Good football quotes

Football is one of those games that attracts fantastic, oft repeated quotes, as exemplified by the late Bill Shankly and his take on football being more important than life itself. Well, seeing as we are all moaning about the shortcomings of English football I thought I'd mention one or two that encapsulate our thoughts about the English national side.

'Last night England faced their most frightening, most persistent and most dangerous opponents: the expectations of England football fans'

The Times, 31 March 2005 World Cup Qualifier v Azerbaijan

'England expects that every man will do his duty'

Admiral Lord Nelson, 21 October 1805

'Football is like the dilemma of a love affair. If you don't take it seriously, you get no pleasure from it. If you do take it seriously, and as a player you have to, somewhere along the line, it will break your heart'

Eddie Hapgood, England captain, 1939

Scholes spent less time on the left wing than Tony Blair.

 

        - F365 review of England's dire performance v Slovakia

Maybe the one from Eddie above expresses how the average England football fan feels, yet another broken heart!