Subject: Colemanballs (Page 34)

They say Rome wasn’t built in a day, but I wasn’t on that particular job.

English football player & manager

Practice makes permanent.

British football commentator

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

Rutherford’s asking the umpire how many balls he’s got left… he’s got two.

New Zealand-born sports broadcaster

If there are any managers out there with a bottomless pit, I’m sure that they would be interested in these two Russians.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

McCarthy shakes his head in agreement with the referee.

English football commentator

The Belgians will play like their fellow Scandinavians, Denmark and Sweden.

Irish football player & broadcaster

Stronsay is an island surrounded by sea.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Chile have three options – they could win or they could lose.

English football player & manager

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

English former football player & manager

Ian Durant has grown both physically and metaphorically in the close season.

Scottish football player & manager

A deflection – that’s what changed the course of the ball.

Irish football player

Yes, Woodcock would have scored, but his shot was just too perfect

English former football player & manager

They [Rosenborg] have won 66 games, and they’ve scored in all of them.

English football player & commentator

For those of you watching in black and white, the Spurs are in the all-yellow strip.

English television football commentator

It was that game that put the Everton ship back on the road.

English soccer commentator

He was in a no-win situation, unless he won the match.

Scottish football player & manager

He’s perfectly fit, apart from his physical fitness.

Welsh football player & manager

I'm as happy as I can be – but I have been happier.

English football player

Here's Brian Flynn. His official height is five feet five and he doesn't look much taller than that.

English soccer commentator