He Said What?

The Volt

Quotes from famous footballing stars that have left you wondering what on earth they were smoking.

"My parents have always been there for me, ever since I was about 7" -
David Beckham

"I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the
league" -
Mark Viduka

"Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's
the
only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager
I've
ever had." - David Beckham

"If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed
at
the end of the day." - Neville Southall

"I've had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of
which
were disputable." - Paul Gascoigne

"I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and
hopefully
after that as well." - Alan Shearer

"I'd like to play for an Italian club, like barcelona." - Mark Draper

"You've got to believe that you're going to win, and I believe we'll win
the
World Cup until the final whistle blows and we're knocked out." - Peter Shilton

"I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week, but
let
me state that I don't want to leave Leicester." - Stan Collymore

"I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the
screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute at Birmingham. My
first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there
playing."
- Ade Akinbiyi

"Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the match." - Ian Wright

"I'm as happy as I can be - but I have been happier." - Ugo Ehiogu

"Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in
Middlesborough." - Jonathan Woodgate

"I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel." - Stuart Pearce

"I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my right." -
Lee Hendrie

"I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country."
-Ian Rush

"Germany are a very difficult team to play...they had 11 internationals out
there today." - Steve Lomas

"I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right
sock." - Barry Venison

"I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what
religion yet." - David Beckham

"The Brazilians were South American, and the Ukrainians will be more
European."
- Phil Neville

"All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed." - Mitchell Thomas

"One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best." -
Alan Shearer

"I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd." - Johnny
Giles

"Sometimes in football you have to score goals." - Thierry Henry.

The_Kew_Tour

Some great wisdom from Kevin Keegan

'The 33 or 34-year-olds will be 36 or 37 by the time the next World Cup comes around, if they're not careful.'

'I want more from David Beckham. I want him to improve on perfection.'

'England have the best fans in the world and Scotland's fans are second-to-none'

'Shaun Wright-Phillips has got a big heart. It's as big as him, which isn't very big, but it's bigger'

'The good news for Nigeria is that they're two-nil down very early in the game'

'Argentina won't be at Euro 2000 because they're from South America.'

'We deserved to win this game after hammering them 0-0 in the first half'

'It's like a toaster, the ref's shirt pocket. Every time there's a tackle, up pops a yellow card.'

'Despite his white boots, he has real pace...'

'You can't do better than go away from home and get a draw...'

'He can't speak Turkey, but you can tell he's delighted.'

'...using his strength. And that is his strength, his strength.'

'I'm not disappointed - just disappointed.'

everdead.ie

How can anyone forget

Glenn Hoodle

My beliefs have evolved in the last eight or nine years, that the spirit has to come back again, that is nothing new, that has been around for thousands of years. You have to come back to learn and face some of the things you have done, good and bad. There are too many injustices around." "You and I have been physically given two hands and two legs and half-decent brains. Some people have not been born like that for a reason. The karma is working from another lifetime. I have nothing to hide about that. It is not only people with disabilities. What you sow, you have to reap."
"You have to look at things that happened in your life and ask why. It comes around.

A long one but a real wtf moment

DazMarz

"If I had a blank piece of paper, there would be 5 names on it" -Kevin Keegan

"Batistuta gets most of his goals with the ball" -Ian St. John

"When you're 4-0 up, you shouldn't lose 7-1" -Lawrie McMenemy

"When I go to the press conference after the game, the game has not yet finished" -José Mourinho

"His reign ended with that 0-0 defeat to Switzerland in Lansdowne Road" -Colm Murray

"Real's second goal made it 3-0" -Des Lynam

"I'm going to make a prediction: it could go either way" -Ron Atkinson

"Alex Ferguson is United. Cut him, and he will bleed red" -Alan Brazil

"Argentina won't be at Euro 2000, because they are from South America" -Kevin Keegan

"Chile have three options: they can win or they can lose. The tide is in their court now" -Kevin Keegan

"Real Madrid are like a rabbit in the glare of the headlights in the face of Manchester United's attacks, but this rabbit comes with a suit of armour in the shape of two precious away goals" -George Hamilton

"Julian Dicks is everywhere; it's like they've got 11 Dicks on the field" -Metro Radio

"I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel" -Stuart Pearce

"Mark Hughes crossed every 'i' and dotted every 't'" -Robbie Savage

"The world is my lobster" -Keith O'Neill

"The Baggio brothers are, of course, not related" -George Hamilton

"That was the perfect penalty, only he missed it" -Rob McCaffrey

"For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in the yellow strip" -John Motson

"For such a small man, Maradona gets great elevation on his balls" -David Platt

Bukman13

Terry Mancini's first cap for Ireland against Poland -

Mancini whispered “Their anthem doesn’t half go on!”.

“Shut up,” Don Givens replied, “this is our anthem.”

themont85

Tony Cascarino (recalling his days playing for Ireland)

“I remember Giants Stadium and the flags from all over Ireland – Donegal, Dunkirk, Mayo.”

keano_afc

Some Gordon Strachen gems:

Southampton manager Gordon Strachan on Wayne Rooney:

It's an incredible rise to stardom, at 17 you're more likely to get
a call from Michael Jackson than Sven Goran Eriksson.

*

Reporter: Gordon, Do you think James Beattie deserves to be in the England squad?
Strachan: I dont care, I'm Scottish

*

Reporter: "Gordon, can we have a quick word please?"
Strachan: "Velocity" [walks off]

*

Reporter: Welcome to Southampton Football Club. Do you think you are the
right man to turn things around?

Strachan: No. I was asked if I thought I was the right man for the job and I said, "No, I think they should have got George Graham because I'm useless."

*

Reporter: Is that your best start to a season?
Strachan: Well I've still got a job so it's far better than the Coventry one, that's for sure.

*

Reporter: Are you getting where you want to be with this team?
Strachan: We're not doing bad. What do you expect us to be like?
We were eighth in the league last year, in the cup final and we got
into Europe. I don't know where you expect me to get to.
Do you expect us to win the Champions League?

*

Reporter: Gordon, you must be delighted with that result?
Strachan: You're spot on! You can read me like a book.

*

Strachan: I've got more important things to think about. I've got a yogurt to finish by today, the expiry date is today. That can be my priority rather than Agustin Delgado.

*

Reporter: This might sound like a daft question, but you'll be happy to get your first win under your belt, won't you?
Strachan: You're right. It is a daft question. I'm not even going to bother answering that one. It is a daft question, you're spot on there.

*

Reporter: Bang, there goes your unbeaten run. Can you take it?
Strachan: No, I'm just going to crumble like a wreck. I'll go home, become an alcoholic and maybe jump off a bridge. Umm, I think I can take it, yeah.

*

Reporter: There's no negative vibes or negative feelings here?
Strachan: Apart from yourself, we're all quite positive round here. I'm going to whack you over the head with a big stick, down negative man, down.

*

Reporter: where will Marion Pahars fit into the team line-up?
Strachan: Not telling you! It's a secret.

*

Reporter: You don't take losing lightly, do you Gordon?
Strachan: I don't take stupid comments lightly either.

*

Reporter: So, Gordon, in what areas do you think Middlesbrough were better than you today?
Strachan: What areas? Mainly that big green one out there....

Gillington

"He's six foot something, fit as a flea, good looking - he's got to have something wrong with him. Hopefully he's hung like a hamster - That would make us all feel better. Having said that, me missus has got a pet hamster at home, and his cock's massive." - Ian Holloway talking about Cristiano Ronaldo.

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Alex Ferguson - "If we can play like that every week we'll get some level of consistency."

flahavaj

"You'll never win anything with kids."

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Bounty Hunter

always one step ahead...

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