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This week you can read about how Martin Jol prepared the "Man Utd" players for battle, about Harry Potter's influence on the "West Ham" club, the similarities between a racing car and "Chelsea", and Alan Shearer's bets with Ray Stubbs.
All the restaurants were full and we couldn't get in anywhere, so we bought kebabs and ate outside. ("Sheffield United" manager Neil Warnock celebrated the team's promotion to the Premier League in style)
My wife shops at such a pace that I will have to play until at least 40 years old. (34-year-old "Oxford" captain Chris Hargreaves postponed talks of retirement indefinitely)
If you create a car that wins races, you can't then relax or stop. You must strive to create a faster car. We are a fast car, but always want a more powerful engine. ("Liverpool" manager Rafa Benitez is increasing the revs for next season)
When "Liverpool" and "Chelsea" meet on the field, both teams play defensive football, except for that one time at the start of the season at "Anfield" when the match ended 4-1 and the subsequent defeat by 2-0. (Kenny Dalglish is optimistic about the FA Cup semifinal between "Liverpool" and "Chelsea". Even with a five-goal difference this season, both teams are evenly matched)
I don't read newspapers, I don't gamble, I don't even know what day it is today! ("Middlesbrough" manager Steve McClaren lives a very interesting life)
I don't like people who waste my time and energy. If you've seen the Harry Potter movies – we use the term "Dementors" - people who drain your life energy. So we try to eliminate such "Dementors", encourage players to think positively and create a great atmosphere in the team. ("West Ham" manager Alan Pardew explains how J.K. Rowling's books influence everyday life at "Upton Park")
Everything happened so suddenly, he tried to head the flying ball, but it hit the wrong part of his head. ("Norwich" manager Nigel Worthington on Jason Shackell's own goal)
If you see someone getting shot on the street, you will choose the easiest way out and calmly walk away, or will you come to help. (Ian Atkinson on becoming the "Torquay" manager with six games left until the end of the Football League season and the team at the bottom of the table five points behind the nearest rivals)
I'm not going to give up - I am a true fighter. ("Hartlepool" manager Paul Stephenson, on the brink of relegation, recalls the election speech of his predecessor, Pater Mandelson - "I am a fighter, not a coward")
Maybe we should have bet on that? (Alan Shearer talking about the future England national team manager, after he and Ray Stubbs discussed Wayne Rooney and rumors about the player's gambling debts)
Almost, but in football almost is almost! ("Chelsea" manager Jose Mourinho on missing out on the Premier League title by a point)
Last Saturday I heard Martin Jol saying it's time to play against us and I thought - "really"? ("Man Utd" manager Alex Ferguson let Jol prepare his players for battle at "White Hart Lane", where the "Red Devils" celebrated victory with a score of 2-1)
