Footballers , Are They Thick?

[Northstander]

Who said footballers were thick?

1. 'My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.' David
Beckham

2. 'I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the
league.' Mark Viduka

3. 'He's put on weight and I've lost it, and vice versa.' Ronnie Whelan

4. '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 bestmanager
I've ever had.' David Beckham

5. '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

6. We lost because we didn't win.'Ronaldo

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

8. 'I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life,
andhopefully after that as well.' Alan Shearer

9. 'I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona.'
Mark Draper

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

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

12. 'I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashedonthe
screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute atBirmingham.My
first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out
thereplaying.' Ade Akinbiyi

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

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

15. 'It took a lot of bottle for Tony (Adams) to own up.'
Ian Wright

16. 'Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even thoughIlive
in Middlesborough.' Jonathan Woodgate

17. 'I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.'
Stuart Pearce

18. 'I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was myright.'
Lee Hendrie

19. 'I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreigncountry.'-
Ian Rush

20. 'Germany are a very difficult team to play...they had
11internationalsout there today.' Steve Lomas

21. 'I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously myright
sock.' Barry Venison

22. 'I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know
intowhatreligion yet.' David Beckham

23. 'The Brazilians were South American, and the Ukrainians will be
moreEuropean.' Phil Neville

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

25. 'The opening ceremony was good, although I missed it.' Graeme Le Saux

26. 'One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done mybest.'
Alan Shearer

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

28. 'Sometimes in football you have to score goals.'
Thierry Henry.

29. 'I was surprised, but I always say nothing surprises me infootball.' Les
Ferdinand

30. 'It was like the ref had a brand new yellow card and wanted to seeif
itworked.' Richard Rufus

31. 'There's no in between - you're either good or bad. We were inbetween.'
Gary Lineker

32. 'Winning doesn't really matter as long as you win.'
Vinny Jones

33. 'If you don't concede any goals you'll win more games than youlose.'
Wayne Bridge

34. 'Do you remember when we played in Spain in the Anglo-Italian?' Shaun
Newton

 

[Marc]

12. 'I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashedonthe
screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute atBirmingham.My
first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out
thereplaying.' Ade Akinbiyi

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

there brilliant

 

[Icy Gull]

30. 'It was like the ref had a brand new yellow card and wanted to see if it worked.' Richard Rufus

That, I think, is supposed to be a joke and doesn't deserve to be in that list

 

[Hungry Joe.]

Ron Atkinson classic during the AC Milan v Deportivo game "when they're on form Milan are electrical". Good old Fat Fingers. My all-time favourite of his though; "in some ways cramp is worse than having a broken leg. But Leukaemia is worse still. Probably". It's just a stream of conciousness. I haven't had Leukaemia but I've had Hodgkins disease, which is pretty similar, cramp and a broken leg (not all at the same time fortunately) but have never thought of putting them in one sentence before (until now) and I definately know what's the worse. Probably indeed! The man's a genius.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

those quotes are brilliant!!

 

[Hungry Joe.]

those quotes are brilliant!!

Here are some more from the Big Ron then to tickle your fancy;

"He can't speak Turkish, but you can tell he's delighted" "
"The 33 or 34 year olds will be 36 or 37 by the time the next World Cup comes round if they're not careful"
"They'll be no siestas in Madrid tonight"

 

[zefarelly]

Footballers , Are They Thick?

in a word . . . . YES !

 

[Hungry Joe.]

And finally from Ron's surreal world of commentary (these are all genuine I promise);

"I'd love to be a mole on the wall in the Liverpool dressing room at half time, and not for the reasons you're thinking of Clive"

"It's like a toaster, the ref's shirt pocket. Every time there's a tackle up pops a yellow card. I'm talking metaphysically now of course"

"Though it's a lot bigger and more expensive I prefer Hamburg, more variety. There are ladies there with fully formed moustaches. Know what I mean?"

"I came to Nantes two years ago and it's much the same today, except it's totally diferent. The red light district is still the same mind you"

 

[Braders]

Footballers , Are They Thick?

in a word . . . . YES !

shouldn't it be in a word...yes they are !

 

[The Large One]

And finally from Ron's surreal world of commentary (these are all genuine I promise);

"I'd love to be a mole on the wall in the Liverpool dressing room at half time, and not for the reasons you're thinking of Clive"

"It's like a toaster, the ref's shirt pocket. Every time there's a tackle up pops a yellow card. I'm talking metaphysically now of course"

"Though it's a lot bigger and more expensive I prefer Hamburg, more variety. There are ladies there with fully formed moustaches. Know what I mean?"

"I came to Nantes two years ago and it's much the same today, except it's totally diferent. The red light district is still the same mind you"

'I never criticise referees, and I'm not changing my mind for that prat...'

 

[MRSBHA]

I think that it sounds like something bha would say. Hey honey did you ever play football?