237 Quotes by Graeme Souness

You can talk about systems until you're blue in the face but that's secondary - if you're closing down, if you're first to the ball, it doesn't really matter what system you've got.

A football club's board of directors' job is to attract and get the best football players and keep them at the football club.

I first learned what a rivalry really was at White Hart Lane.

For a lot of lads, they grow up going to matches with fathers or mates. Those Saturday or Sundays where you head over to the stadium probably with a scarf on - knowing every word, every clap and every pause to the supporters' chants.

The Scottish people and the people of the north-east are very similar - they love their football.

Don't get me wrong, growing up in Edinburgh, I was all too familiar with the Hibs and Hearts rivalry. My father grew up in Leith - Hibee territory - just off of Easter Road on Albert Street.

It's very easy for people to overlook how important a good goalkeeper is in a team.

You never forget when you beat - or when you lose - to your city rival.

I'm a great believer that you cannot have enough senior pros around your dressing room.