Don't know if anyone pays any attention to the comments—I didn't even realize there were any before a couple of days ago—but in response to the news of Stoke City manager Tony Pulis' naked head butt last Friday's WEEK IN FOOTBALL post, Galen sent along this rather hilarious article in response to my query: "Is it customary for managers to shower with their players?"
This gem of a piece (pun intended), entitled "Oakes 'hung like a shire horse,'" offers what might be my favorite Alex Ferguson (manager of Manchester United) quote of all time. If you don't follow soccer and don't know who Sir Alex is, let's just say he's not shy in the press. Sir Alex is famed for quips like: "He (Milan foward Filipo Inzaghi) was born in the offside position," and "I'm such a bloody talented guy, I might go into painting or something like that." But this one tops them all: "The sight of Dion Dublin in the showers is magnificent. I've seen some whoppers in my time, but Dion's is something else."
Another classic from the same article comes from Frank Lampard in reference to then Chelsea teammate Claude Makele: "It's big! Is he proud? Well, kind of. When we joke about it, he just laughs, he doesn't flash it around like I would. I'd be everywhere." So would we all, Frank. So would we all.
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