee. O/O/T, as of mid Sept. John Hartson is out of hospital & undergoing chemo. - remarkable, given the severity of his condition. Let''s hope he can keep battling & make a full recovery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Google Bot 3,223 Posted October 17, 2009 Why is Brian Clough not allowed to rest in peace then?! ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yobocop 1,083 Posted October 18, 2009 he is RIP Cloughie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary_on_the Trent 0 Posted October 18, 2009 Brian Clough could have a thread of his own quotes"If God had wanted us to play football in theclouds, he''d have put grass up there." Onthe importance of passing to feet. "I wouldn''t say I was the best manager in thebusiness. But I was in the top one." Lookingback at his success. "Manchester United in Brazil? I hope they all getbloody diarrhea." On Man Utd opting-out of theFA Cup to play in the World Club Championship."I can''t even spell spaghetti never mind talk Italian.How could I tell an Italian to get the ball - he might grab mine." Onthe influx of foreign players."I bet their dressing room will smell of garlic ratherthan liniment over the next few months." On thenumber of French players at Arsenal."Who the hell wants fourteen pairs of shoes when yougo on holiday? I haven''t had fourteen pairs in my life." Onthe contents of Posh Spice''s missing luggage. "Rome wasn''t built in a day. But I wasn''t on that particuar job." On getting things done. "On occasions I have been big headed. I think mostpeople are when they get in the limelight. I call myself Big Head just to remindmyself not to be." Old Big ''Ead explainshis nickname. "At last England have appointed a manager who speaksEnglish better than the players." On the appointment of SvenGoran Eriksson as England manager. "If he''d been English or Swedish, he''d have walked theEngland job." On Martin O''Neill. "Anybody who can do anything in Leicester but make ajumper has got to be a genius." A tribute toMartin O''Neill. "The ugliest player I ever signed was KennyBurns." A Clough complement for a talentedplayer."Stand up straight, get your shoulders back and getyour hair cut." Advice for John McGovernat Hartlepool. "Take your hands out of your pockets."More advice, this time for a young Trevor Francis as he receives an award fromthe Master Manager."The Derby players have seen more of his balls thanthe one they''re meant to be playing with." On thestreaker who appeared during Derby''s game against Manchester United. "I only ever hit Roy the once. He got up so I couldn''t have hit him very hard." On dealing with Roy Keane."Walk on water? I know most people out there willbe saying that instead of walking on it, I should have taken more of itwith my drinks. They are absolutely right." Reflecting on his drink problem."I''m dealing with my drinking problem and I have a reputation for getting things done." A comment which speaks for itself."Don''t send me flowers when I''m dead. If you like me, send them while I''m alive." After the operation which saved his life. "Players lose you games, not tactics. There''s so muchcrap talked about tactics by people who barely know how to win atdominoes." Reflecting on England''s exit fromEuro 2000."We talk about it for twenty minutes and then wedecide I was right." On dealing with a player whodisagrees."I want no epitaphs of profound history and all thattype of thing. I contributed - I would hope they would say that, and I wouldhope somebody liked me," On how he wouldlike to be remembered. "It was a crooked match and he was a crooked referee.That was a tournament we could and should have won." Onthe 1984 UEFA Cup semi-final Forest lost to Anderlecht."I''m sure the England selectors thought if they tookme on and gave me the job, I''d want to run the show. They were shrewd, becausethat''s exactly what I would have done." On notgetting the England manager''s job."You don''t want roast beef and Yorkshire every nightand twice on Sunday." On too much football ontelevision. "I''m not saying he''s pale and thin, but the maidin our hotel room pulled back the sheets and remade the bed withoutrealising he was still in it." Referring to former Forest player Brian Rice. "If a chairman sacks the manager he initiallyappointed, he should go as well." On too many managersgetting the boot. "I thought it was my next door neighbour, because Ithink she felt that if I got something like that, I''d have to move."Guessing who nominated him for a knighthood."For all his horses, knighthoods and championships, he hasn''t got two of what I''ve got. And I don''t mean balls!"Referring to Sir Alex Ferguson''s failure to win two successive European Cups. "I like my women to be feminine, not sliding intotackles and covered in mud." On women''s football. ''''That Seaman is a handsome young man but he spends toomuch time looking in his mirror, rather than at the ball. You can''t keep goalwith hair like that." On Englandgoalkeeper David Seaman. "I''ve missed him. He used to make me laugh. He was thebest diffuser of a situation I have ever known. I hope he''s alright."On the late Peter Taylor. "He''s learned more about football management than heever imagined. Some people think you can take football boots off and put a suiton. You can''t do that." OnDavid Platt''s first season as Forest manager. "He should guide Posh in the direction of a singingcoach because she''s nowhere near as good at her job as her husband."Advice for David Beckham. "Barbara''s supervising the move. She''s having moreextensions built than Heathrow Airport." On movinghouse in Derbyshire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John 0 Posted October 18, 2009 [quote user="Canary_on_the Trent"]Brian Clough could have a thread of his own quotes"If a chairman sacks the manager he initiallyappointed, he should go as well." On too many managersgetting the boot. [/quote]............... Well someone was going to point it out sooner or later![;)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I am a Banana 0 Posted October 18, 2009 brilliant all of the clough ones [:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites