Footballers are thick.

[James]

"I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened,but I don't know into what religion yet"

"I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet." - David Beckham"

"We are really quite lucky this year because Christmas falls on Christmas Day." - Bobby Gould

"I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country." - Ian Rush

More here everyone, they're classic

 

[andmark]

Good finds James! I especially like the last two ones.

 

[pasag]

Haha, the quote in the title has got to be the stupidest line ever, if only for the name of that poor child.

 

[GIMH]

"Young Gareth Barry, he's young" - Kevin Keegan

 

[Tom Halsey]

Coleman's Balls has some great ones: http://www.btinternet.com/~homepage/ballsa.htm

Other classics include "If that had gone in, it would have been a goal." - Barry Davies, probably my personal favourite.

EDIT: "It's now 1-1, an exact reversal of the score on Saturday." (Radio 5 Live)

 

[vic_orthdox]

Murray Walker thread?

 

[GIMH]

Both of the Villa scorers - Withe and Mortimer - were born in Liverpool as was the Villa manager Ron Saunders who was born in Birkenhead.

 

[Jono]

"There is a smear campaign against me with facts, which are not true." - Toni Polster

Lol, don't mind that one. A lot of those are gold though.

 

[andmark]

Haha, the quote in the title has got to be the stupidest line ever, if only for the name of that poor child.

What are you talking about?

 

[Ash_A55]

Great thread! Andmark he means about Brooklyn Beckham been christened into some religion.....

 

[Magrat Garlick]

A few translated from this part of the world...

"The Chinese food we get in Norway isn't the same as in China" Daniel Nannskog

"This is a ball." George Curtis to Rosenborg BK on his first training session.
"Slow down, please." Odd Iversen

"What can you contribute to the national team?" "Hair!" Daniel Braaten

"Football in Scandinavia has improved very much - in Switzerland, in Denmark, in Norway and Sweden - so it will not be easy", Bobby Robson

"What Carew can do with a football, I can do with an orange." Zlatan Ibrahimovic

"If I could answer that question, I'd play for Nazareth," Nils Arne Eggen, asked to predict the result of Inter Bratislava vs Rosenborg

And the ultimate commentator's blip...

"It looks dark on Cameroon's subs bench"

 

[Fiery]

"I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet." - David Beckham"

Did he really say that? or is it just one of those urban myths?

 

[Tom Halsey]

"It looks dark on Cameroon's subs bench"

You have to laugh.

 

[Smudge]

If these quotes were any older, they'd be collecting an old-age pension.

 

[Fiery]

If these quotes were any older, they'd be collecting an old-age pension.

The Ian Rush one definitely has a bus pass

 

[Barney Rubble]

"What can you contribute to the national team?" "Hair!" Daniel Braaten

Haha, Daniel Braaten. Absolute gun on FM2005, had demon pace and dribbling. Took my Leeds side to glory very quickly.

 

[magpie_man]

"I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet." - David Beckham"

I don't know that much about religions, but is it possible to be either christened a catholic or protestant? Maybe that was what he was getting at.

 

[Matteh]

Then he should have said denomination. Has more than 3 syllables though.

 

[Xuhaib]

Rameez Raja at a Pak-SA match in PE

"The band is trying to add some colour to the South African team"

He was refering to a black band that was playing music in the stands.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Haha, Daniel Braaten. Absolute gun on FM2005, had demon pace and dribbling. Took my Leeds side to glory very quickly.

Still does, actually.

Work rate of 1 though.