Keeganisms! Or quotes with a twist.

Well I asked for quotes specific to the England national team but didn't get much of any value. However, I've always been taken by a school colleague of mine who has a habit of speaking from the heart, getting his message across but usually mixing up all his metaphors, here's a selection;

"It's like a toaster, the ref's shirt pocket. Every time there's a tackle, up pops a yellow card." Kevin Keegan

"England can end the millennium as it started - as the greatest football nation in the world." Kevin Keegan

"There'll be no siestas in Madrid tonight." Kevin Keegan

"I know what is around the corner - I just don't know where the corner is. But the onus is on us to perform and we must control the bandwagon." Kevin Keegan

"The 33 or 34-year-olds will be 36 or 37 by the time the next World Cup comes around, if they're not careful." Kevin Keegan

"England have the best fans in the world and Scotland's fans are second-to-none." Kevin Keegan

"The Germans only have one player under 22, and he's 23." Kevin Keegan

To be honest you could fill a few pages with what King Kev's come out with over the years, but you have to accept it all comes from the heart, doesn't it?

And one of my favourites,  a departure from the tales about England but I can indulge myself every now and again can't I?

This wasn't some lower-league long-ball assault on a poor pitch that ousted Aston Villa from the League Cup, this was League One mid-tablers Doncaster Rovers out-passing, out-playing and out-tackling a truly rubbish Villa side.

        - Sarah Winterburn, after Doncaster humble Aston Villa 3-0