Offside Quotemehappy
“I signed up to do that, to put my face in front of balls.” USA goalkeeper Tim Howard on his performance against Belgium in theWorld Cup.
“Just a quick reminder that our first Euro 2016 qualifier is against Germany in Dortmund in September. Good. Nae borra.” The Scottish FA.
“We just need to wait and see how Trouts is on Saturday before making any decision.” Warwickshire CCC coach Dougie Brown gets caught out by the spell check when discussing Jonathan Trott.
“Nothing can prepare me for this. I just hope I play well and don’t poop my pants.” Blaz Rola admits he is a little nervous ahead of his second-round tie with Andy Murray atWimbledon. A 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 defeat suggests hemight have had at least a skid mark or two!
“We have become the Spain of rugby!” Toulon boss Bernard Laporte on the state of the French national side.
“Can't believe how Germany is killing Brazil in World Cup 2014! This is painful.” Joan Collins on Twitter. Yes, that Joan Collins!
“My message for the Brazilian people is please excuse us for this performance.” Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari after the 7-1 defeat by Germany.
“There are murderers who pay less for what they have done.” Spanish footballer, Iago Aspas, believes his former Liverpool team-mate Luis Suarez is getting unfair treatment from FIFA. Lenient sentences in Spain, Iago?
“Some of the stuff being said and written about him, the obituaries and that type of thing, is a bit premature.” Sussex CCC’smanager Mark Robinson on Matt Prior’s decision to take a threematch break from Test cricket.
“It's like a one night stand versus a lengthy seduction.” Al Murray (aka The Pub Landlord) discusses the differences between T20 and Test cricket on TMS’s View from the Boundary.
“You have to be careful what you say, but the corruption is just... yuk.” Gary Lineker’s take on FIFA/Qatar corruption claims.
“It's not a great surface. My recommendation to Stuart would be to dig that thing up. We don’t want to play on that wicket again.” Essex CCC head coach, Paul Grayson offers some advice to his head groundsman, Stuart Kerrison, about a particularly low scoring track.
“Every season you have to prove that you are the best, and last season you were seventh.” New Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal reminds fans of what happened during the previous campaign.
“At senior school we weren’t allowed to play cricket - too ‘unladylike’. In fact, whistling was too ‘unladylike’!” Women's cricket pioneer, Enid Bakewell, tells current England captain Charlotte Edwards how different things were back in the late fifties.
“The only other thing you could wish for is to be so good that you beat New Zealand 3-0, but it’s going to take some team to do that.” Jeremy Guscott hoping for a football score against the All Blacks - next time!
“Manchester United shall do everything to adapt to my rules for good preparation.” And people thought newmanager Louis van Gaal was arrogant...
Cobbled together from ESPN Sport, BBC and watching far too much sport on television!'
DIARY DATES
4th-7th - Golf: Omega European Masters, Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland (
www.europeantour.com)
5th - Rugby: Aviva Premiership kicks off [provisional date] (
www.premiershiprugby.com)
7th - Cricket: England v India - NatWest International T20, Edgbaston (
www.ecb.co.uk)
10th-13th - Horseracing: The Ladbrokes St Leger Festival, Doncaster Racecourse
(
www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk)
11th-14th - Golf: Evian Championship, Evian Resort Golf Club, France (
www.lpga.com)
11th - Rugby League: Super League Grand Final, Old Trafford (
www.therfl.co.uk)
18th - Horseracing: Champions Day, Ascot (
www.ascot.co.uk)
15th - Rugby Union: England v South Africa, Twickenham (
www.rfu.com)
15th - Rugby Union: Scotland v New Zealand,Murrayfield (
www.scottishrugby.org)
15th - Rugby Union: Wales v Fiji, Millennium Stadium (
www.wru.co.uk)
22nd - Rugby Union: England v Samoa, Twickenham (
www.rfu.com)
31st-Nov 3rd: Golf:World Golf Championships, Sheshan International Golf Club, Shanghai, China (
www.worldgolfchampionships.com)
17th -Women's Football: World Cup qualifiers: Montenegro v England (
www.thefa.com)
18th-21st - Golf: ISPS HandaWales Open, The Celtic Manor Resort (
www.celtic-manor.com/isps-handa- wales-open)
23rd - Cricket: Final County Championship fixtures start (
www.ecb.co.uk)
26th-28th - Golf: Ryder Cup, Gleneagles
(
www.rydercup.com)
22nd - Rugby Union: Scotland v Tonga, Murrayfield (
www.scottishrugby.org)
22nd - Rugby Union: Wales v New Zealand,Millennium Stadium (
www.wru.co.uk)
29th - Rugby Union: England v Australia, Twickenham (
www.rfu.com)
29th - Rugby Union: Wales v South Africa,Millennium Stadium (
www.wru.co.uk)
To have your event included in the magazine diary section please email details to
kerry@pitchcare.com
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Dotting the T's and crossing the I's
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A combination of slow release granular base feeds top upped with some organics
for Loz ... ... so not much 'righting' from him in this issue!
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