Ridiculous quotes from managers

[Pollingtonblade]

From last night off the top of my head.

So sat here supping a glass of red wine, watching some old school Blades footage and just writing down some of the most ridiculous quotes from Blades managers

“Real Madrid would have struggled to break them down today” - Warnock after a 0-0 draw with a Gillingham (Warnock was always good for a quote)

“If the fans don’t like it, they should fuckoff hi Meadowhall” Warnock again ....various

“I don’t know the fans problem (after we’d drawn 5 on the spin at start of a season) if we draw every game we’ll stay up and remain undefeated!warnock again

“You start the game with a point, try not to lose it “ -Nigel Clough before a game at home to Crawley

“We started quite well” Alky Robson after a 3-0 defeat to stoke we were one down in 30 seconds

“Pressure makes diamonds” Nigel Adkins after a home defeat to Shrewsbury

“What’s the biggest room in your house?the room for improvement” after the defeat to Port Vale

“Billy Sharp is the fat lad from Sheffield “ - Kevin Blackwell

 

[Ecco1889]

“Unseen work”was a good one

 

[Liaminho9]

Don't think it was during his time with us but i'll never forget when one of his teams lost 3-0 or something, a stunned Nigel Adkins started his post match interview by saying he didn't understand the result, because '"the warm up before the game was probably the best we've ever had"

 

[Ricky]

"It's been a successful season" - Funny Little Nigel Clough after being humiliated at Swindon in the L1 play off semi final

 

[Sheffsteel]

The old classic from Adkins “there were plenty of positives”.
We could lose 10-0 and in his post match interview NA would smile and mention that he saw “plenty of positive”.
Then totally exaggerate the most minor positive and skim over or miss any negatives. Incredibly deluded, still angry thinking back to it.

 

[bypassblade]

No, no the all time classic is "I love this club no way am I leaving" while at S6, day after sat behind desk at Villa Park Fat Ron Atkinson.

 

[PokerBlade]

"Games don't get any bigger than an FA Cup semi-final" - Neil Warnock

 

[BladeInIreland]

Which manager always used to say “you have to earn the right to play” to justify shite football? Blackwell?

 

[PokerBlade]

The old classic from Adkins “there were plenty of positives”.
We could lose 10-0 and in his post match interview NA would smile and mention that he saw “plenty of positive”.
Then totally exaggerate the most minor positive and skim over or miss any negatives. Incredibly deluded, still angry thinking back to it.

There was one of the Hull fans in a Roy's View From that said something like "If you go to Adkins with six problems he'll give you a dozen reasons why they're really positives but not one solution".

 

[DaveBassettsgoneonholiday]

One of my all time favourites. Not so much ridiculous but shows that some managers/coaches are at least smart enough to have a sense of humour and don't take themselves too seriously.........
"I resigned as the Broncos coach because of illness and fatigue. The fans were sick and tired of me."
- John Ralston.

 

[Superblades]

“I know there is speculation but I’m going home tomorrow and taking my dog for a walk” - Steve Bruce. That dog walk started in Sheffield and ended up in Newcastle.

 

[PokerBlade]

One of my all time favourites. Not so much ridiculous but shows that some managers/coaches are at least smart enough to have a sense of humour and don't take themselves too seriously.........
"I resigned as the Broncos coach because of illness and fatigue. The fans were sick and tired of me."
- John Ralston.

 

[Astone_Blade]

I seem to remember Adkins having a pop at the fans in his interview after the last game of that season, it was something along the lines of 'the Fans have been against us from the 1st game' completely ignoring we lost 4-0 to Gillingham the 1st game that season.

 

[Northyorksblade]

“Billy Sharp is the fat lad from Sheffield “ - Kevin Blackwell

It was Shaun O'Driscoll who said that first wasn't it?

 

[McGrath]

I know he's not a United manager, but surely this and I'm pretty certain it came in the aftermath of "bouncing day"...

 

[Punk Blade]

“We started quite well” Alky Robson after a 3-0 defeat to stoke we were one down in 30 seconds

Weren’t all three in the opening 20 minutes?

