Mark Lawrenson Quotes

Dont be frightened of failure. It makes you stronger if you learn from your mistakes.

Newcastle are absolutely besotted by injuries.

Mick McCarthy will have to replace Cascarino because he's quickly running out of legs.

Arguably, Blackburn have got the best forward line in the Premiership. There's no denying that.

To be a great game, one of the teams has to score first.

Bolton are an established team in the Premiership these days and well respected by the other sides.

If Plan A fails, they could always revert to Plan A.

Michael Owen isn't the tallest of lads, but his height more than makes up for that.

England are numerically outnumbered in the midfield.

He looks like a man who has nits and worms at the same time.

He reminds me of a completely different version of Robbie Earle.

My iPod's unbelievable. Seriously. The kids have put most of the music on it but there's a complete mix of 80s rubbish and current day stuff.

When I lived in rural Oxfordshire, I was walking home across a field when I stroked a cow. The damn thing butted me in the orchestras.

These managers all know their onions and cut their cloth accordingly.

If you're a goalkeeper, it doesn't matter what you save the ball with; if you keep it out, it's not a goal.

Exeter City's trip to Old Trafford will be a great day for their fans but that is about it - they won't get the result they want against Manchester United.

The longer the game went on, you got the feeling that neither side really wanted to lose.

Fernando Torres needs to be loved on a regular basis.

It's sometimes easier to defend a one goal lead than a two goal lead.

Figo is as important to England as Beckham is.

You need at least eight or nine men in a ten-man wall.

My feeling is unless they've somebody lined up and they are convinced he is going to be better than Brian, I think their decision has been made in haste.