"Back in my time, and I sound old now, it was black and white boots and that was it. Now you've got snoods . . . pink boots, green boots, you name it they've got it. Tights. They'll be wearing skirts next." – Paul Ince. Next thing today's players will be having fish pedicures . . .
"My feet look great now. The fish really cleaned them up and got rid of all the dry skin. It tickles and it's like having little vibrations all over your feet. They bite you a bit, but it feels all right. If I score I will dedicate it to the fish." – Newcastle's Danny Simpson on his, well, fish pedicure.
"Who didn't make a mistake in his life?" – Carlo Ancelotti defending Ashley Cole with a reasonable enough question. Which one of us hasn't brought an air rifle to work and accidentally shot someone?
"It was as if they parked a Boeing 777 or a cruise ship in front of their goal." – Inter Milan's Dejan Stankovic explaining why Sampdoria were a touch tough to break down in their recent Serie A game.
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