Subject: Colemanballs (Page 34)

Moutinho using his weight there – all 5’ 7” of it.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

Mark Hughes at his very best: he loves to feel people right behind him.

English football player & manager

Peter Beardsley has got a few tricks up his book.

English football player

Byron Butler: You'd obviously made up your mind to play both Stein and Walsh?

Bobby Robson: Yes, I thought that individually and as a pair, they'd do better together.

British football commentator

I spent four indifferent years at Goodison Park, but they were great years.

Walk on water? I know most people out there will be saying that instead of walking on it, I should have taken more of it with my drinks. They are absolutely right.

English football player & manager

Playing with wingers is more effective against European sides like Brazil, than English sides like Wales. 

English soccer commentator

I’ve told the players to win so that I can have the cash to buy some new ones.

English football player & manager

And Wilkins sends an inch perfect pass to no one in particular.

English writer & broadcaster

And Seamen is all over the ball inside the box.

He just can’t believe what’s not happening to him.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

The Blackburn crowd have been saturated by fifty thousand Newcastle fans.

1-1 is probably a fair reflection of the score at half-time.

Irish football player & manager

Although we are playing Russian Roulette we are obviously playing Catch-22 at the moment and it’s a difficult scenario to get my head round.

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

British football commentator

Home advantage gives you an advantage.

British football commentator

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

Bryan Robson, well, he does what he does and his future is in the future.

English soccer commentator

I don't hold water with that theory.

English soccer commentator

Moses Kiptanui, the 19 year old Kenyan, who turned 20 a few weeks ago…

(1926 – ) English sports commentator