Ouch. .

"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).