36 Quotes by Steve Coppell

Nine months of misery.

It sounds blase but there is a certain amount of luck. We'd all like to take a certain amount of credit for Kevin Doyle... But I can't really remember what it was I particularly liked about Kevin when I watched him in Ireland. I had five pints of Guinness in the afternoon and it was all a bit blurred.

I’m not going to make it a target, but it’s something to aim for.

At the end of the day, it’s all about what’s on the shelf at the end of the year.

If the players go Christmas shopping, it’s not ideal preparation. It may sound silly, but having to fight off the crowds in a busy shopping centre or having people visit can be demanding.

The lad got over-excited when he saw the whites of the goalpost’s eyes.

He’s carrying his left leg, which, to be honest, is his only leg.

People talk about the prestige of beating records but prestige never bought me dinner in a restaurant. It’s winning games that does that.

Referees don’t come down here with a particular flavoured shirt on.