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“Contrary to what some people might think, most footballers don't know much about their team-mates' transfers.”
“It's something I started learning when I was at Watford, about the community side of what football has. It wasn't until I went back to Portsmouth that I thought it's not just about kicking balls and winning games of football. It's what the club means in the community.”
“Provided anyone passes the required tests and can referee any game properly, then we shouldn't be having the discussion whether they're male or female, we should just talk about the quality of their refereeing.”
“I signed a boot contract thinking boots didn't matter that much for a goalie so long as they fitted. How wrong could I be? My boots gave me so much trouble I had to dig out an old Umbro pair I had stashed in the attic (being a horder has its benefits) and wear those instead.”
“The disappointment I've had in losing two Cup finals will never be taken away.”
“Derby games are the fixtures you always look out for at the beginning of the season and I believe every city needs one.”
“I like a bit of chaos. Chaos suits me.”
“For me to get emotional, means I care.”
“Certain clubs demand a written request from their players to take part in potentially dangerous activities, but as a general rule you can't take part in most winter or extreme sports.”
“If there's an opportunity to be a manager, or more importantly an opportunity to bring people through and be successful, I will be looking and applying, yes. Any level. I'm not averse to any level.”
“When you earn money, you want to show it off - everybody does.”
“You ask any seasoned pro - off the record - what their favourite boots are and most of them will name that 1970s design classic, the Copa Mundial.”
“In truth, when it comes to criticism, football makes for rich pickings. Only a handful of teams can ever achieve anything each year, which leaves plenty of scope for negative comment. And of course there are column inches to be filled.”
“The Premier League is perceived as a very glamorous place to be, being in the Championship is incomparable. People worry that their girlfriends will not hang around any more now that the invites to film premieres have dried up.”
“They say you should never mix sport and politics, but Barack Obama may just prove to be the first leader with a genuine passion for sport.”
“Tommy Smith was the hardman of football at Liverpool, yet after a load of cortisone injections and repeatedly playing on through injuries he now needs a walking stick.”
“I struggle with the racist issue in football because as a player I don't see it. That's not because I've got my head in the sand. In the earlier days, yes, but the game's changed. It is not what it was. I don't believe it is any more racist than society is.”
“Footballers have been groaning about media pundits for as long as I can remember.”
“People might think that Premier League footballers have little to worry about, tucked up in their recession-proof castles, but that's not quite true. Just like the rest of the population we have our concerns.”
“I've never been able to dribble, run round people or shoot.”