Joe Royle, total hatstand

[Skaville]

Atkinson Quotes (with the Desailly one omitted!)

'I would not say that he (David Ginola) is one of the best left wingers in the Premiership, but there are none better.'

'They've come out at half time and gone bang.'

'[Phil Neville] was treading on dangerous water there...'

'I've had this sneaking feeling throughout the game that it's there to be won...'

'I would also think that the replay showed it to be worse than it actually was.'

'I think that was a moment of cool panic there.'

'Beckenbauer has really gambled all his eggs.'

'If Glenn Hoddle said one word to his team at half time, it was concentration and focus.'

'They must go for it now as they have nothing to lose but the match.'

'Woodcock would have scored, but his shot was too perfect.'

'Someone in the England team will have to grab the ball by the horns.'

'He's not only a good player, but he's spiteful in the nicest sense of the word.'

'Tony Adams - he's the rock that the team has grown from.'

'...and he [Peter Schmeichel] extends and grows even bigger than he is.'

'They've done the old-fashioned things well; they've kicked the ball, they've headed it...'

'They've picked their heads up off the ground, and they now have a lot to carry on their shoulders.'

'Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw.'

'He sliced the ball when he had it on a plate.'

'I'm afraid they've left their legs at home.'

'The keeper was unsighted - he still didn't see it'

'Zero-zero is a big score.'

'...in the other two games, the FA Cup Final and the Premiership.'

'You half fancied that to go in as it was rising and dipping at the same time.'

'Chelsea look like they've got a couple more gears left in the locker.'

'Now Manchester United are 2-1 down on aggregate, they are in a better position than when they started the game at 1-1.'

'Huddersfield will want to win this one.'

'That was Pele's strength - holding people off with his arm.'

'Stoichkov's playing on the wing, in this situation he likes to come in and scalp the centre-half.'

'[He's] the eqivalent of the Spanish David Beckham.'

'A ten-foot keeper really should have stopped that'

'There's a little triangle - five left-footed players.'

'I tell you what, if the Cameroons get a goal back here they're literally gonna catch on fire.'

'Well, Clive, it's all about the two Ms - movement and positioning.'

'He must be lightning slow'

'There's a snap about Liverpool that just isn't there'

'For me their biggest threat is when they get into the attacking part of the field.'

'If you score against the Italians you deserve a goal'

'He'll take some pleasure from that, Brian Carey. He and Steve Bull have been having it off all afternoon.'

'His white boots were on fire against Arsenal, and he'll be looking for them to reproduce tonight.'

'When Scholes gets it [tackling] wrong, they come in so late that they arrive yesterday'

'This is the best Man United have played in Europe this season and, conversely, the opposition has been excellent.'

'There's a few tired limbs in the blue legs.'

'Scholes and Van Nistelrooy drugged the last two defenders'

'Ryan Giggs is running long up the backside'

'Yes, Woodcock would have scored but his shot was just too perfect'

'Our fans have been branded with the same brush.'

'The Spaniards have been reduced to aiming aimless balls into the box'

'Liverpool are outnumbered numerically in midfield'

'There's lots of balls dropping off people.'

'The keeper should have saved that one, but he did.'

'Their strength is their strength'

'They are playing above the ground'

'He could have done a lot better there, but full marks to the lad.'

'Jari Litmanen should be made compulsory'

'Heskey needs to punch his own weight'

'Apart from picking the ball out of the net, he hasn’t had to make a save.'

'Scholes is very influential for England at international level.'

'At international level, giving the ball away doesn’t work too often.'

'You know when I say that things happen in matches? Well, it just happened there'

'They've certainly grown, the Japanese. I mean grown in stature, playing-wise.'

'Liverpool will think ‘we could have won this 2-2.’'

'I'm sure Bobby won't want them to be losing the match before winning it'

'Their forward got a lucky squeeze from the defender'

'Yordi circumnavigated Ledley King there'

'The Spaniards have been reduced to aiming aimless balls into the box.'

'Lee Dixon will be up against two South American left-handers tonight.'

'Think of a number between 10 and 11'

'You don't want to be giving away free kicks in the penalty area'

'How are they defensively, attacking-wise?'

'The ball goes down the keeper's throat where it hits him on the knees to say the least'

'He should get his head to those. He is twelve foot tall.'

'He had acres of time there'

'That’s not the type of header you want to see your defender make, with his hand'

'His head just disappeared into his shoulders'

'They scored too early'

'Chelsea are the team who can break the Arsenal and Manchester United monopoly.'

'We haven't had a strategic free kick all night. No one's knocked over attackers ad lib'

'You can see the ball go past them, or the man, but you'll never see both man and ball go past at the same time. So if the ball goes past, the man won't, or if the man goes past they'll take the ball.'

'van Nistelrooy, predating as usual...'

 

[sullyshuffle]

Royle was also on about Redknapp making runs from midfield....what game was he watching?

If Royle is there on thursday, I will be complaining about his negative attitude!

Look forward to playing Ipswich!!

 

[Comedy Steve]

Andy Gray was on Radio5 during World Cup 2002, and was very good. Think Sky have put a stop to that ever happening again

 

[Gully]

I thought I heard Royle mention Redknapp but managed to convince myself that nobody could be that stupid. Watched most of the Italy v Bulgaria match tonight, reminded me that David Bleat is far worse than Royle, was thinking about putting Radio 5 on instead, at least they had someone on who really knows about football, namely Alan Curbishley.

As for the comment about Ian Wright, at least you cant fault his enthusiasm, he is a genuine fan. If you think he is bad at the moment just wait until his son makes it into the England team, as he surely will do.