COLEMANBALLS - 8
     
    Colemanballs: The art of letting the words come out before the brain is engaged, made famous by David Coleman but with very able disciples in Kevin Keegan, Ron Atkinson, Terry Venables....in fact it seems endemic amongst the football fraternity.

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"If it stays as it is I can't see it altering."
Graham Taylor

"As with every young player these days, Ronaldo is 18."
Alex Ferguson

"Hodge scored for Forest after 22 seconds - totally against the run of play."
Peter Lorenzo

"We don't want our players to be monks. We want them to be better football players because a monk doesn't play football at this level."
Bobby Robson

"Don't tell those coming in the final result of that fantastic match, but let's just have another look at Italy's winning goal."
David Coleman

"I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country."
Ian Rush on his spell at Juventus

"I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat."
Ron Atkinson, breaking the habit of a lifetime!

"You're on your own out there with ten mates."
Michael Owen

"Argentina are the second best team in the world and there is no higher praise that that."
Kevin Keegan

"At this level, if five or six players don't turn up, you'll get beat."
Kevin Keegan yet again.

"I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel."
Stuart Pearce

"I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league."
Mark Viduka

"I came to Nantes two years ago and it's much the same today, except that it's completely different"
Kevin Keegan, should they be called Keeganballs!

"And I honestly believe we can go all the way to Wembley - unless somebody knocks us out."
Dave Bassett

"All the cul-de-sacs are closed for Scotland."
Joe Jordan