When the seagulls follow the trawler, they think that sardines will be thrown into the sea.
Unravelling the mystery of the headers of the new musings season
- I was stitched up and feel I have been betrayed
---Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson apologises for his attack on Arsenal's robust style. Now that's a rarity...(99)
- (If you're asking me whether an ex-player would make a better referee,)
It's like asking whether a burglar would make a good policeman.
---Referees Association president Peter Willis (96)
- If my heart is not really there, I am not really there. I am not happy anymore
---Arsenal striker Ian Wright falls out with new manager Bruce Rioch (96)
- You can be lucky once or twice, but not 40 times a season
---Glasgow Rangers striker Ally McCoist on his exceptionally lucky scoring record(93)
- In someone else's home, you have to look decent
---Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish picks up his MBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace
- I've met Alex two or three times---about the same number of times as I've upset him
---England legend Gary Lineker's personal charm works wonders on Alex Ferguson
- It hurts. But what can I do about it now except look forward
and try, somehow, to put it behind me?
---Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman ponders over the extra time last minute
wonder goal he conceded against Nayim in the European Cup Winners' Cup Final (95)
- If he dies running up and down the line, he'll be happy
---Birmingham City assistant manager Ed Stein on boss Barry Fry's love of the game (95)
- I do what my conscience dictates without having to let it be known to others.
( Charity or help to others isn't given so that it can be seen. )
---Sensitive soul Ronaldo, World Footballer of the Year '96, '97 (99)
- I'm a keen fisherman; Fishing gives me piece of mind
---The spiritual Netherlands and Barcelona striker, young Patrick Kluivert (99)
- You've got to believe it could happen, you've got to be a believer.
(In my heart of hearts I knew we could do it.)
---Blackburn Rovers' very rich chairman Jack Walker turns ecstatic after winning the league tittle. Rovers were relegated four years later. (95)
- You'd roll about too if your Adam's apple had been pushed halfway down your throat.
---Derby County manager Jim Smith defending Paulo Wanchope's theaterics after Duncan Ferguson had elbowed him. (98)
- The Cup is the icing on the cake, but at the moment we haven't got any cake.
---Grimsby Town's Kenny Swain after crashing 1-7 to Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup.(97)
- I don't know whether to go out and get drunk or throw myself in the nearest canal.
---Shrewsbury Town's Ian McNeil after going out of the FA Cup to the league's bottom team Colchester. (89)
- I don't even know where these bloody places are on the map.
---Republic of Ireland coach Jack Charlton on Eire's World Cup Qualifier opponents Latvia and Lithuania. (92)
- If I walked on water, my critics would say it is because I couldn't swim.
---Berti Vogts, Germany's much maligned coach. (96)
- They make from a little mosquito a big elephant.
---Former Chelsea managerRuud Gullit on the sensationalism favoured by the British press. (97)
- I am not one to jump over the moon or off a cliff.
---England's World Cup winning manager Sir Alf Ramsey as the going gets tough. (73)
- We just lack the sort of talent that makes you go "whooosh!".
---England manager Graham Taylor's verdict on his squad for the European Championship in Sweden. (92)
- It is bizarre to be present at your own funeral.
---Nimes Olympique striker Eric Cantona announces his retirement from football upon receiving a four month ban. (91)
- When the knife goes through your heart, it's hard to talk.
---Stockport County manager Danny Bergara after an own goal knocked his team out of the FA Cup. (94)