Manchester Quotes - Page 10

• I have always considered myself to be very fortunate. To play for the biggest club in the world, which also happens to be the team I supported as a boy, means I have never had to consider changing away from Manchester United.

  Ryan Giggs

  Team, Mean, Boys

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• Paul Jewell's sides are always hard to break down, although Manchester United have a habit of breaking his sides down pretty easily.

  Charlie Nicholas

  Sides, Breaking Down, Habit

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• The [nineteenth-century] young men who were Puritans in politics were anti-Puritans in literature. They were willing to die for the independence of Poland or the Manchester Fenians; and they relaxed their tension by voluptuous reading in Swinburne.

  Rebecca West

  Reading, Men, Independence

  Rebecca West (2010). “The Strange Necessity: Essays and Reviews”, p.140, Open Road Media

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• If I was to transfer abroad at some stage, then it would only be to Manchester United

  Mats Hummels

  Stage, Manchester United, Transfers

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• What do I think of the reverse sweep? It's like Manchester United getting a penalty and Bryan Robson taking it with his head

  David Lloyd

  Thinking, Penalties, Manchester United

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• A poor woman from Manchester, on being taken to the seaside, is said to have expressed her delight on seeing for the first time something of which there was enough for everybody.

  John Lubbock

  Taken, Sea, Firsts

  John Lubbock (1913). “The Pleasures of the Life”

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• Yes, Manchester United are the best team in England, but you have to ask how good has the Premier League been since I left? If I was at a top club in England I think the title race might have been a lot closer this year.

  Jose Mourinho

  Team, Thinking, Race

  "2008-09 I could replace Ferguson at Old Trafford, says Mourinho". www.theguardian.com. March 8, 2009.

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• When I was in Dutch and Italian football, a lot of people looked at Manchester United, and when they were asked who was the best player, a lot of them said Paul Scholes. Much of what he did looked simple, but actually it was quite hard. Invariably he controlled the ball instantly and passed it straight on, keeping the game moving. He made inch-perfect passes across the pitch; he saw the gaps and could play the ball through them. So it didn't surprise me that so many top-class international footballers recognized his quality.

  Edwin van der Sar

  Football, Moving, Simple

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• I have a big job on my hands now, there is no mistaking that, but I feel as though I have calmness within myself. 
  (on being Manchester City manager)

  Stuart Pearce

  Jobs, Hands, Cities

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• I want them to be fully committed to the work place and fully committed to the people they work for. 
  (on Manchester City players)

  Stuart Pearce

  Player, Cities, People

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• There are people who have been in this job for 20 years who will tell you that something new crops up every day. 
  (on being Manchester City manager)

  Stuart Pearce

  Jobs, Years, Cities

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• When I look back now I wouldn't say that I cringe, but I start to realize how naive I was then. I feel much better suited for the job now. 
  (on being Manchester City manager)

  Stuart Pearce

  Jobs, Cities, Looks

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• It's a shame the Manchester United situation turned sour.

  Paul Ince

  Shame, Sour, Manchester United

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• The fact that an Englishman has an Argentinian as an idol is very rare. I keep watching my [title-winning] goal against QPR and every time I get more emotional. My plan is to stay here because I'm convinced Manchester City will be at the same level as Real Madrid and Barcelona.

  Sergio Aguero

  Real, Winning, Emotional

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• But the time will come when New England will be as thickly peopled as old England. Wages will be as low, and will fluctuate as much with you as with us. You will have your Manchesters and Birminghams; and, in those Manchesters and Birminghams, hundreds of thousands of artisans will assuredly be sometimes out of work. Then your institutions will be fairly brought to the test.

  Thomas B. Macaulay

  Wages, Tests, England

  "The Letters of Thomas Babington Macaulay" by Thomas Pinney, vol. 6, p. 95", 1981.

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• There have only been two world-class goalkeepers. One was Lev Yashin, the other was the German boy who played for Manchester City.

  Lev Yashin

  Boys, Class, Cities

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• If you want me to rule out ever being Manchester United manager, I can't. Special clubs need special managers, so in theory it could work.

  Jose Mourinho

  Special, Needs, Clubs

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