Quotable quotes

Kevin Keagan: A man of his word.
"We defended well. I must do something about that."
Man City 1-0 Chelsea

7 days later

Newcastle 4-3 Man City

"We lost a good opportunity to promote English football to the 75 countries watching live on television."
Arsene Wenger reveals the 'real' disappointment at losing to United.

"To be fair to Sol Campbell what people don't understand is just how brilliantly he withdrew his leg after he'd stuck it out."
Alan Hansen takes praising Arsenal to extremes.

"Robben set the Bridge alight during his 30-minute cameo."
The Express tells of debut arson by Arjen Robben.

"Supporters prefer to see the team winning rather than if this player is from Chester, Liverpool or London. Regardless of their nationalities, we want good players here."
Rafael Benitez. Are Chester, Liverpool and London now countries?

Portsmouth striker Diomansy Kamara showed remarkable consistency this week. Two games, two goals and... two bookings for shirtless celebrations. Perhaps a stitch in time could save the day?

Pompey coach Jim Smith (pictured) says, "We're going to sew Kamara's shirt to his shorts so when he goes to lift it he can't."