100 Great Quotes: Part I - although some people may not wish to be reminded!

By Dave Smith 25-06-07

The Belfast Boy talked and played a good game (©PAphotos)

In-keeping with our Centenary theme, we've been trawling through the archives to recall some of the comments of those past and present who fell foul of the 'foot in mouth' syndrome. They're all genuine too; enjoy the first ten....

No. 1: "I've told the players we need to win so that I can have the cash to buy some new ones" Chris Turner, Peterborough manager, before a League Cup quarter final in 1992

No.2: "Tell the Kraut to get his ass up front. We don't pay a million for a guy to hang around in defence" New York Cosmos executive, on Franz Beckenbauer's positioning

No.3: "I spent a lot of my money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered" George Best on his lavish lifetsyle

No.4: "If we played like that every week we wouldn't be so inconsistent" Bryan Robson (1990) sums up where United had been going wrong

No.5: "That's great, tell him he's Pele and get him back on." John Lambie, Partick Thistle manager, when told a concussed striker did not know who he was

No.6: "I was saying the other day, how often the most vulnerable area, for goalies is between their legs" Andy Gray nutmegs hismself

No.7: : Richard Keys to Roy Evans: "Well Roy, do you think that you'll have to finish above Manchester United to win the league?" Roy Evans : "You have to finish above everyone to win the league, Richard"

No.8: "If you can't stand the heat in the dressing room, get out of the kitchen" Terry Venables confuses home with the workplace

No.9: "Merseyside derbies usually last 90 minutes and I'm sure today's won't be any different" Trevor Brooking - and he's a knight of the realm!

No.10: "And I honestly believe we can go all the way to Wembley...unless somebody knocks us out" Dave Bassett has got this FA lark sussed