47 Quotes by Mark Lawrenson

Figo is as important to England as Beckham is.

My father, Tommy, who was a trained draughtsman, played for Preston North End in the Finney era. He liked football but did not love it as I do.

My iPod's unbelievable. Seriously. The kids have put most of the music on it, but there's a complete mix of '80s rubbish and current day stuff.

Bolton are an established team in the Premiership these days and well respected by the other sides.

'Match of the Day' is a great programme to be on. It's a programme I used to be allowed to stay up and watch from the age of 10, so to think that one day I'd actually appear on it was great.

They're in pole position, i.e. in 3rd position, for the Champions League.

Everyone is talking about all the teams being boring by playing 4-5-1,

In international football you need a cup-tie manager. It's almost a part-time job for me,

Charlton should be looking to achieve their highest ever Premiership finish and I'm not sure that their summer shopping has finished yet.