Show Them The Money

Quotes Of The Day

“But it wouldn’t have happened if Brett was bald, would it?” – Gillingham chairman Paul Scally watches Peter Crouch get in a tangle with T&T player Brent Sancho’s hair

“We have to play like in a casino, you know. Go all-in with the chips,” – Croatia striker Dao Prso looks to his side’s match against Australia

“It’s a pity that at this level we do not use all the technology that we could” – France coach Raymond Domenech looks back at his side’s ‘second’ goal against South Korea

“I think he embarrasses himself. He’s just like a big baby, isn’t he?” – Liverpool’s Jamie Carragher remembers Jose Mourinho

“We want to see the money in our accounts; it’s the group that decides, not just one player. We have not seen any money yet. We reached an agreement in principle with the [Togo] Football Federation [yesterday] morning. Now we must wait and see” – Togo captain Jean-Paul Abalo and his team-mates will not play until they are shown the money

Puns Of The Day

“Roo’s G-Owen to fire me up” (Star) – Michael Owen looks forward to playing with Wayne Rooney

“Terry’s blank of England” (Star) – John Terry plans to keep a clean sheet

“Yellow fever” (Mirror) – Brazil beat Australia

“You’ll never walk Cologne” (Sun) – Liverpool’s Jamie Carragher says England can beat Sweden

“He’s a real Svensation” (Sun) – Sven loves Owen Hargreaves

“Thierry in Pak ‘n slide” (Sun) Thierry Henry and France draw 1-1 with Park Ji Sung’s South Korea

Posted: 19th, June 2006 | In: Back pages Comment | TrackBack | Permalink