Subject: Colemanballs (Page 10)

They only count when they go in the goal.

English football player & commentator

I saw him kick the bucket over there which suggests he’s not going to be able to continue.

English football player & analyst

He hits it into the corner of the net as straight as a nut.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

We signed to play until the day we died, and we did.

English football player

That shot might not have been as good as it might have been.

English television football commentator

There’s Jermaine Defoe, checking the weather on his phone no doubt… he’s a lovely boy.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

Bobby Robson must be thinking of throwing some fresh legs on.

English soccer commentator

I'd have to be Superman to do some of the things I'm supposed to have done, I've been at six different places at six different times.

(1946 – 2005) Irish professional football player

If a player is not interfering with play or seeking to gain an advantage, then he should be.

Scottish football player & manager

He’s on the lips of every team in world football.


I’d be surprised if all 22 players are on the field at the end of the game – one’s already been sent off.

English football player

The new west stand casts a giant shadow over the entire pitch, even on a sunny day.

Football games turn on things that are done by players.

Scottish football player

Marseille needed to score first, and that never looked likely once Liverpool had taken the lead.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

Here are some names to look forward to – perhaps in the future.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

He is accelerating all the time; the last lap was run in 64 seconds and the one before that in 62.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

I don’t think that record will ever be broken or beaten.

Irish football player

Once again it was Gough who stood firm for Scotland in the air.

Scottish football player

Again Mariner and Butcher are trying to work the oracle on the near post.

English football commentator

You need at least eight or nine men in a ten-man wall.

English football player & announcer

It’s got nothing to do with his ability… in fact, it has got to do with his ability.

English football player & commentator