"At least one person in Newcastle will be able to talk proper English now."
- Sunderland fan on the appointment of Ruud Gullit as manager of `the enemy'.
"We have to watch out for Paulo Wanchope this Saturday - he's so unpredictable. He does some incredible things, then he does some stupid things. Trouble with our Stan is, he just does the stupid things."
- Aston Villa manager John Gregory pinpoints Stan Collymore's weaknesses.
"If Hoddle is right, I must have been a failed football coach in a previous incarnation."
- David Blunkett, the blind British Education Secretary, responds to Glenn Hoddle's comments on the handicapped.
"It's not his fault that he was valued at £7 million."
- Blackburn manager Brian Kidd tries to take the pressure off striker Kevin Davies (two goals in 27 matches. . . £3.5 million per goal).