Taken from the City Gent Bradford fanzine ...quotes from football.
probably some Hodgieism's there too.

the wisdom of the fool is that he alone is sane.
Dave Cousins of the Strawbs

The clubs in a coma and no one is trying to save it.

Is this now?
no it is last week .

It is like having Russians in an English circus.

I can't go to the pictures ,i can't sit in front of one of those big screens it gives me angina.

With loads of time on my shoulders.

I got thrown out of the scouts twice
i don't think it was because of the beard because i don't think i had one then.

He is a mad as a March monkey.

If my granny was 20 years younger she would be my aunt.

We will never get anywhere until we get rid of those assets that we have lost.

This game could end up going one of two ways.

I have had seven terminal illnesses in the last two years.

If it rains anymore it will be like an ice rink out there.

How certain are you?
i am 100% probably.

How do i know what he is saying
i don't know braille.

He kicked it away with his hand.

God you are ugly you look as if your face has been on fire and someone put it out with a shovel.

They're cuckoo in cloud living land.

His drink problem is that he's got two hands and only one mouth.

If you keep doing that you will kill your self and i will have to take you to hospital.

How many have you got?
a couple
How many is that then?

It is strange getting used to these new glasses
they're bisexuals.

Where is he going ?
He is off home , he told me he had been to the toilet and was coughing up blood
not nice but now it makes sense
when he came back from the toilet he told me he had been couching up wood i thought it was strange but you know what he is like.

Never lick a gift horse in the mouth.

Why are you walking with a limp?
i have had a tooth out.

[for snowy]
She is the type of person who not only thinks the glass is half empty but she doesn't like the shape of the glass or what was in it in the first place.

There is someone sat on the fence over there and someone else sat on the fence on the other side and neither of them can agree what to do.

If there is something good on telly
i will fall asleep watching it.

I have got a brand new phone
Amy gave me hers.

from the commentators, players and pundits.

He needs to be brave now, and when i say brave i mean brave in the mental sense
Ron Atkinson

I was inbred into the game my father
David Pleat

Wolves will be like lambs to the fodder tomorrow
David Beasant

We are on top of the cliff and we can either fall off the edge or keep climbing
Gary Neville

Gary Neville says that Porto are like a bunch of girls who go down too easily
Peter Schmichael

He seems to be holding his shoulder in the shoulder area
Graham Taylor

He [ Zidane ] goes into this if not the best player in the world, the best player in the world.
Gary Lineker.

Looks like he has got a bit of a knock there
judging by the language on his face.
Clive Tyldesly

The overhead kick could have gone anywher. but it didn't
Mark Bright.

mentally he's [john terry] as strong as an ox
Michael Owen

Newcastle can still make sure their hands are in their own destiny.
Mark Sagger

The man[Fergusson] is United through and through
cut him and he will bleed red
Alan Brazil.

Ameobi stretches out one of his long right legs ...
five live

Ithought i was a bit of an a***hole in my last year at Leeds. I became too opinionated about things that had no relevance to my self.
David O Leary.


The Aisian cup expanded to 16 teams kicked off in Beijing last night with China defeating Bahrain 2-2
The Observer

They have tasted the other side of the coin on many occasions.
Andy Townsend

These tournaments come round every two years but we can't be expected to win it every year.
Michael Owen

That was Stelios!. or to give him his full name
Giannakopoulos of Bolton
John Motson

I want to try and spread the support with my Bristol connection, Rovers are in the bottom division so why can't i try and convert some of them in to Argyle fans. We are in the west country so it is not that far away.
Only two and a half hours away in a slow car , a hour and a half in a fast car ,,or ten minutes in a rocket!.
as long as you aimed right you would be down here very quickly.
don't land it on the pitch though as it would ruin it.
Ian Holloway Plymouth Argyle boss.