Funny football quotes (part 12)

I traditionally like to mark the end of the football season with a football themed blog post, so as the Premier League comes to an end this weekend, here's another round-up of amusing quotes from football managers, players and pundits...

Another football season comes to an end.

1) “Without being too harsh, Croatia were appalling.”
…Teddy Sheringham gives his extremely unharsh assessment of Croatia's performance.



2) “If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day.”
…Neville Southall reveals his strange sleeping patterns.



3) “If that had gone in, it would have been a goal.”
…David Coleman

4) “Our Achilles heel came back to bite us.”
…Stuart McCall

Sorry, Gordon, but it looks like this pig
found some mud without flames.

5) “Lampard as usual arrived in the nick of time, but it wasn’t quite soon enough.”
…Alan Parry



6) “People will look at Bowyer and Woodgate and say, ‘Well, there’s no mud without flames.’”
…Gordon Taylor



7) “Swindon couldn't break us down today apart from the goal they scored.”
…Nigel Adkins



8) “Football's football. If that weren't the case then it wouldn't be the game that it is.”
…Garth Crooks sticks his neck on the line with another controverial statement.

If you're looking for moles, try the Liverpool dressing room.

9) “I'd love to be a mole on the wall in the Liverpool dressing room at half time.”
…Kevin Keegan



10) “I think goals are important this season.”
…Gary McAllister

And every season, I would say.



11) Interviewer: “Gordon, can we have a quick word, please?”
Gordon Strachan: “Velocity.”



12) “We're moving up the table now which is hopefully the right direction.”
…Paul Robinson

First, mud without flames.
Now, flames without mud.

13) “The ageless Ryan Giggs, who’ll be 40 in November.”
…George Hamilton



14) “The late start is due to the time.”
…David Coleman



15) “Sullivan stopped everything that came his way. It’s Wimbledon 1 Manchester United 1.”
…Barry Davies

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You can find more funny football quotes in 'The Funny Side Of Football' available for kindle from Amazon:

Or if you're tight like me and prefer reading things for free, then you can also find more funny football quotes in my previous blog posts below, although not as many as you'll find in the book 'The Funny Side Of Football':
Funny football quotes (part 9)
Funny football quotes (part 10)
Funny football quotes (part 11)