Subject: Colemanballs (Page 24)

The dice are stacked against them.

Irish football player & manager
Colemanballs Mixed metaphors

He’s put on weight and I’ve lost it, and vice versa.

Irish soccer player
Colemanballs

Gary Speed has never played better, never looked fitter, never been older.

British football commentator
Colemanballs

Hearts are now playing with a five man back four.

Scottish soccer player & analyst
Colemanballs

For such a small man Maradona gets great elevation on his balls.

English football player, manager & sports commentator
Colemanballs

Leeds have only had one shot on target, which may well have been the goal.

British football player
Colemanballs

Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the match.

English football player & television personality
Colemanballs

He doesn’t know how to spell the word give up.

Australian football player
Colemanballs

I’m not disappointed – just disappointed.

English football player & manager
Colemanballs

A deflection – that’s what changed the course of the ball.

Irish football player
Colemanballs

We offer no excuses, though the shower of eggs, cans, nuts and bolts throughout the match did not help my team.

Dutch football coach
Colemanballs

Obviously for Scunthorpe it would be a nice scalp to put Wimbledon on their bottoms.

English soccer player & manager
Colemanballs Mixed metaphors

Emmanuel Petit has won more medals than any other player in the Premiership this year, although Patrick Vieira’s won the same medals.

British sports journalist
Colemanballs

As I say, if we score more goals than them, then we’ll win.

Colemanballs

The managerial vacancy at the club remains vacant.

English football player & analyst
Colemanballs

He’s caused Chelsea no amount of problems.

English football player & manager
Colemanballs

For such a small man, Maradona gets great elevation on his balls.

English football player, manager & sports commentator
Colemanballs

£5.3 million is a large loaf to be throwing away before a ball's been kicked.

English football player
Colemanballs

I would not say he [David Ginola] is the best left winger in the Premiership, but there are none better.

English former football player & manager
Colemanballs

If you had to name one particular person to blame it would have to be one of the players.

Irish football player & manager
Colemanballs

He hit the post, and after the game people are going to say, well, he hit the post.

English football player
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