I pushed the ref in his stomach and he took three or four backwards steps before
Posted in General on 04. Aug, 2010
I pushed the ref in his stomach, and he took three or four backwards steps before falling over, like a player diving to win a penalty He should have given himself a yellow card. Paolo Di Canio of Sheffield Wednesday, after pushing over referee Paul Alcock following the Italian’s dismissal.I’ve managed a few nutters in my time but Paolo takes the biscuit. Ron Atkinson, Di Canio’s former Wednesday manager.They drill us as if we were in the army. If somebody breaks his racket in anger, then a punishment machine is set in motion That way, people are reduced to bloodless creatures In this business it’s like wild animals in a cage It’s every man for himself. Marcelo Rios on ATP Tour officials.I’d have got a lot more caps if Jock Stein had picked me. In a way it was a blessing that he died because I was never going to get a game while he was manager. Frank McAvennie, former Scotland footballer.I went to the ball and said, `Ball, would you like to fly to England?’ It said, `No,’ so it stayed on the shelf.
Karl Kainer, referee of the Busby Babes’ last game in Belgrade, refuses to give the match ball to United.To those who say it’s a step back, I say bollocks. Ian Wright on being picked for England at 34.Nelson Mandela was as disappointed as I was. Ruud Gullit, then Chelsea manager, on calling off a meeting with the South African president.At the start of the season you’re strong, but you must be as strong in March, when the fish are down. Gianluca Vialli, Gullit’s successor.I’m still learning the style over here, especially how to kick people. Gustavo Di Lella, Argentinian midfielder on trial with Hartlepool.Liverpool, brilliant, pleased. Hamilton Ricard, of Middlesbrough, on accepting a Man of the Match award against Tottenham.That bronze medal is worth its weight in gold.
Paul Dickenson, BBC commentator, on Britain’s Olympic success in the four-man bob.Don’t come back to Sunderland or we’ll cut your throat. Sunderland fans to Clive Mendonca, whose hat-trick for Charlton led to his home-town club’s play-off defeat.. ENGLISH RUGBY was back in hot water last night when the International Rugby Board’s chief executive, Steve Baines, accused the Rugby Football Union of “disregard for sentiments clearly expressed by every other member of the council.”
At last week’s hearing in Dublin the RFU was fined pounds 60,000 as a result of the English clubs involvement in the Anglo-Welsh fixtures and Twickenham’s failure to implement the IB’s regulations.
Baines said last night: “It is a sad day when a founder member shows such disregard for sentiments clearly expressed by every other member of the IB council. The comments made after last week’s disciplinary proceedings only emphasise that divide.”An IB statement had said: “The RFU’s current attitudes appear to be out of step with those of its fellow members of the IB council.” And Baines added: “Disciplinary proceedings related to the cross border matches between League One clubs and Cardiff and Swansea. They also related to the failure of the RFU to abide by their assurance of unequivocal support of the IB in opposing English First Division Rugby Clubs’ European complaint challenging the IB and the RFU regulations.”The proceedings were not about the RFU’s failure to secure the withdrawal of the clubs’ complaint to Brussels.” Though the IB insisted that it wanted to work with the RFU, the world governing body has an option to suspend the RFU from the IB and from Test matches.