Subject: Colemanballs (Page 32)

If you are in the six-yard box, standing in an offside position, then you are offside. 

They're two points behind us, so we're neck and neck.

British football commentator

The man [Alex Ferguson] is United; cut him and he will bleed red.

Scottish football player & broadcaster

He won the bronze medal in the 1976 Olympics so he’s used to being out in front.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Mark Ward has only got size 5 boots but he sure packs a hell of a punch with them.

English football player & commentator

Yes, Roger Hunt misses a few, but he gets in the right place to miss them.

Scottish football player & manager

£5.3 million is a large loaf to be throwing away before a ball's been kicked.

English football player

But the ball was going all the way, right away, eventually.

Scottish football player

They’ve tasted the other side of the coin on so many occasions.

Irish football player & broadcaster

It’s like the Sea of Galilee – the two defenders just parted.

English football player & announcer

Well we got nine and you can't score more than that.

British football commentator

I’m going to make a prediction – it could go either way.

English former football player & manager

He’s the type of player the manager’s either going to keep or not keep next season.

English football player & analyst

There’ll be only one winner now – in every sense.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

They didn’t change positions, they just moved the players around.

English football player & manager

I’ve told the players to win so that I can have the cash to buy some new ones.

English football player & manager

Everything in our favor was against us.

Irish football player & manager

Gary Speed has never played better, never looked fitter, never been older.

British football commentator

Well Clive, it’s all about the two ‘M’s – movement and positioning.

English former football player & manager

He’s on the lips of every team in world football.


Celtic manager Davie Hay still has a fresh pair of legs up his sleeve.