Subject: Colemanballs (Page 30)

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

English professional football player & commentator

The first 90 minutes of a football match are the most important.

British football commentator

They can crumble as easily as ice cream in this heat.

People want success. It's like coffee, they want instant.

British football commentator

The Germans only have one player under 22, and he’s 23!

English football player & manager

Souness' football brain working at a hundred miles an hour there.

English football player & commentator

I would not say he [David Ginola] is the best left-winger in the Premiership, but there are none better.

It’s real end-to-end stuff, but unfortunately it’s all up at Forest’s end.

English football player & commentator

Football’s football: If that weren’t the case it wouldn’t be the game that it is.

English football player

I can’t even spell spaghetti never mind talk Italian. How could I tell an Italian to get the ball? He might grab mine.

English football player & manager

On this 101st FA Cup Final day, there are just two teams left.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

The Scots have really got their hands cut out tonight.

English football player

Oh dear, his right leg collided with himself there.

English football player & commentator

Moutinho using his weight there – all 5’ 7” of it.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

It was a good match, which could have gone either way and very nearly did.

Alan Shearer has done very well for us, considering his age. We have introduced some movement into his game because he has got two good legs now. Last season he played with one leg.

British football commentator

If England get a point, it will be a point gained as opposed to two points lost.

English football player & announcer

Emmanuel Petit has won more medals than any other player in the Premiership this year, although Patrick Vieira’s won the same medals.

British sports journalist

The last player to score a hat trick in a cup final was Stan Mortenson. He even had a final named after him, the Matthews final.

English football coach

Dave Wottle has completely misjudged this race… and here comes Wottle!

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

If confidence could be bought, all the rich people would have it and all the poor people would have to… make their own arrangements.

English football player & manager