Subject: Colemanballs (Page 23)

… and it (the ball) just crept on either side of the post.

English football player & commentator

The fact that Burnley got beat here already will stick in their claw.

English football player & announcer

The lads really ran their socks into the ground.

Our central defenders, Doherty and Anthony Gardner, were fantastic and I told them that when they go to bed tonight they should think of each other.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

We’ve got great speed in the team, not just Gary Speed, but great speed!

British football commentator

Ardiles strokes the ball like it was part of his anatomy.

Irish sports broadcaster

There’s going to be four or five teams battling for the top six spots.

English football player

Spurs, one of the in-form teams of the moment with successive wins are almost as impressive as Queens Park Rangers with five.

British football player

It’s imperable that they get off to a good start.

Scottish football player & analyst

You certainly wouldn’t bet against him not converting that chance.

English professional football player & commentator

It’s sometimes easier to defend a one goal lead than a two goal lead.

English football player & announcer

He hit the post, and after the game people are going to say, well, he hit the post.

English football player

Tottenham have impressed me; they haven’t thrown in the towel even though they have been under the gun.

English football player

If you’re going to score one goal or less, you’re not going to get your victories.

English football player & analyst

I bet Keegan will be jumping like a Jack in a Beanstalk.

Allegations are all very well but I would like to know who these alligators are.

This Sport is Stupid Anyway – USA Out of World Cup

The match has become quite unpredictable, but it still looks as though Arsenal will win the cup.

English television football commentator

Everyone’s got tough games coming up. Manchester United have got Arsenal, Arsenal have got Manchester United and Leeds have got Leeds.

British football commentator

I’ve got a gut feeling in my stomach…

If Glenn Hoddle had been any other nationality, he would have had 70 or 80 caps [appearances] for England.

English football player