Turf Side Up Quote me happy
“I didn't actually see it …I was under the table shivering!” Northampton’s Jim Mallinder on Jamie Elliott’s interception to end Leinster’s long period of pressure.
“There’s more brains in a pork pie, in’t there.” Geoffrey Boycott bemoans ‘stupid’ England batting in the first Ashes Test.
“That is the Germans, they will sort that out between themselves.” Arsene Wenger chose to stay well clear of Per Mertesacker and Mesut Ozil’s angry exchange after the defeat to Man City.
“That were like my mum hanging out the washing.” Boycs again, bemoaning ‘stupid’ England batting in the second Ashes Test.
“Played down Piccadilly and it went down Bakerloo.” Boycs continues the theme in the fourth Ashes Test.
“We have to score more goals than we concede to win a game of football.” After 40 years in the game, West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has finally got it.
“Whilst on the subject of the media making things up, seems now is a good time to state there was no truth in the pedalo story!” Andrew Flintoff uses Twitter to make light of the Graeme Swann furore.
“I’ve never lost the World Cup in a dream.” England manager Roy Hodgson on his team’s chances in Brazil.
“I put the bottle down on the court and it started melting, so I knew it was warm.” Caroline Wozniacki after playing in 42O Open in Melbourne.
C at the Australian
“Personally, I wouldn’t go there. You must get bored s***less in Newcastle.” Montpellier owner Louis Nicollin admits he isn’t the biggest fan of north east England.
“A club with money can take the best players from the other teams.” Our hearts bleed for Manchester City and Manuel Pellegrini, who was not happy about Juan Mata joining Manchester United from Chelsea.
“It’s brilliant when you get a result against him. I love Chelsea moaning.” Sam Allardyce didn’t back out of giving his opinion when he discovered what Jose Mourinho had said about West Ham.
“Scotland may have to go to some dark places, but we’ll bring some torches.” Scotland boss Scott Johnson on their 28-6 thumping by Ireland in the Six Nations Rugby.
Cobbled together from Eurosport, ESPN Sport and watching far too much sport on television!
DATES for your DIARY March
2nd - Football: Capital One League Cup Final, Wembley Stadium (
www.football-league.co.uk)
6th-9th - Golf: World Golf Championships - Trump National Doral, Florida (
www.pgatour.com)
7th-16th - Winter Paralympics, Sochi, Russia (
www.olympic.org)
8th - RBS 6 Nations: Scotland v France, Murrayfield, Edinburgh (
www.rbs6nations.com)
9th - RBS 6 Nations: England v Wales, Twickenham (
www.rbs6nations.com)
11th-14th - Horseracing: Cheltenham Festival, Cheltenham (
www.cheltenhamfestival.net)
15th - RBS 6 Nations: Italy v England, Stadio Olimpico, Rome (
www.rbs6nations.com)
15th - RBS 6 Nations: Wales v Scotland, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (
www.rbs6nations.com)
April
1st-20th - Cricket: ICC World Twenty20, Bangladesh (
www.icc-cricket.com)
5th - Horseracing: Crabbies Grand National, Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool (
www.aintree.co.uk)
10th-13th - Golf: The US Masters, Augusta, Georgia, USA (
www.pga.com)
May
3rd - Horseracing: Kentucky Derby, Louisville, Kentucky, USA (
www.kentuckyderby.com)
8th-11th - Golf: The Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass, Florida, USA (
www.pga.com)
9th - Cricket: Scotland v England ODI, Monnofield Park, Aberdeen (
www.ecb.co.uk)
14th - Football: UEFA Europa League Final, Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy (
www.uefa.com)
17th - Football: FA Cup Final Wembley Stadium, London
(
www.thefa.com)
22nd - Cricket: England v Sri Lanka NatWest T20, The Kia Oval, London (
www.ecb.co.uk)
24th - Football: UEFA Champions League Final, Estádio da Luz, Lisbon (
www.uefa.com)
24th - Cricket: England v Sri Lanka ODI, The Kia Oval, London (
www.ecb.co.uk)
22nd-25th - Golf: BMW PGA Championship, Wentworth (
www.europeantour.com)
25th - Cricket: England v Sri Lanka ODI, Emirates Durham (
www.ecb.co.uk)
26th-8th June - Tennis: French Open, Paris (
www.rolandgarros.com/en)
28th - Cricket: England v Sri Lanka ODI, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (
www.ecb.co.uk)
31st - Cricket: England v Sri Lanka ODI, Lord’s (
www.ecb.co.uk)
To have your event included in the magazine diary section please email details to
peter@pitchcare.com
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