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Some good quotes this week however my favourite below has to be the athletics one  :D


And that's a lifetime best. It must be one of the best runs of her life."
Paul Dickinson on the BBC at the Athletics World Championships. (Matt Meads, UK


"They looked like a team that came here to lose."
Ray Houghton on RTE commentating on the Liverpool v Toulouse game. (Andy, Ireland)

 
Schmeichel has progressed thanks to father-figure Peter. Or is that his father?


"I think Peter Schmeichel will be a father-figure for Kasper."
Jamie Redknapp (with quite possibly the best quote so far this season - ed). (Daniel Walters, United Kingdom).


"They haven't got that player around the box with a bit of guile, that can open a can of worms."
Another Paul Merson classic.... everyone wants to open a can of worms eh, Paul? (Andrew Rawcliffe, England)


"That'll be a real shot in the arm for British athletics."
Steve Cram after Christine Ohuruogu won the 400m (she was banned for missing three drugs tests) (Peter, England and others).


"We showed today what a good team we are...in a footballing sense."
Some coleman's balls from Blackburn manager Mark Hughes.(Alex Kealy, UK).


"We should have killed them and buried them."
Billy Davies going a bit over the top with his post match comments. (Scott Kenny, England).


"He wasn't born, he was chiselled out of an oak tree."
Classic comment by Alan Green on Five Live about Spurs' Tom Huddlestone during the Man Utd v Spurs game on Sunday. (Claire B, UK).


"The best goalkeepers make the saves."
Mark Lawrenson stating the obvious once again!! (James Rance, Swanage, England).

 
A fine composition: Mozart puts the boos behind him at Celtic


"Celtic fans are booing Mozart as he goes to take this corner, but that will be music to his ears".
BBC1 Scotland commentator during the Spartak Moscow v Celtic game. (Gwiggs, Ayrshire).


"Watching Stoke reminds me of a teenagers bedroom: untidy, not particularly nice on the eye but serves a purpose."
BBC Radio commentator reporting on the Stoke v Wolves match on Saturday. (Sam Brownsword, England)
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Some retro "Colmanballs":

MICHAEL Buerk watching Phillipa Forrester cuddle a male astronomer for
warmth during BBC1's eclipse coverage remarked, "They seem cold out
there, they're rubbing each other and he's come in his shorts."

HERE is Ken Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie f@anny
Sunneson lining-up shots at the Scottish Open: "Some weeks Nick likes to
use
f@nny, other weeks he prefers to do it by himself."

MIKE Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on Sky Sports: "Stephen
Hendry jumps on Steve Davis's misses every chance he gets."

JACK Burnicle was talking about Colin Edwards' tyres on World
Superbikes: "Colin had a hard on in practice earlier, and I bet he wished
he
had a hard on now."

HERE is Chris Tarrant discussing the first Millionaire winner Judith
Keppel on This Morning: "She was practising fastest finger first by herself
in bed last night."

WINNING Post's Stewart Machin commentating on jockey Tony McCoy's
formidable lead: "Tony has a quick look between his legs and likes what he
sees."

ROSS King discussing relays with champion runner Phil Redmond: "Well
Phil, tell us about your amazing third leg."

DURING the 1989 British Masters golf tournament, commentator Richie
Benaud observed: "Notices are appearing at courses telling golfers not to
lick their balls on the green."

CRICKETER Neil Fairbrother hit a single during a Durham v Lancashire
match, inspiring Bobby Simpson to observe: "With his lovely soft hands he
just tossed it off."

CLAIR Frisby talking about a jumbo hot dog on Look North said: "There's
nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like this."

JAMES Allen interviewing Ralf Schumacher at a Grand Prix, asked: "What
does it feel like being rammed up the backside by Barrichello?"

Steve Ryder covering the US Masters: "Ballesteros felt much better today
after a 69."

THE new stand at Doncaster race course took Brough Scott's breath away. "My
word," he said. "Look at that magnificent erection."

Willie Carson was telling Claire Balding how jockeys prepare for a big
race when he said: "They usually have four or five dreams a night about
coming from different positions."

STEVE Leonard, talking about vegetation on Vets In The Wild, told
Trude:"There's something big growing between my legs."

CARENZA Lewis about finding food in the Middle Ages on Time Team Live
said:"You'd eat beaver if you could get it."

The best one from this week was the Hartlepool fans chanting "You only sing when you're swimming!" to Wedensday fans  8)