Malcolm Allison - Quotes

Quotes

  • "A lot of hard work went into this defeat."
  • "You're not a real manager unless you've been sacked."
  • "John Bond has blackened my name with his insinuations about the private lives of football managers. Both my wives are upset." - Allison on his successor at Manchester City in 1980
  • "A lot of people in football don't have much time for the press; they say they're amateurs."
  • "I think I'm one of the luckiest guys in the world because I had a job I loved doing."
  • "We'll terrify the cowards of Europe" - Allison following Manchester City's European Cup qualification in 1968. They were knocked out in the first round by Fenerbahce.

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