Commentators Quotes · Page 5

For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in the all-yellow strip.

— John Motson

Halifax against Spurs, the original David against Goliath confrontation

— John Helm

That's the kind he usually knocks in in his sleep - with his eyes closed.

— Archie Macpherson

Poland nil, England nil, though England are now looking the better value for their nil.

— Barry Davies

They care about their club, and that's why they always have something good to say, even when it is negative

— Alan Green

Rudy has always been a scary character, so there's a place for him on Halloween.

— Ron Kuby

Lampard, as usual, arrived in the nick of time, but it wasn't quite soon enough.

— Alan Parry

We go forward with our heads held high, but look back and remember where we come from.

— Michael Hudson

It was one of the best goals I've seen this millenium.

— Tony Gubba

All of West Ham's away victories have come on opponents' territory this season

— Rob Hawthorne

Vialli's absolutely certain that he knows one way or the other whether he'll score or not.

— Jonathan Pearce

Get out the rye bread and mustard grandma, cause it's GRAND SALAMI TIME!

— Dave Niehaus

It slid away from his left boot which was poised with the trigger cocked

— Barry Davies

There are many commentators who have said the wrong thing before. That's part of the business.

— Donovan Bailey

Liverpool will be without Kvarme tonight - he's illegible.

— Jimmy Armfield

Referee Norlinger is outstanding in the sense that he stands out.

— George Hamilton

Does Michael Cole deserve to take Jim Ross' place as a commentator?

— Daniel Bryan

He had an eternity to play that ball... but he took too long over it.

— Martin Tyler

I'm not a journalist. I'm a pundit. I'm a commentator, I'm somebody with an opinion.

— Karl Rove

It was the game that put the Everton ship back on the road.

— Alan Green

They've maintained their unbeaten record between the legs.

— Barry Davies

The midfield are like a chef, trying to prise open a stubborn oyster to get at the fleshy meat inside.

— George Hamilton

The Uruguayans are losing no time in making a meal around the referee.

— Mike Ingham

Bristol Rovers were 4-0 up at half time, with four goals in the first half.

— Anthony Adamson

No score in the other game betwen top club and bottom club, Switzerland and Georgia.

— Rob Hawthorne

This is really a lovely horse, I once rode her mother.

— Ted Walsh

He was in the right place at the right time, but he might have been elsewhere on a different afternoon.

— Tony Gubba

I find it so easy to read qualified commentators who are 180 degrees opposed to each other.

— Neil Oliver

It's as if there's a magnet on the outside of the posts and bar.

— John Helm

Celtic have scored in the 50th consecutive game in which they've managed to score

— Barry Davies

And now with Argentina out, they will be on the plane home with France

— Clive Tyldesley

Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew.

— Harry Carpenter

Lukic saved with his foot, which is all part of the goalkeeper's arm.

— Barry Davies

When I said they'd scored two goals, of course I meant they'd scored one.

— George Hamilton

This will be their 19th consecutive game without a win unless they can get an equaliser.

— Alan Green

[ Rabbi Shlomo ben Isaac] was the greatest commentator [of the Bible] we ever had.

— Elie Wiesel

With four women commentators, the IPL have shown they have faith in women commentators to do a good job.

— Isa Guha

The fans, and now most of the crowd, are interested in this event.

— Angus Loughran

A full-blooded encounter for a number of reasons, many of them illegitimate.

— Jon Champion

There's no telling what the score will be if this one goes in

— George Hamilton