Chris Coleman Quotations

We've got a tremendous opportunity here to do not only what is right for the environment, but what is right, economically, for the city of St. Paul, ... It's important that we have true leadership to do what we have to do to keep this plant open.

Arsenal and Manchester United play the best football. They're not happy with one goal, they want to win by three.

Alex McLeish will have had kittens - literally.

Van Der Vaart's movement is always on the move

It doesn't hurt to look 75 to 100 years out, That's a gift to future generations.

We can't feel safe because we are not safe. (on Fulham, 2004-5 season)

Wayne is still not fully fit. But he's only going to get better. I was pleased with his performance against West Ham in the last game and he will get fitter and stronger as he goes on. He'll be back in the squad for the World Cup.

Wayne Bridge is a world class player and even though he is only just returning from injury, we are more than delighted to have him on board for the remainder of the season. Obviously with the World Cup around the corner Wayne is keen to play regular football and given that some big clubs were interested in signing him this window, we are delighted that he has chosen Fulham above everyone else.

We're looking to invest in the summer so that means we can't keep everybody and we want to add quality.

When the incumbent mayor loses a primary by a 2-to-1 margin, it's a referendum on his performance. It has nothing to do with party loyalty. It's about value and judgment.

Simon can play a holding role. He can use both feet and he uses the ball very well. He's intelligent and sits in front of the back four in the centre of midfield. He's a tidy player.

Maybe a child will come to this exhibit and say, you know what, I've never thought about being a doctor but it would be really cool.

I am delighted that we have secured the services of Brian for a further season. Brian is a consummate professional who always gives 100% whether it's on the training pitch or in a game, and it's a pleasure to have him in my squad.

I am delighted that, after lengthy negotiations, Luis has signed an extension,

I am glad he has tied his future to us, he forms an important part of my plans.

Certainly in the second half, you could see we were nowhere near as fit as the MLS boys, ... They're a good team, and I think they got stronger and stronger as the game went on, and we got weaker and weaker.

But this race really isn't about money. If it was about money, we would have lost by as much as we won by.

But they are still in the Champions League and they have got a great chance. It's been a topsy-turvy season for them.

I have a little girl myself and I keep and eye out like a hawk for guys like that.

I can't do anything about the speculation over my players,

I can't see Real Madrid getting anywhere near them. If Real Madrid play like they did in the first leg and Arsenal come close to that form and show that sort of movement, it's all over.

From the city level, the district councils (became) viewed ? I think unfairly ? as a hindrance, and there were (efforts) to minimize their role. But despite those efforts, they continued to play a significant role and still do. You have people on the ground who have a real sense of what a neighborhood needs, and that knowledge is power.

He has improved since he has been here and when he goes to the African Nations Cup in January, it is a big loss to us, but we don't complain and we get on with it.

He has all the tools in his locker and it is up to him to fulfil his potential. Obviously, there is another road he can take and hopefully he won't do that.

He is a solid midfield player and is experienced. He'll add strength and depth to the squad.

Going back to the Cottage will be a fantastic boost for everyone concerned, and I am looking forward to our first game there enormously,

He's a solid midfield player and is experienced.

He's got courage. Most people would use a disability as a reason to not do what they love. But not Wade. He's one of a kind. And his courage gives me courage.

He didn't start because he has just had a long flight back from America, and couldn't have played the full 90 minutes. But when I play with two strikers Brian is always at the front of my mind, because he works well with Andy Cole.

I think the one obvious choice at the moment is John Terry,

I think that next season will be an exciting and challenging time for us on the pitch and I look forward to receiving the tremendous support that I know our fans are capable of giving us as we embark on the new campaign.

Last season was a dream start to my managerial career but I am under no illusions as to how hard this next one will be,

Paul Jewell has done a tremendous job and deserves to be manager of the season. They have been superb and Paul has got to take credit for that.

It doesn't hurt to look 75 to 100 years out, ... That's a gift to future generations.

I was bitterly disappointed with the defending for the second goal. You can't defend like that - home or away - and expect to get a result.

Michael is a talented footballer and a great lad who I know will fit in well here. He will add a new dimension to the midfield, which will improve our options and add a much-needed strength and depth to the squad.

We can't feel safe because we are not safe

We are playing with a lot of confidence at the Cottage and I know what my team are capable of at home. It's just away from home they need to prove themselves.

We are going to work with the company to ensure the long term health of this facility.

We'd like to see five or six more in the works yet this year.

