Commentators Quotes - Page 9

• Cleland was the victim of his own downfall.

  Alan Parry

  Football, Victim, Downfall

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• That's referee Mike Reed's 50th booking of the season, which works out at an average of six a game.

  Alan Parry

  Football, Games, Average

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• Rangers are definitely on the back heel now

  Archie Macpherson

  Football, Rangers, Heels

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• The crowd...a cacophony of colour

  Peter Drury

  Football, Cacophony, Crowds

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• Daei's all alone here, with four Chelsea defenders for company.

  Peter Drury

  Football, Four, All Alone

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• The referee was only five or seven yards away from that incident.

  Peter Drury

  Football, Yards, Seven

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• He's pulling him off! The Spanish manager is pulling his captain off

  George Hamilton

  Football, Captains, Managers

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• When I said they'd scored two goals, of course I meant they'd scored one.

  George Hamilton

  Football, Two, Goal

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• He had no chance of beating Schmeichel from there, but it was always worth a try.

  Alan Parry

  Football, Trying, Chance

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• Ardiles strokes the ball like it was a part of his anatomy.

  Jimmy Magee

  Football, Balls, Strokes

  Jimmy Magee, Jason O'Toole (2012). “Memory Man: The Life and Sporting Times of Jimmy Magee: Sports trivia from the 'Memory Man' Jimmy Magee”, p.136, Gill & Macmillan Ltd

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• Anelka was travelling so fast that he couldn't keep his own feet

  Clive Tyldesley

  Football, Feet

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• As the seconds tick down, Belgium are literally playing in time that doesn't exist.

  Guy Mowbray

  Football, Tick, Belgium

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• A smoked salmon sandwich of a football match if ever there has been one.

  Peter Drury

  Football, Salmon, Sandwiches

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• The tall team takes the low road into the lead

  Martin Tyler

  Football, Team, Lows

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• Xavier, who looks just like Zeus, not that I have any idea what Zeus looks like.

  Alan Green

  Football, Ideas, Looks

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• One or two of their players aren't getting any younger

  Clive Tyldesley

  Football, Player, Two

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• Tottenham ice their sublime cake with the ridiculous.

  Peter Drury

  Football, Ice, Cake

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• He caught that with the outside of his instep.

  George Hamilton

  Football, Caught

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• Hyypia rises like a giraffe to head the ball clear

  George Hamilton

  Football, Balls, Giraffe

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• It flew towards the roof of the net like a Wurlitzer

  George Hamilton

  Football, Flew, Roof

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• There's no telling what the score will be if this one goes in

  George Hamilton

  Football, Score, Ifs

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• He is the man who has been brought on to replace Pavel Nedved. The irreplaceable Pavel Nedved.

  Clive Tyldesley

  Football, Men, He Man

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• The reason for the delay to the kick-off is because it's not yet kick-off time

  Jimmy Magee

  Football, Delay, Reason

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• Here's Henry, trying to burst the bubble still further, if indeed it needs more bursting

  George Hamilton

  Football, Trying, Needs

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• They care about their club, and that's why they always have something good to say, even when it is negative

  Alan Green

  Football, Negative, Care

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