“To stay in the game, you have to stay in the game”- Michael Owen, 2014
“What a feeling it is to be a manager and bring someone on.”- Michael Owen, 2014
"He couldn't have hit it any better"
As it sails past the post.
or even better
"What a feeling it is to be a manager and pull someone off"
probably apocryhal (sp)
it has been reported that the england manager alf ramsey told rodney marsh "i'll be watching you for the first 45 minutes and if you don't work harder i'll pull you off at half time," to which marsh replied: "crikey, alf, at manchester city all we get is an orange and a cup of tea."
''He's not the type of player to go down easy / unless he's really hurt''
I find ITV insanely pro-English club commentary grating
I find ITV insanely pro-English club commentary grating