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"We can't replace Gary Speed. Where do you get an experienced player like him with a left foot and a head?"

"Well, we got nine and you can't score more than that."

"We didn't underestimate them. They were a lot better than we thought."

"Steve Hodge has been unfit for two weeks, well, no, for 14 days."

"In a year's time, he's a year older."

"Titus Bramble looks like Tyson when he strips off in the dressing-room, except he doesn't bite and has a great tackle."

"Home advantage gives you an advantage."

"If you count your chickens before they've hatched, they won't lay an egg."

"What can I say about Peter Shilton? Peter Shilton is Peter Shilton, and he has been Peter Shilton since the year dot."

"When Gazza was dribbling, he used to go through a minefield with his arm, a bit like you go through a supermarket."

"I'm not going to look beyond the semi-final - but I would love to lead Newcastle out at the final."

"He's got his legs back, of course, or his leg - he's always had one but now he's got two."

"We're flying on Concorde. That'll shorten the distance. That's self-explanatory."

"I would have given my right arm to be a pianist."

"People want success. It's like coffee, they want instant."

"I do want to play the short ball and I do want to play the long ball. I think long and short balls is what football is all about."

"I played cricket for my local village. It was 40 overs per side, and the team that had the most runs won. It was that sort of football."

"They're two points behind us, so we're neck and neck."

"Look at those olive trees! They're 200 years old - from before the time of Christ."

"There will be a game where somebody scores more than Brazil and that might be the game that they lose."

"He never fails to hit the target. But that was a miss."

"Manchester United dropped points, Liverpool dropped points, Chelsea dropped points, Everton dropped points, so in a way we haven't lost anything at all really, although we dropped all three."

"With Maradona, even Arsenal would have won the World Cup."

"Eighteen months ago Sweden were arguably one of the best three teams in Europe, and that would include Germany, Holland, Russia and anybody else if you like."

"I'd say he's the best in Europe, if you put me on the fence."

"Alan Shearer has done very well for us, considering his age. We have introduced some movement into his game because he has got two good legs now. Last season he played with one leg."

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