Subject: Colemanballs (Page 15)

… the Derby fans walking home absolutely silent in their cars.

Scottish football player & broadcaster

And there’s the unmistakable figure of Joe Mercer… or is it Lester Piggott.

British horse racing commentator

I don't hold water with that theory.

English soccer commentator

Howard Kahn, a lecturer at Edinburgh’s Heriot Watt University, has studied the matter intently and says he’s figured out why Scottish soccer teams can’t seem to win World Cup and other competitions; they’re not good players.

Peter Weir has just shrugged off an ankle injury.

Scottish football player

A contract on a piece of paper, saying you want to leave, is like a piece of paper saying you want to leave.

English football player & manager

I’d like to have seen Tony Morley left on as a down and out winger.

English football player & manager

If you’re going to score one goal or less, you’re not going to get your victories.

English football player & analyst

What would help the Ecuadorian side is if they could get a glimpse of the possibility of scoring a goal.

English football player, manager & analyst

His reign ended with that nil-all defeat by Switzerland at Lansdowne Road.

Irish broadcaster

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

English football player & announcer

Mick McCarthy will have to replace Cascarino because he’s quickly running out of legs.

English football player & announcer

Despite the rain, it's still raining here at Old Trafford.

professional football player, coach & executive

That’s the fastest time ever run – but it’s not as fast as the world record.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

There is no change in the top six of division 2, except that Leeds have moved into the top six.

English sports announcer

There’s Bergkamp standing on the halfway line, with his hands on his hips, flailing his arms about.

English football player & announcer

Well Clive, it’s all about the two ‘M’s – movement and positioning.

English former football player & manager

I can’t even spell spaghetti never mind talk Italian. How could I tell an Italian to get the ball? He might grab mine.

English football player & manager

Chesterfield 1, Chester 1. Another score draw in the local derby.

Irish television & radio commentator

Our fans have been branded with the same brush.

English former football player & manager

He’s a two-legged tripod, if you know what I mean.

British football commentator