 

[Sheff de party]

I always thought that one of the final nails in Clough’s coffin was after the 5-5 draw at Swindon in the L1 playoff semi final, he said at times he wasn’t sure what the score was.

If the gaffer doesn’t know what the score is, how are we meant to plan to win a football match.

 

[Bert]

Not a quote but....

Martin O'Neil to Brian Clough

"Boss why have you dropped me to the 2nd team?"

Clough "Because we haven't got a 3rd team."

 

[Tezza1889]

I know he's not a United manager, but surely this and I'm pretty certain it came in the aftermath of "bouncing day"...

Carlos was later quoted as saying “we never recovered from that game, it affected our whole season”

Lovely stuff

 

[Tezza1889]

I always thought that one of the final nails in Clough’s coffin was after the 5-5 draw at Swindon in the L1 playoff semi final, he said at times he wasn’t sure what the score was.

If the gaffer doesn’t know what the score is, how are we meant to plan to win a football match.

What annoyed me was we’d been trying to pinch one nills all fucking season..

 

[ben1987]

The Bolton chairman came out with a few corkers when they were supposedly chasing us down.

Like they were in the better position etc.

Yeh mate.

 

[Tezza1889]

Oh, and just search YouTube for the Dean Saunders transfer to Forest story, that’s a belter right there from Clough senior RIP.. can’t be arsed to link it, just woke up..

Now he was a manager.. mad, brilliant, and Yorkshire..

 

[Sheffsteel]

Not a quote but....

Martin O'Neil to Brian Clough

"Boss why have you dropped me to the 2nd team?"

Clough "Because we haven't got a 3rd team."

Another quote of Cloughies, which I believe he said on the radio just after he bought Gary Megson.

“Can’t believe how bad he is.....he couldn’t even trap a bag of cement”.

Remember at the time thinking if he’s so bad that how come you’ve just signed him.
Can only assume there might have been a personality fall out. Megson stayed at Forest only 6 months never playing a single game for them.

 

[BushBlade]

Another quote of Cloughies, which I believe he said on the radio just after he bought Gary Megson.

“Can’t believe how bad he is.....he couldn’t even trap a bag of cement”.

Remember at the time thinking if he’s so bad that how come you’ve just signed him.
Can only assume there might have been a personality fall out. Megson stayed at Forest only 6 months never playing a single game for them.

Didn’t someone once say about Carlton Palmer ‘he traps a ball further than I can kick it’?

 

[8lade]

Didn’t someone once say about Carlton Palmer ‘he traps a ball further than I can kick it’?

Also repeated about Vinny Jones (can't remember who said that either).
However do love Clough senior for some of his this one after a poor 2-0 defeat, 'we were lucky to get nil.'

 

[Boxer Blade]

I keep seeing geese

 

[Speedracer]

Not a quote but....

Martin O'Neil to Brian Clough

"Boss why have you dropped me to the 2nd team?"

Clough "Because we haven't got a 3rd team."

That reminds me of the time I was working at Stanley Tools in Ecclesfield in the mid '70's, after I left art college & trying to get a job as a graphic designer. The foreman took me aside one day & asked me why I was working a 3 day week. My reply was that I couldn't afford to work a 2 day week., thankfully he just laughed.
Blimey I have just remembered his name as well, Brian Gilbanks, wonder if he is still going.

 

[Liaminho9]

Don't think it was during his time with us but i'll never forget when one of his teams lost 3-0 or something, a stunned Nigel Adkins started his post match interview by saying he didn't understand the result, because '"the warm up before the game was probably the best we've ever had"

Found it

 

[Guesty]

Didn’t someone once say about Carlton Palmer ‘he traps a ball further than I can kick it’?

George Best, perhaps?

 

[Geordie Blade]

I seem to remember Adkins having a pop at the fans in his interview after the last game of that season, it was something along the lines of 'the Fans have been against us from the 1st game' completely ignoring we lost 4-0 to Gillingham the 1st game that season.

John Egan scored against us in that game.