The Wisdom of Gaffers

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

Competitions are always going to throw up difficult games

Nigel Pearson, Leicester City, August 2013.

I habitually Google-news-search the name of the company I work for and get a daily Nigel Pearson quote as my reward.

When you come up against such a direct team - a land of giants... you've gotta be able to withstand not nearly everyone, you've gotta withstand everyone

David Flitcroft, Barnsley, August 2013.

Nurofen, here we come

Martin Allen, Gillingham, August 2013.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/thingummy99/Screenshot2013-08-11at132737.png

James Beattie, Accrington Stanley, August 2013.

The last thing I said to them when they went out was 'passion overcomes logic'.

I'm not saying that's motivated them to go and win the game, but I asked them afterwards what I'd said to them and they all answered me.

James Beattie, Accrington Stanley, August 2013.

plz no beattie pix, the mental image of a naked tony pulis headbutting him is forever attached

You will always have people that, for whatever reason, don't like the way you look or don't like the colour of your hair.

Mark Hughes, Stoke City, August 2013.

too right, the silver cunt

If I were advising him I wouldn't be suggesting it. But he's obviously taking advice from other people.

Darren Ferguson, Peterborough United, August 2013.

I'll think about that (making new signings) more on Sunday. Today is all about disappointment.

Steve Clarke, West Bromwich Albion, August 2013.

Our aim is to constantly sustain wins

Sean Dyche, Burnley, August 2013.

You talk to a mountain climber and if he's too scared to let go to try and get higher then you're going to fall off, aren't you?"

Ian Holloway, Crystal Palace, August 2013

We have made a good start. But what does that mean?

Billy Davies, Nottingham Forest, August 2013.

I didn't get relegated many times in my career

Greg Abbott, Carlisle United, August 2013.

The only inevitability in football is that you are going to lose games.

Sean O'Driscoll, Bristol City, August 2013.

It was a good challenge for us not to collapse and we didn't do that and deserved something from it.

Joe Dunne, Colchester United, August 2013.

You have to have a certain mindset when you come to places like Stevenage, not just physically but also mentally

Russell Slade, Leyton Orient, August 2013.

The only inevitability in football is that you are going to lose games.

Sean O'Driscoll, Bristol City, August 2013.

nothing wrong with that

Ah, I mostly liked that one cos it perfectly complements his face:

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/65269000/jpg/_65269326_sod_sg.jpg

yesssssss

will never forgive forest for breaking up the o'driscoll/coppell crawley dream fun train in its infancy

trying to imagine sod's chin up lad negotiating technique for when he pops into coppell's office and finds him about to kick the chair away

― r|t|c, Monday, 2 July 2012 21:53 (1 year ago) Bookmark

To be able to bring on Hoffi with this freshness and virginity, to see him spread so much joy, was a wonderful thing.

Jürgen Klopp, Borussia Dortmund, August 2013.

Football is strange. Even a midget can score a goal. Because he is intelligent.

Paolo Di Canio, Sunderland, August 2013

lol