When you used to play for the school team, boys club, youth team or non league football can you remember any of your past coaches sayings, expressions from the past that has stuck with you till today? I put this one on another thread recently but thought it would be fun if I heard others.....playing non league football we were playing a team from the South of England....the coach in his immortal words said...."these lads come from the South of England up here thinking you are animals......go out and prove it"......anyone other good ones to share?
During youth football when I had hardly got a kick I got cheered up by the coach saying that they had put their best player to mark me. Made you feel better until you found out that he said it to others as well.
My old coach came out with a belter. If I remember rightly I think I'd decided as captain to choreograph a ridiculously complex move from free kicks. It would have basically led to the free kick taker doing several one-twos, Cruyff turns, keepy uppys and all that nonsense before trying to put in the the top corner from thirty yards. He looked at me, looked at the guy who took our free kicks (who was picking his nose with one hand and had his other hand down his shorts), and said "We can only **** with the cock that we've got."
Viv Busby - after he stopped managing - was co-commentating on a game and said "If you keep missing you'll score" One of the funniest commentator moments I've heard! Edit - misunderstood OP but still funny!!
After throwing away a game (semi-final, I think) with a stupid mistake it was suggested that we all stand in a circle and kick each others arse. Some of them would've still missed.
Montana Tech football Coach Bob Green - ****ing classic [video=youtube;NLN0xUtkFnU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLN0xUtkFnU[/video] [video=youtube;LikNOLkPc50]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LikNOLkPc50[/video]
No, but the soap companies certainly knew what was going on. On the plus side I have lovely soft skin even to this day.
Another one from my early days and if I ever became Sunderland manager I would have this wrote above the dressing room door so the players could see this as they leave...."faints hearts win **** all"......
