Subject: Colemanballs (Page 10)

If we start counting our chickens before they hatch, they won’t lay any eggs in the basket.

British football commentator
Colemanballs

They only count when they go in the goal.

English football player & commentator
Colemanballs

Goalkeepers aren’t born today until they’re in their late 20s or 30s and sometimes not even then.

English football player & manager
Colemanballs

And the line up for the final of the Women’s 400 metres hurdles includes three Russians, two East Germans, a Pole, a Swede and a Frenchman.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Colemanballs Misspokements Sports

His strength is his strength, his strength is.

English football player & manager
Colemanballs Misspokements

Lorimer just turned on a sixpence, kept his head and buried it in the back of the net.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Colemanballs

It was really difficult for us, playing in the midday sun with that three o'clock kick-off.

professional football player
Colemanballs

And at the end of the season you can only do as well as what you have done.

English football player & manager
Colemanballs

He [David Beckham] has two feet, which a lot of players don’t have nowadays.

professional football player, coach & executive
Colemanballs

Signori has all the tricks up his book.

England football player
Colemanballs Mixed metaphors

He’s one of those footballers whose brains are in his head.

Scottish football player
Colemanballs

There were two second division matches last night, both in the second division.

Colemanballs

He’s 31 this year – last year he was 30.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Colemanballs Misspokements

And Wigan Athletic are certain to be promoted barring a mathematical tragedy.

British football commentator
Colemanballs

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

English football player, manager & sports commentator
Colemanballs

They’re the second best team in the world, and there’s no higher praise than that.

English football player & manager
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I said to the lads at halftime, I said, there was nothing to say.

British football commentator
Colemanballs

Butcher goes forward as Ipswich throw their last trump card into the fire.

British commentator
Colemanballs Mixed metaphors

Some time in the 90 minutes they are going to have to win the game.

English football player & analyst
Colemanballs

Until we’re out of the Champions’ League we’re still in it.

British football commentator
Colemanballs

Figo is as important to England as Beckham is.

English football player & announcer
Colemanballs