We knew Villa would come out and try to prove a point. After the result against Chelsea, if we'd have come up here and fallen down flat, the bubble was going to burst. But we have two more away games to break the duck.

We were rubbish for 44 minutes. The best thing that could happen to us was that we were booed off. I hoped and prayed that we would be otherwise we would have been kidding ourselves.

We were rightly booed off at halftime. But we did the same at their place as they did to us tonight, and we lost 1-0. It's funny how football works.

Typical us, ... We just kick ourselves you know where. We have got to have a more professional performance over 90 minutes. Before the game I'm thinking a point is good, and it does stop that run of three defeats, but now I'm kind of disappointed with the way we gave away the goal. We have to look to get three points against Liverpool on Saturday so as to climb the league.

We can't react, we can't do comprehensive planning because we have these narrowly focused silos of money that tell us this is the only thing you can spend money on,

We have great fans, a great spirit and now a home to call our own; there is no reason why next season cannot be as good, if not better, than last.

When I signed Heider I had no intention of playing him and Brian together because they are very alike. It was going to be one or the other.

We saw down in New Orleans what happens when we don't think through what happens. when we mess around with the Mississippi river.

We knew last season would be hard and this season has given us a hard start,

We're not in the habit of selling our best players, we also want to plan for the future and he's a big part of that.

The player has been told he is now forgiven - but a repeat would see him heading for the exit,

We'll just have to wait and see what happens. We'll just have to keep our fingers crossed.

We all have busy lives, and our kids are in 14 sports and some people have two jobs, so it's just hard to engage people of any race in this kind of work. So you have to create processes that are meaningful and respectful of people's times and commitments.

We all make mistakes and I have had referees admit them before. But when you get something wrong that badly I am not sure I could accept it. It was just unbelievable, not even close.

We finished strong last season and can do the same again. We can finish 12th, I think.

Brian has been fantastic. We'll be sitting down with him in the first week of January to make sure we keep him. He wants to stay and we want to keep him. He's a terrific, terrific player.

Boa signed the new contract just before he went away for the international break. Boa has been here five years already and he wanted to sign for five more years,

Every player at every club probably has their price but there is always a right time to sell. It has got to be right for everybody when one of your best players leave.

During the transfer window the media speculated that our best players were expected to leave, but we have managed to secure deals with two key players and that shows the commitment of the chairman and the board to the future potential of this club.

There was a lot better cooperation between community councils and city government back then.

There's no other place it could be. It's how people around the globe know St. Paul.

I've always said that the two things I'm willing to raise taxes for are public safety and education,

Teams don't think he'll hit hard and that he might struggle,

Sometimes when he comes off the pitch, he looks like he's been in a bar brawl with cuts and bruises everywhere, but that's the way he plays.

Racism is part of society, not just football. There's only one way to stamp down on it and that's hard, and that's obviously what FIFA have done.

You can't knock the guys, there is only a couple of times we have gone away and not competed. As long as they have a go that is all you can ask.

They're a good bunch of lads - they are good guys and there is a good atmosphere in the changing room. Nine times out of 10 we'll have a go, although we don't always win games.

It was disappointing that one or two idiots got on the pitch and we should sling them out.

It was a special day for us because we were paying tribute to a Fulham legend and a football legend. It was great to round it off with two great goals and a wonderful display. I'm thrilled with the players. Liverpool had a lot of possession, but we were patient and when we attacked we did so with purpose.

It was a tense match as I always knew it would be,

It's more than just the three points today. What better team to do it against than the champions of the country and the best team in the country.

I know that he will add a great deal to the squad in terms of his passing ability and his dead ball prowess, and I look forward to him becoming an important part of next season's campaign'.

If the referee sees that, he's off, simple as that,

He's like a king here and rightly so -- he's put the miles in over the last five years.

He's an inspiration to me, ... He doesn't care that it doesn't usually work that way. He ignores the stares. He just gets out there and plays.

I am one charming guy. We said from the beginning that this race has national importance, both in terms of partnerships between the federal government and cities, and setting a tone for 2006.

He's one of the guys and he has fitted in well in the dressing-room. I don't know if I can get him but I would love to. But that decision will be made by Chelsea.

I cannot speak highly enough about the player who has probably been one of our most impressive and consistent this season.

I can see in the players that they have come back and got a little hunger for the ball because they have not seen it.

He can have a can of Carling like everyone else.

Graham Poll is a very good referee but he got this one wrong.

The last two minutes make it look as if we've been smashed up, but I can't rip into the lads tonight. We asked them questions.