Mark Lawrenson Quotes

• Fernando Torres needs to be loved on a regular basis.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Needs, Torres, Bases

  "Big Nev's chatline, Bobby Manc's new nickname and the week's daftest football quotes". www.mirror.co.uk. March 25, 2012.

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• If you're a goalkeeper, it doesn't matter what you save the ball with; if you keep it out, it's not a goal.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Goal, Balls, Matter

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• You need at least eight or nine men in a ten-man wall.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Wall, Men, Eight

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• Michael Owen isn't the tallest of lads, but his height more than makes up for that.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Height, Lad

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• He reminds me of a completely different version of Robbie Earle.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Football, Different, Versions

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• He looks like a man who has nits and worms at the same time.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Men, Looks, Worms

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• To be a great game, one of the teams has to score first.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Team, Games, Firsts

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• If Plan A fails, they could always revert to Plan A.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Failing, Plans, Ifs

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• The longer the game went on, you got the feeling that neither side really wanted to lose.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Games, Two Sides, Feelings

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• England are numerically outnumbered in the midfield.

  Mark Lawrenson

  England

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• Arguably, Blackburn have got the best forward line in the Premiership. There's no denying that.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Lines

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• When I lived in rural Oxfordshire, I was walking home across a field when I stroked a cow. The damn thing butted me in the orchestras.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Home, Orchestra, Cows

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• These managers all know their onions and cut their cloth accordingly.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Cutting, Onions, Knows

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• It's sometimes easier to defend a one goal lead than a two goal lead.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Two, Goal, Sometimes

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• Exeter City's trip to Old Trafford will be a great day for their fans but that is about it - they won't get the result they want against Manchester United.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Travel, Journey, Cities

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• Dont be frightened of failure. It makes you stronger if you learn from your mistakes.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Mistake, Stronger, Frightened

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• My feeling is unless they've somebody lined up and they are convinced he is going to be better than Brian, I think their decision has been made in haste.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Thinking, Decision, Feelings

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• 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.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Kids, Ipods, Stuff

  "Small Talk Mark Lawrenson: 'We had no warm-up, no warm-down, we drank like fish'". Interview with Scott Murray, www.theguardian.com. July 28, 2011.

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• Newcastle are absolutely besotted by injuries.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Injury, Newcastle

  "Stupid football quotes: 2012's best gaffes from managers and pundits" by Steve Anglesey, www.mirror.co.uk. December 31, 2012.

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

  Mark Lawrenson

  Teamwork, Sides, Inspirational Team

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• Figo is as important to England as Beckham is.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Important, England, Beckham

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• Mick McCarthy will have to replace Cascarino because he's quickly running out of legs.

  Mark Lawrenson

  Running, Legs

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