The Wisdom of Gaffers

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We have to start putting our opportunities away, but we're not always going to have Robert Green in goal against us.

Gary Johnson, Yeovil Town, September 2013.

He's got a heart as big as a bucket

Terry Butcher, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, September 2013.

We didn't quite hurt them enough in the second half in the last third, but neither did they.

Steve Davis, Crewe Alexandra, September 2013.

You spend your life in football being frustrated and disappointed and have rare moments of jubilation and success.

Sean O'Driscoll, Bristol City, September 2013.

:)

If we make a big issue of it, then it becomes the white elephant in the room

Sean O'Driscoll, Bristol City, September 2013.

We are slipping over in certain matches but we're certainly not falling down.

Dougie Freedman, Bolton Wanderers, September 2013.

We have fallen off the bar stool and we want to get back on it

Terry Butcher, Inverness, September 2013

easier said than done.

I made it clear when Charlie Austin left that this was an opportunity for (Sam Vokes and Danny Ings) to become their own version of him

Sean Dyche, Burnley, September 2013.

✓

so we got beaten 3-0 by ten men, that's what he's saying right

We mark the players after the game and you have to have seven out of tens rather than fours.

Mick McCarthy, Ipswich Town, September 2013.

I thought Ben Gibson gave one of our best performances. For a young boy he's got a voice

Tony Mowbray, Middlesbrough, September 2013.

They say on average that 10.2 points qualifies. How will we make the 0.2 is a mystery but that is what is needed.

Arsene Wenger, Arsenal, September 2013

Gotta say I'm loving Wenger atm. Reminds me of when Ali climbed off the ropes against Foreman.

it's as if that 40m cash in reserve was his balrog all along

When you're top of the league you naturally come over the radar

Sean Dyche, Burnley, October 2013.

:D this season's flitcroft already anointed

dyche has been swygarts muse for some time now -- and quite rightly

the thread is in good form this season

dyche did inspire that scary managers poll didn't he

this thread is amazing. think Wenger's showing off a little bit though

I mean it's great, but he's self-aware in his showboating. It's all coming together

I have a lot of supporters, Dave Flitcroft supporters, who want us to do well

David Flitcroft, Barnsley, October 2013.

Frustrated are the right words

Uwe Rosler, Brentford, October 2013.

Believing is not saying the right thing, it's doing the right thing

Mark Yates, Cheltenham Town, October 2013.

For an hour it was a football match from the point of view that Torquay on the break were dangerous.

Nigel Worthington, York City, October 2013.

I thought we were in and out the first half not as well as what we thought we could do but you're going to get that.

We come in at 0-0, which is always a plus

Nigel Worthington, York City, October 2013.

(should've been part of the previous post. Enh)

They're human beings, we all make mistakes. Unfortunately for the two lads, their errors have cost us goals.

There's no finger-pointing at them.

Lee Clark, Birmingham City, October 2013.

It was that strange situation, 2-0 up, 12 minutes gone, playing against 10 men.

Martin Allen, Gillingham, October 2013

He makes a mistake with a pass for the second and he tries to rectify his mistake with a rush of blood to the head, so he finds himself with an early shower.

Karl Robinson, MK Dons, October 2013

It's an error that's cost us, take the error out and it could have been a different result.

Graham Westley, Stevenage, October 2013

It's fantastic when a plan comes together

I always said if I was Allardichio, they'd always say I was more of a tactical genius rather than a broad Midlands accent that's got a bit of a northern accent to his English

Sam Allardyce, West Ham United, October 2013.

It's always a sign of a good team, when they don't actually play well they win the game. That's really key, that's general teams that get success.

Darren Ferguson, Peterborough United, October 2013.

I said before the game that if we scored first, we would go on to win the game. Certain circumstances have again dictated to us that we haven't done that.

The red card was one of those decisions. I'm not going to mention it because I don't think it warrants me mentioning it.

James Beattie, Accrington Stanley, October 2013.

We've got the brawn, but sometimes this game is about thinking as well.

Gareth Ainsworth, Wycombe Wanderers, October 2013.

But if you don't get a full loaf and you only get half of it, it gives you something to eat that's for sure.

Garry Hill, Woking, October 2013.

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22 yrs managing in the lower leagues

i wonder how much he gets paid at woking

Judging it from a neutral turning up and saying who deserved to win, I don't think you'll find someone who said that we wouldn't be at least worthy of a point

It was like when we were on the ball it was almost like a touch-touch stand and watch where we are going to play it and then play it.

Paul Hurst, Grimsby Town, October 2013.

It's good to score goals and we're scoring goals at the minute, which is a plus for me.

John Still, Luton Town, October 2013.

Profligate is our famous word at the moment.

Richard Money, Cambridge United, October 2013.

Malky Mackay's agent is not a manager, and does not therefore belong on this thread. But.

football is a precarious business and Malky's decision to stay might not thereafter be matched by all the powers that be deciding that he should stay, so in some respects that's pretty much in the hands of other people.

Was reading the Richard Money business the other day. Are you not entertained and all that. Fair fucks

I shouldn't have to ask a professional footballer to go out and run around and try.

Chris Morgan, Sheffield United (caretaker), October 2013.

My time at Bramall Lane is well documented now. I am a great believer in looking forward and not back. People will have to buy the book to get my views.

Micky Adams, Sheffield United, October 2013.

saw one of the gaffers itt this week looking particularly glum

next month is regla culling season for gaffers

They're finally getting their heads around my vision of what winning looks like

Graham Westley, Stevenage, October 2013.