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* "(Mandaric) was cuddling me and telling me I was the greatest manager" - 'Arry remembers the good old days in court.


* "I said 'I like him, he's a good player...he's a good investment, he's young, he's developing, he's getting taller." - Redknapp again, on why he wanted to sign Peter Crouch for Portsmouth in 2001.


* "He has a tendency to moan, to be unhappy, to find something." - Milan Mandaric describes Henry James Redknapp.


* "John Terry should stand aside as captain until the case is resolved, and any doubt either way removed." - Damian Collins MP, after John Terry's trial date was set for July 9.


* "At 30 players, we have one of the largest squads in the Championship and bigger than some in the Premier League...We spent over £12m on wages so why are people blaming me for the recent results?" - Ken Bates on why he sacked Simon Grayson.


* "I didn't prepare well for this game. I thought it was maybe easier. I know here it is never easy, never...I acknowledge my mistake. It is important for me to know this because, like this, I can't do the same mistakes in the next game." - Robert Mancini admits to underestimating Darron Gibson.


* "I'll do everything I can, but of course it will take a little bit of time for me to get my sharpness back." - Fraizer Campbell before his goalscoring return for Sunderland in the FA Cup.


* "He played splendidly for us tonight...his overall attitude was terrific, his overall performance was brilliant." - Martin O'Neill after Campbell makes it two in two with an absolute peach against Norwich.


* "I didn't see who it was that barged into my dressing room but I told them to get out - and that may be a euphemism for what I actually said...If the FA have to get involved then I will be appealing, there's no doubt about that. I can't wait to see what happens." - Nigel Pearson is excited about speaking to the FA after being sent to the stands for his exchange of words with referee Gavin Ward.


* "It is part of football that when you lose three games like we did when you don't lose the fourth game it is already not too bad." - Arsene Wenger puts a positive spin on things.


* "Jack is gutted. It is a massive disappointment, but I am really disappointed for him as well because he is a football animal." - The Arsenal manager again, on Jack Wilshere's injury setback.


* "That's as bad a performance as we've had here or away. Fans pay good money to come and watch and they expect better and I understand that...If I had been watching, I'd have probably responded like that as well." - What exactly was Mick McCarthy doing if he wasn't watching Wolves lose to Liverpool?


* "I'm an attacking player and I'm hoping to get the fans on their feet. I met with Sam Allardyce this morning and he welcomed me to the club." - Ravel Morrison arrives at West Ham after leaving Manchester United.


* "After the Arsenal game, one of the London papers said we were the worst United team he has seen, and I noticed Alan Hansen was at it again, saying we had not played well for one and a half years...I reckon that comment goes alongside his claim a few years ago that you don't win anything with youngsters, and you know how he ended up with egg on his face after dismissing the Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, David Beckham, Gary Neville crop of kids so foolishly." - Alex Ferguson plans to make Alan Hansen eat his words, again.


* "It's a wee bit insulting when people don't believe you and I don't see why we need to be anything other than truthful." - Kenny Dalglish doesn't like being accused of lying.

* "José is sick and tired of this situation at Madrid. It doesn't matter if he wins this season or not. It's not about the money. He's decided to come back to England and he will go in the summer." - Clubs form a queue after a 'source' close to Jose Mourinho says the Madrid manager is ready to return to the Premier League.


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den Hazard, def. - 1) that girl in a club who makes eyes at you all night, who allows you to buy her a drink and walk her home arm in arm, who then gives you a suggestive kiss on her doorstep before declaring how tired she is and how she has to be up early the next day. 2) A cock tease.

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h how I wish RVP could enjoy a similar moment. Hats off to Drogba. One of the best strikers in the Premier League Era. All that diving, play acting is forgotten because he wore his heart on his sleeve and proved his worth.

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