Panzer Division Marduk Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Reporter: Welcome to Southampton Football Club. Do you think you are the right man to turn things around? Strachan: No. I was asked if I thought I was the right man for the job and I said, "No, I think they should have got George Graham because I'm useless." Reporter: Is that your best start to a season? Strachan: Well I've still got a job so it's far better than the Coventry one, that's for sure. Reporter: Are you getting where you want to be with this team? Strachan: We're not doing bad. What do you expect us to be like? We were eighth in the league last year, in the cup final and we got into Europe. I don't know where you expect me to get to. Do you expect us to win the Champions League? Reporter: Gordon, you must be delighted with that result? Strachan: You're spot on! You can read me like a book. Strachan: I've got more important things to think about. I've got a yogurt to finish by today, the expiry date is today. That can be my priority rather than Agustin Delgado. Reporter: This might sound like a daft question, but you'll be happy to get your first win under your belt, won't you? Strachan: You're right. It is a daft question. I'm not even going to bother answering that one. It is a daft question, you're spot on there. Reporter: Bang, there goes your unbeaten run. Can you take it? Strachan: No, I'm just going to crumble like a wreck. I'll go home, become an alcoholic and maybe jump of a bridge. Umm, I think I can take it, yeah. Reporter: There's no negative vibes or negative feelings here? Strachan: Apart from yourself, we're all quite positive round here. I'm going to whack you over the head with a big stick, down negative man, down. Reporter: Where will Marion Pahars fit into the team line-up? Strachan: Not telling you! It's a secret. Reporter: You don't take losing lightly, do you Gordon? Strachan: I don't take stupid comments lightly either. Reporter: So, Gordon, in what areas do you think Middlesbrough were better than you today? Strachan: What areas? Mainly that big green one out there... Strachan was on Sky on Sunday morning. He saw John Terry's goal and said he was impressed that Terry goes up expecting to score. He contrasted this to Claus Lundekvam the Saints central defender who goes up for every dead ball and never ever looks remotely like scoring. He said if there was a dead body lying in the penalty area the ball would hit it on the head several times a season which he said is more than Lundekvam can manage. He said referees should book Lundekvam for timewasting every time he goes up for a corner. When the co-commentator said if Lundekvam was watching Strachan was only joking. Strachan assured him he was deadly serious. Strachan: "When he [Claus Lundekvam] was carried off at Leicester someone asked me if he was unconscious, but I didn't have a clue. He's always like that....." Gary Lineker - Gordon, if you were English, what formation would you play? Strachan - I'm not English. Lineker - But if you were..? Strachan - I'd top meself. Reporter: Gordon, Do you think James Beattie deserves to be in the England squad? Strachan: I dont care, I'm Scottish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodyPaige Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 A little ginger legend. Sooner he gets to manage a decent club again, the better. Celtic isn't decent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Celtic isn't decent? As a Celtic fan, I wouldn't say Celtic are a bad club but they play in the Scottish league and they're very limited in what they can achieve. Martin O'Neill though was truly a GREAT manager and he had Celtic competetive in Europe, something Strachan has not. Post Henrik Larsson and Martin O'Neill, Celtic have been nothing better than average, that's for sure. Don't let Scottish dominance fool you. Celtic are a big club but in terms of worldwide football they're not that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 LOL A couple of pure Gold quotes in there. A sort of anti-Mangini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 A little ginger legend. Sooner he gets to manage a decent club again, the better. That's some good stuff. Reminds me of John McKay, coach of the inept expansion Bucs. John McKay was known for his colourful quotes These are our top 10 1 - In response to a question about his team's execution - "I'm all in favour of it." 2 - On an interception thrown by Steve DeBerg in 1984 that cost the Bucs a game against the Giants - "It was thrown to nobody. Well, it was thrown to somebody, Harry Carson. But he happened to be playing for the New York Giants at the time. It would have been a good pass if Harry had been playing for us." 3 - After a particularly heavy loss - "The bus leaves in an hour - anyone who needs a shower, take one." 4 - On losing a key game - "I told our players that there were 700 million Chinese people in the world who didn't even know the game was played. The next week, I got five letters from China asking "What happened?" 5 - After the Bucs broke their 26-game losing streak - "Three or four plane crashes and we're in the playoffs." 6 - On recruiting his son John to play for USC and then the Bucs - "I had an advantage - I slept with his mother." 7 - On the prospect of a late-season trip to Green Bay - "Going there is like winning the 98th prize in a beauty contest with only 97 prizes." 8 - On hearing how Buc kicker Pete Rajecki was nervous about McKay watching him in the 1976 pre-season - "That's unfortuntate as I plan on attending all the games." 9 - At a post-game press conference in 1976 "You guys don't know the difference between a football and a bunch of bananas." 10 - The following week after a media member has dropped off a case of bananas at his door - "You guys don't know the difference between a football and a Mercedez-Benz." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I think it was Arnold Palmer who answered a reporter after shooting something like a 15 on one hole: "How did could you shoot a 15 on one hole?" "I missed the putt for 14." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 A couple of funny ones We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees. More funny Jason Kidd quotes ***The other teams could make trouble for us if they win. More funny Yogi Berra quotes ***Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck. More funny Don Schula quotes ***Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors. More funny Frank Gifford quotes ***Rugby is a beastly game played by gentlemen; soccer is a gentleman's game played by beasts; football is a beastly game played by beasts. More funny Henry Blaha quotes ***I do not participate in any sport with ambulances at the bottom of a hill. More funny Erma Bombeck quotes ***We don't need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do. More funny Charles Barkley quotes ***I don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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