The latest TV rights for the Premier being sold for a record £5.136bn, a cool 71% above last time, show that the Premier League is bigger than ever. Filled with elite players, hugely competitive games and a fast-paced, entertaining style, it has delighted since its transformation from the First Division in 1992. It’s frenetic pace has also meant some hilarious gaffes when it comes to pundit and post-match analysis. Do you have a favourite from the eight below?
“I don’t want Rooney to leave these shores but if he does, I think he’ll go abroad.”
Ian Wright
“Sometimes you want Obertan to open his legs and do something a bit exciting.”
Alan Pardew
“Jordan Henderson is a player who likes to do his business in the middle of the park.”
Jason McAteer
“I would not be bothered if we lost every game, as long as we won the league.”
Mark Viduka
“I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute at Birmingham. My first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there playing.”
Ade Akinbiyi
“If you closed your eyes, you couldn’t tell the difference between the two sides.”
Phil Brown
“Fernando Torres needs to be loved on a regular basis.”
Mark Lawrenson
“I’ve just watched the replay and there is absolutely no doubt: it’s inconclusive.”
Garth Crooks
Alex Raphael 
Funny!
Football does seem to bring out those types of quotes more than any other sport.
LOL
It was fun choosing them 🙂
XD
Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend Francis.
Thanks. Nice weekend for you too Alex, regards.
Hilarious quotes, Alex. Thank you!
No worries. Have a great weekend.
“Sometimes you want Obertan to open his legs and do something a bit exciting.”
Hahahahahahaha!
That was one of my favourites too.
Great stuff! Do you remember (or have you heard) the classic from the 1970’s – ‘if it had gone in, it would have been a goal’. I can’t remember who said it (it was on MOTD) but do recall hearing it!
I don’t, but it doesn’t surprise me at all that someone would say that. You might like this one too https://alexraphael.wordpress.com/2014/10/22/lines-of-the-day-martintyler/
Very funny indeed, thanks!
The plan was to have just one, but I couldn’t choose between them. As it was, choosing eight was difficult in itself.
The first. 🙂
Tis a classic. This one too https://alexraphael.wordpress.com/2014/05/31/lines-of-the-day-paulgascoigne/
I just love these compilations so much. I can read them for hours.
Me too. And there’s an endless supply. I think you’ll love the two quoted in the comments above. They are two of my all time favourites.
I don’t watch football, but these quotes are really funny haha!
Well if you think about it, Quidditch is a sort of airborn football…
Haha true!
HAHAHAHAHA lol!! you are pretty funny 🙂
I’m glad you liked them. You wouldn’t believe some of the ones that didn’t make the list. That gif though was my first and only choice mind haha.
Oh man, this made my day! I was going to say the Phil Brown quote but nope, that last one takes the cake. Thank you so much for this.
That last one is really up there for me too. Glad they made you laugh so much. I’m tempted to do another ones actually.
Yeah you should! Comedy gold right there!
That seals it 🙂 I’m thinking about which gif as we speak.
Hahah! Hilarious read here Alex. I don’t know if I can choose between #s 2, 4, 6 and 8. They are all incredibly dumb but funny, esp when taken out of context. Well, thinking more on that. . .they wouldn’t be much better even IN context. 😉 Wish I heard them when they actually were said.
I know what you mean. My favourite one keeps changing. At the moment it’s the last one. It starts off as a rather dull sentence, and then…
Hadn’t heard the Ade Akinbiyi one before — that’s brilliant.
It’s a cracker for sure.
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The Alan Pardew one had me in stitches.
Alan Pardew or Alan Patridge? 😉
Alan Pardew.