The Wisdom of Gaffers

Great credit to the players because coming in to this game it was another must win but it was one that if we don't approach it in the right manner you could get heavily criticised and heavily defeated here.

Brian Laws, Scunthorpe United, April 2013.

There's all sorts of gaps between us and the winning level

Graham Westley, Stevenage, April 2013

To get booed off at the end was brilliant. It makes me feel so good because it's testament to how far we've come.

Kenny Shiels, Kilmarnock, April 2013

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2316032/Jeremy-Kyle-gives-team-talk-Southend-United.html

Persistence is omnipotent and it's important that when we make mistakes - which we did for their equaliser - we play it out from the back

Kenny Shiels, Kilmarnock, June 2011

I am sure there are people at every club who doubt everybody. There are people that are doubters and there are people who believe in you and have faith in you and support that faith. The most important person to believe in what you are doing is yourself and, without that, it doesn't matter if someone else believes in you.

Kenny Shiels, Kilmarnock, March 2012

What do people like in other people? They like mirror images. They like to say, 'He's not a bad lad, he takes a drink. He's not a bad lad, he's a Jack The Lad'.

Kenny Shiels, Kilmarnock, March 2012

We have two red squirrels on our badge. The grey squirrel carries a virus that kills the red squirrel. Celtic are playing in grey on Sunday.

Kenny Shiels, Kilmarnock, March 2012

Mission Impossible can only be achieved by special people

Congratulations DAVID FLITCROFT, Barnsley, May 2013, indisputably ILF Manager Of The Season

Unfortunately, it's about scoring goals

Nigel Adkins, Reading, May 2013.

haaaa

We'll correct the divisional status

Roberto Martinez, Wigan Athletic, May 2013.

clipped tones of an ex military man who now works as a 'security consultant' and not even his wife asks

they will. come the first of june.

He can keep on going as long as he can.

Ian Holloway, Crystal Palace, May 2013.

sometimes you make good sound decisions and sometimes with hindsight they are completely wrong

Mark Hughes, Stoke City, June 2013

What do people like in other people? They like mirror images. They like to say, 'He's not a bad lad, he takes a drink. He's not a bad lad, he's a Jack The Lad'.

since he's now sacked I just want to say I read this quote over and over. it's like some sort of casual philosophy the like of which i've never seen.

In his post-firing interview, he's still wearing his Kilmarnock tracksuit top. I don't know what to make of this.

I feel he could help solidify us out of possession.

Tony Mowbray, Middlesbrough, June 2013

He's grown up and become a bloke.

Gary Johnson, Yeovil Town, July 2013.

I'm sure, with the passion of our supporters, that he will respond on the big stage called Priestfield.

Martin Allen, Gillingham, July 2013.

_He's grown up and become a bloke._

Gary Johnson, Yeovil Town, July 2013.

think this might be my favourite - a touch of the fairy story about it.

in tears

“But the five that were out there on Tuesday are ours, they are Yeovil Town, we have Yeovilified them and it is so good to get that situation. "

Gary Johnson, Yeovil Town, November 2012

having only ever read it i still sometimes wonder whether he actually said it yeovil-ified or like yo!vilified

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRmV08vukd4

I've done different things with this squad; I've (treated*) them like Championship players, I've took 'em to hotels

David Flitcroft, Barnsley, June 2013.

*I couldn't work out how to spell Flitcroft's pronunciation of this - 'trett', possibly?

And that quote's from May; from here, specifically.

He's got to get used to how we want to play and where we want to send players when they're in deep areas, because we're all different.

John Sheridan, Plymouth Argyle, July 2013.

A young player will run through a barbed wire fence for you. An older player will look for a hole in the fence.

Brendan Rodgers, Liverpool, September 2012

That one was heavily quoted at the time.

so what

bad day?

not especially? i'm not the swivel-eyed red trying to diminish the man's post

whatever - it's not even the best bit of rodgers' guff.

I missed the quote at the time, I only picked up on it coz it r|t|c linked to it on the rolling racism and homophobia at Liverpool thread.

yeah sorry, i wasn't having a major go or anything.

There are many similarities between ourselves and Gillingham.

Joe Dunne, Colchester United, August 2013.

We are a much bigger club than them. Much bigger.

Martin Allen, Gillingham, August 2013.

I don't know a lot about Colchester to be honest. I know all their players, their style and how they try and play.

Martin Allen, Gillingham, August 2013.

We'll take a couple of cooling tablets, get ourselves a nice bottle of water, chill out and go out and smash them all again.

Martin Allen, Gillingham, August 2013.

radge stirs in medway silt

what is cooling tablet

We are stronger than we were last year, although we're not quite up to speed in terms of the amount of bodies we've got in.

Ronnie Moore, Tranmere Rovers, August 2013.

We think we've signed some decent quality players. Obviously the nine months in front of us will tell us if we have.

Alan Knill, Torquay United, August 2013.

It will be blood and thunder on Saturday, everybody fighting for every inch, John Sheridan applying himself against me

Phil Brown, Southend United, August 2013.

We've lost three points but there's another 135 to go.

David Flitcroft, Barnsley, August 2013.

In terms of a changing team, it showed today that until you get into your level of play, you never quite know what you've got. That assessment has to come quickly.

Kenny Jackett, Wolverhampton Wanderers, August 2013.

Their belief and trust in each other is something we are trying to agenda in to our squad.

There's five new players out there so it's going to take some time to embed.

Sean O'Driscoll, Bristol City, August 2013.

It's a big club which shouldn't be in the second division, gotta be at least in the Championship.

Gary Johnson, Yeovil Town, August 2013.

Greatness itt

I liked rodgers fence one tbh