Subject: Colemanballs (Page 6)

Kicked wide of the goal with such precision.

Irish television & radio commentator

Manchester United are looking to Frank Stapleton to pull some magic out of the fire.

professional football player, coach & executive

Gary Neville was palpable for the second goal.

English football player & announcer

If he opens his legs, he’ll be hard to handle.

English football player, manager & analyst

One moment I’m playing soccer and the next – whack – I wake up in hospital unconscious.

Scottish football player & broadcaster

Hoddle hasn’t been the Hoddle we know; neither has Bryan Robson.

English soccer commentator

And then there was Johan Cryuff, who at 35 has added a whole new meaning to Anno Domini.

Scottish football player

Scoring the first goal in soccer is very important, because your opponent is then faced with the task of having to score one to draw level and two to take the lead.

The goals made such a difference to the way this game went.

English television football commentator

We could be putting the hammer in Luton's coffin.

England football player

… and tonight we have the added ingredient of Kenny Dalglish not being here.

English football commentator

And at the end of the season you can only do as well as what you have done.

English football player & manager

We offer no excuses, though the shower of eggs, cans, nuts and bolts throughout the match did not help my team.

Dutch football coach

My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about seven.

professional football player

Ian Rush unleashed his left foot and it hit the back of the net.

Welsh football player & manager

If that ball had crossed the line, it would have been a goal.

Argentine football player

Football games turn on things that are done by players.

Scottish football player

They’ve taken the horns by the scruff of the neck.

English football player & analyst

I watched the game, and I saw an awful lot of it.

British football player

It's always very satisfying to beat Arsenal, as indeed Arsenal would admit.

English football player

Lorimer just turned on a sixpence, kept his head and buried it in the back of the net.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator