FOOTBALL QUOTES

WHO ASKED YOU? (non-footballing types thinking they know about football)

'What I don't understand is how a Frenchman can be playing for Manchester United. He's not even from England.' - LORD DENNING QC (on the Cantona affair)

'Spurs will play either Eintracht or Frankfurt.' - ALISTAIR BURNETT

'The rest of the team are very large...they dwarf above you.' - FRED DINENAGE

'London clubs are doing brilliantly at the moment - Arsenal are top of the Premiership, QPR are near the top of the first division, Watford top of the 2nd, Peterborough top of the third...' - Caller to Radio 5 Live

Caller to Radio 5 phone-in: There are too many foreign players in the league.
Mark Lawrenson: Why do you think that is?
Caller: Because there are a lot of them.

'There's no score, for those of you interested in football and can't get to a radio.' - JO WHILEY (live on Radio One)

'Tony Banks described the English fans arrested in Marseille as brain-dead louts. This goes for me as well.' - HARRIET HARMAN MP

'I'm glad that European players can go into the Hall of Fame, because it would be unfair to miss them out just because they don't come from England.' - JO GUEST

'Dennis Wise is brilliant for Chelsea, even if he doesn't play' - DANIEL HICKEY (News Of The World letter)

'I like watching matches, but I'm not certain about the scoring system.' - JUNE SARPONG

'Do I support a London football team? I do. I support Manchester United.' - CAPRICE

'He's not fit to lace the coaching badge on his shirt.' - Radio 5 Live caller

Bryan Hamilton : 'I think in the end it will be down to Manchester United and Arsenal.'
Victoria Derbyshire: 'So you clearly haven't ruled out Liverpool then?'

'Let's see what RTE Sport has in the way of sport this week' - DARRAGH MOLONEY

'The trouble with football these days is that there are too many Madonnas in the game' - 5 Live caller

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