(2 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)“England won 5-0 with Arsenals Francis Jeffers scoring the winning goal”
Channel 5 News
“Gomes has scored four goals for Portugal against Andorra, including a hat-trick”
Bill O’Herlihy
“He could have done a lot better there, but full marks to the lad”
- Ron Atkinson
“(Ravanelli) was unlucky … or was it just bad luck?”
- Des Lynam
“He’s got his legs back, of course, or his leg – he’s always had one, but now he’s got two”
- Bobby Robson
“Thats the way to nail the record to the mast”
- Glenn Hoddle
“You only get one opportunity of an England debut”
- Alan Shearer
“Theres going to be four or five teams battling for the top 6 spots”
- Chris Waddle
“… the midfield is outnumbered numerically”
- Ron Atkinson (again!)
“Its getting tougher, teams are beating other teams left right and centre”
- Glenn Hoddle
“We want a draw or as close as we can get to one”
- Berwick Rangers Fan
“Its a tough month for Liverpool over the next five or six weeks”
- Alan Green
“Aston Villa are seventh in the league – thats almost as high as you can get without being one of the top six”
- Ian Payne
“… and Tottenham ice their sublime cake with the ridiculous”
- Peter Drury
“I’m not going to drag it out and make a point, because points are pointless”
- Simon Jordan
“Their away record is instantly forgettable. The 5-1 defeat and 7-nil defeat spring to mind”
- Radio 5 Live
“We have to be careful not to let our game not be the game we know it should be”
- Paul Ince
“Theres a few tired limbs in the blue legs”
- Ron Atkinson
“Phil Thomson is Liverpool through and through. He’s got red blood running through his veins”
- Radio 5 Live
“I have to sit down with him and see where we stand”
- Arsene Wenger
“Scotland don’t have to score tonight but they do have to win”
- Billy McNeill
Also see: Part #5 – Part #3 – Part #2 – Part #1
Failed talkers: Funny sports quotes part #5
Michael Owen isnt the tallest of lads, but his height more than makes up for that.
Mark Lawrenson
Even if he had scored for Alaves, it would have made no difference to the scoreline.
Jerry Armstrong
Its like the sea of Galilee – the two defenders just parted
Mark Lawrenson
Chelsea last won away on April Fools Day – now its Boxing Day, another great religious holiday
Dominic Johnson
They’re in pole position, ie 3rd position for the Champions League
Mark Lawrenson
The ball plunges up between the two of them as they meet
Radio 5 Live
He’s got a great future ahead. He’s missed so much of it
Terry Venables
This is a real cat and carrot situation
David Pleat
To be a great game, one of the teams has to score first
Mark Lawrenson
Theres Ottmar Hitzfield, the two year old Bayern Munich manager
Mike Hill
To be honest, i cant remember him scoring a goal that wasnt memorable
Jerome Anderson
Andy Cole has at last broken his goal glut with his first goal for England
Channel 5
All of a sudden they still keep playing with that flat back four
John Beresford
For me their biggest threat is when they get into the attacking part of the field
Ron Atkinson
They’ve conceded a lot of goals but their other problem is they’ve let a lot in
Gary Lineker
Bobby Robson and Sven Goran Eriksson had a meeting before this match. Kieron Dyer will have been the name on two of their lips
Metro Radio
(Dwight Yorke’s) white boots were on fire against Arsenal tonight and he’ll be looking for them to reproduce tonight
Ron Atkinson
Two-nil was a dangerous lead to have…
Peter Beardsley
And it (the ball) just crept either side of the post
Chris Kamara
Bayern Munich lost in the semifinals of the Champions League to Real Madrid last year and the year before that they were beaten in the final by Manchester United, so their European pedigree is second to none
Simon Brotherton
And Scot Gemmill has put Everton ahead in the big match between the bottom five
Steve Ryder
Also see: Part #4 – Part #3 – Part #2 – Part #1