37 Quotes by Brian Barwick

Until you sit where Sven sits, the profile of the job is unimaginable and with it the newsworthy value follows it.

Peter Osgood made a wonderful contribution to English football, playing four times for the national side and serving clubs like Chelsea and Southampton with such great distinction.

I'm a great believer in drawing experience and knowledge from people.

If and when we qualify, we would go into the World Cup as one of the teams that can win it.

I expect him to be with us until the European Championship of 2008. He enjoys the job and we enjoy having him. There is a bigger picture; we are not naive, but we are dealing with having Sven on board for some time to come.

I think it's evident now we were in Lisbon yesterday, speaking to Luiz Felipe Scolari as part of our ongoing process of recruiting the next England senior national coach for this autumn, and that process continues at pace.

I was keen to see Eileen Drewery because I thought her name was Eileen Brewery.

Sven's contract goes through to 2008 and that's what we're working to,

Thankfully, these kinds of incidents are few and far between these days and that is due to the increased vigilance of our game. It is also why behavior of this nature must be treated seriously and swiftly - sending a clear message to those involved that their actions will not be tolerated.