We are trying to make football so pure and sterile it becomes unrealistic. — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
You can't build teams with drastic changes or a drastic swing of players. — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
I've got four boys. They're different animals to what I was like. — Scott Parker Animals Copy Share Image
After a couple of sessions you know if a coach knows what he is doing. — Scott Parker Coach Copy Share Image
On the field, I was probably coaching more, helping players and doing my coaching badges. — Scott Parker Coaching Copy Share Image
I was brought up in a slightly older style. I don't play with my collar up. — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
There is a process at Fulham how they sign players. The owner is the owner, but I do have a say and… — Scott Parker Football Copy Share Image
When I watch the best in the world, I want to be like them. We all have a fascination, all of us,… — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
I'm familiar with Bournemouth because of my relationship with Harry Arter. It's a football club I know well from watching him over… — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
I realise I have to adapt my game a bit at international level; that the combativeness in the Premier League is a… — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
As a manager, first and foremost I want a team with a good mentality, a team with character, a team that represents… — Scott Parker Character Copy Share Image
I really want to make Charlton a stable side in the Premier League but I'd be lying if I said England wasn't… — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
When you're at a football club, the heart and soul of it is bigger than a win or a loss, so I'd… — Scott Parker Football Copy Share Image
World-class midfield players get their share of goals and that's something I want to add to my game. — Scott Parker Football Copy Share Image
I love what I'm doing, I really do. This has been a process which has taken me seven years to accomplish. Some… — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
At the back end of my career I'd put myself in the situations you see in changing rooms. Where there is conflict,… — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
I need to keep performing because there are so many players behind me, for club and country, who are willing to take… — Scott Parker Country Copy Share Image
I keep telling the players to enjoy the good moments. There are too many moments in this world currently that are pretty… — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
Of course there's a technical element but nine times out of 10 when you're having a bad day it will mainly be… — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
When my boy has lost 4-0 on a Sunday morning, I'm the Dad in the car saying: 'OK mate, don't worry, we… — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
And, for me, there is a passion in managing or coaching, whether it is working on a training ground or dealing with… — Scott Parker Coaching Copy Share Image
The facts are, the reality is, you can't really enjoy it. You win a football match and by the time you get… — Scott Parker Beer Copy Share Image
If someone a lot quicker than me was running past, I might have pulled his shirt. — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
When I stop playing I'll want a new challenge. I couldn't just do nothing. — Scott Parker Challenge Copy Share Image
“Mental Note #683 Tits don't make the lady; the same rule applies to trannys.” — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
I am really into looking as smart as I can and have been since I was a kid. — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
I remember Louis van Gaal wearing a tie for every press conference. It must have left an impression because I like to… — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
My dad told me to tuck my shirt in, look good and respect the game, so that has become embedded in me. — Scott Parker Dad Copy Share Image
When you are pushed out of your comfort zone, that's when you realise you may have to learn a little bit more. — Scott Parker Comfort Copy Share Image
I like dealing with people. I like being around people, and that side of me can try to get the best out… — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
I think experience is vital for that. You become wiser: you know where to be, what positions to take up, how to… — Scott Parker Experience Copy Share Image
You always worry about how the players are seeing it when you're losing games, so you've got to keep your messages very… — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
When you're dealing with 25 men, all with different needs, some with egos, you need to manage that. If you can manage… — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
In football, especially at international level, opportunities come along and you have to grab them. — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
“Personally I believe sometimes ugly things happen to good people and sometimes good people do awful things.” — Scott Parker Copy Share Image
The journey you go on, the ups and downs, I'm the face that fronts it up. But behind the scenes is a… — Scott Parker Behind the scenes Copy Share Image