Football, the inspiration for numerous silly quotes. |
1) "Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer."
...Commentator David Acfield
Yes, slow motion tends to do that, David.
2) "I'm going to make a prediction... It could go either way."
...Ron Atkinson sticks his neck out.
4) "In the end, Rosicky initially did well."
...Andy Townsend
5) Reporter: "So, Gordon, in what areas do you think Middlesbrough were better than you today?"
Gordon Strachan: "Mainly that big green area out there."
6) "The ageless Dennis Wise, now in his thirties."
...Martin Tyler
7) "Is John Motson still wearing his shepherdskin coat?"
...Bobby Gould
I think you mean 'sheep' skin, Bobby.
8) "They were numerically outnumbered."
...Garry Birtles
'Numerically' outnumbered? How else can you be outnumbered but numerically?
Jimmy Greaves discusses the influences on his career. |
Jimmy Greaves: "Vladimir Smirnoff."
11) "If we played like this every week we wouldn't be so inconsistent."
...Bryan Robson
12) "Without being too harsh on David, he cost us the match."
...Ian Wright
13) "I'm a firm believer if you score one goal, then the other team have to score two to win."
...Howard Wilkinson provides insightful analysis on the secret to winning a football match.
14) Finally, here's a quote from Gary Lineker which was especially appropriate at the recent World Cup:
"Football is a simple game. Twenty two men chase a ball for ninety minutes and at the end, the Germans win."
You can find more funny football quotes in the following creatively named blog posts:
Funny football quotes (part 10)
Funny football quotes (part 11)
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