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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.


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At a football club, there's a holy trinity - the players, the manager and the supporters. Directors don't come into it. They are only there to sign the checks.



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The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!



Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.



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The trouble with referees is that they know the rules, but they do not know the game.



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The socialism I believe in is everybody working for the same goal and everybody having a share in the rewards. That’s how I see football, that’s how I see life.



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If Everton were playing down the bottom of my garden, I'd draw the curtains.





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