The Wisdom of Gaffers

I will look you in the white of your eye and be honest.

I have a philosophy and I want to change the DNA and culture of the football club.

Michael Appleton, Oxford United, September 2014.

I have a philosophy and I want to change the DNA and culture of the football club.

When they get their coaching badges they also get a ropey, well shared platitude pack these days. I can recall Robins making exactly the same quote word for word.

appleton is a hilarious chancer, check his employment record

changing dna in the chernobyl sense

I can't stand individuals in a team sport

David Flitcroft, Bury, September 2014

We have tremendous spirit, hunger and quality. When you go behind and you're behind the barrel of the gun, you see those characteristics.

It's always good to know when we put our foot through the gears we can really play.

Neil Adams, Norwich City, September 2014.

I tried to out-football Derby and I got it horribly wrong. But you cannot legislate for us playing football suicide.

Dougie Freedman, Bolton Wanderers, September 2014.

I want to play offensively and we played with two strikers today but it's not enough if you don't have offensive thoughts.

Darko Milanic, Leeds United, September 2014.

It's nice when a plan comes together

Mick McCarthy, Ipswich Town, September 2014.

If you can try to step out of it, and now I am out of it, it was a fantastic game.

Steve Cotterill, Bristol City, September 2014.

We have got to have a good look at why we are powder puff on occasions and Trojans on another

Gary Johnson, Yeovil Town, September 2014.

We just have to keep knocking at the door and hopefully it will come down

Steve McClaren, Derby County, September 2014.

We could still be out there now and it didn't drop for us and it dropped for them. That's the game summed up.

Gary Bowyer, Blackburn Rovers, September 2014.

I'm not enjoying that the fans think I'm hopeless and don't like me

Rob Edwards, Tranmere Rovers, September 2014.

I don’t think it got in the way of my job, I don’t think people would say I have been a bad bishop. But I can’t defend myself. I did wrong. Full stop.

Kieran Conry, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (outgoing), September 2014

When Dougie (Freedman) left, the crowd was no longer going to be our friend - it was going to be Bolton's friend.

Eddie Howe, AFC Bournemouth, October 2014.

It's not a big victory, it's just a victory. You don't have big victories, that's for you media people to build up.

Paul Cook, Chesterfield, October 2014.

that's magnificent

One point off the top? I want to be in that position at the end of the season - that's my job.

Aitor Karanka, Middlesbrough, October 2014.

At times you have be one step ahead of the players, but with the winds of change you have to move fast and sometimes it's difficult.

Richard Hill, Eastleigh, October 2014.

Hopefully that's reminded the players about that slap in the face I've been talking about.

Mark Cooper, Swindon Town, October 2014.

You get a lot of negative articles about (Stefan Moore) being a taxi driver, but they always fail to mention that he owns the company

Paul Holleran, Leamington, October 2014.

:D

The two most important facets of football are the supporters and the players

Neil Lennon, Bolton Wanderers, October 2014.

I've got my captain and centre-half playing up front, my right-back in midfield, my central midfielder at centre-back and my left-back at centre-half. It's like a Rubik's cube.

Paul Tisdale, Exeter City, October 2014.

I only show emotion at home, and in my bed.

Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham Hotspur, October 2014.

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This was just the first of thousands of steps that this club has to take.

Steven Pressley, Coventry City, October 2014.

As the manager, I take full responsibility, but the players now owe me big time.

Darren Ferguson, Peterborough United, October 2014.

looooool

They have played badly because we let in eight goals.

Malcolm Crosby, Birmingham City (caretaker), October 2014.

We're pleased in some aspects but obviously disappointed we lost the game and ultimately that's the key thing.

David Weir, Brentford (assistant), October 2014.

When you have important players missing, you have to find the right solution. We didn't.

Jose Riga, Blackpool, October 2014.

Not surprised that resolute Posh defence will run through brick walls for him ! Such magnanimity in the face of defeat.

It's an easy game when things are going well and everybody is a hero.

Chris Wilder, Northampton Town, October 2014.

Conceding five goals like this is not something that I represent, that is in my nature, to allow it to be so easy.

David Flitcroft, Bury, October 2014.

When we went 2-1 down, it wasn't just Bristol City that were 2-1 down away from home, it was Bristol City the last club in the Football League to remain unbeaten that were 2-1 down away from home, and that pressure then intensifies on the players.

Steve Cotterill, Bristol City The Last Club In The Football League To Remain Unbeaten, October 2014.

We should have got something, but 'should' doesn't cut it.

Neil Lennon, Bolton Wanderers, October 2014.

We have pace and discipline - we've got a juvenile spirit about us.

Alan Pardew, Newcastle United, November 2014

There's a reality to this division, and that's not our market - that's a market beyond us

Sean Dyche, Burnley, November 2014.

It's important as a new manager coming through the building to get off the mark

Russ Wilcox, York City, November 2014.

Unfortunately, football is a capricious sport that only rewards the team who scores goals.

Luis Enrique, Barcelona, November 2014

Sometimes you've got be in the bottom of the valley to see the top of the mountain. By no means are we at the bottom of the valley because it's a great journey for us.

Sean Dyche, Burnley, November 2014

Unfortunately we're undone by our own doing, really

Chris Ramsey, QPR, March 2015

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You need a mind tool, with no trepidation, to be able to express yourself.

John Hughes, Inverness CT, April 2015.

Football today is numbers. You have to get defensive numbers back.

Ian Holloway, Unemployed, May 2015

All about numbers

Tony (Pulis) is mathematic. What the club wants, he gives.

Jose Mourinho, Chelsea, May 2015

So much wisdom from one gaffer. I bet Ian Holloway never talks about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in the dressing room.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXCgwKAH1Uw