Subject: Colemanballs (Page 28)

Even if he had scored for Alaves, it would have made no difference to the scoreline.

Irish football player
Colemanballs

I'm as happy as I can be – but I have been happier.

English football player
Colemanballs

It’s now 1-1, an exact reversal of the score on Saturday.

Colemanballs

If there are any managers out there with a bottomless pit, I’m sure that they would be interested in these two Russians.

English football player, manager & sports commentator
Colemanballs

Figo is as important to England as Beckham is.

English football player & announcer
Colemanballs

It’s slightly alarming the way Manchester United decapitated against Stuttgart.

English football player & announcer
Colemanballs

Kevin Keegan has now tasted the other side of the fence.

British football manager
Colemanballs

It was a fair decision – the penalty – even though it was debatable whether it was inside or outside the box.

English football player
Colemanballs

He just got his body between himself and the goal.

English football player
Colemanballs

It was that game that put the Everton ship back on the road.

English soccer commentator
Colemanballs

He never fails to hit the target… but that was a miss.

British football commentator
Colemanballs

McCall is trying to thread a needle through a haystack there.

English football player & commentator
Colemanballs

They’ve taken the horns by the scruff of the neck.

English football player & analyst
Colemanballs Mixed metaphors

It’s a battle with himself and with the ticking fingers of the clock.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Colemanballs Misspokements Sports

The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.

English football player & manager
Colemanballs

If confidence could be bought, all the rich people would have it and all the poor people would have to… make their own arrangements.

English football player & manager
Colemanballs

The Spanish manager is pulling his captain off!

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Activities Colemanballs Misspokements Sports

They’ve probably played better than they’ve ever done for a few weeks.

British football commentator
Colemanballs

It’s like a toaster, the ref’s shirt pocket… every time there’s a tackle, up pops a yellow card; I’m talking metaphysically now of course.

English former football player & manager
Colemanballs

Two-nil was a dangerous lead to have.

English football player
Colemanballs

We haven’t had the rub of the dice.

English football player & manager
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