"It's a pleasure to be standing up here. It's a pleasure to be standing up."
George Best
"Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end the Germans always win."
Gary Lineker
"Great Country. Full of food. I especially like Yorkshire."
Martin O Neill's response to a journo who asked what he thought about England the day after the Croatia match.
"I've got more important things to think about. I've got a yoghurt to finish; the expiry date is today. That can be my priority rather than Delgado."
Gordon Strachan on Delgado
"It's an incredible rise to stardom; at 17 you're more likely to get a call from Michael Jackson than Sven Goran-Eriksson."
Gordon Strachan on Wayne Rooney
"Some of our players have got no brains, so I've given them the day off tomorrow to rest them."
David Kemp
“Brian Clough's worse than the rain in Manchester. At least God stops that occasionally."
Bill Shankly
"I can't even spell spaghetti never mind talk Italian. How could I tell an Italian to get the ball - he might grab mine."
Brian Clough on the influx of foreign players
