Quotes of the Season---Part 3

"When I was playing there used to be a Wayne Rooney at every other club" - Is Sam Allardyce fooling anyone? Anyone at all?

"I'm busy but if I wasn't I would be there digging the pitch up" - Jose Mourinho pays tribute to the Stamford Bridge mudpatch.

"You could say Barcelona are the best team in the world at the moment. But I always think England's top four teams would beat the Spanish top four if we had a little mini-league" - Jamie Carragher is a patriot.

"Did you used to play for Barcelona? Because that's not Barcelona football" - Cesc Fabregas endears himself to Mark Hughes.

"Cristiano is the only one to have his personal mirror in the dressing room. He spends hours doing his hair and putting on his gel" - Patrice Evra endears himself to the nation.

"Managers need to cool down, they're all getting stressed for no reason, it's just a game of football. It's not difficult to do, I'm quite a cool dude really" - Roy Keane.

"We have seven horses, nine dogs, three cats, two ferrets, two turtles, a talking parrot, two rabbits, three goats - and one of them is expecting. Then there are two deer, two zebras, three geese and a camel. You have to think of it as a safari park. It really is wonderful to be among all these animals" - Everton winger Andy Van der Meyde unveils the occupants of his house back in Italy.

"Arsenal have great boys. But I wouldn't be sad if a club gives me three, four, five years and tells me, 'You don't need to win. You can lose Premiership after Premiership, and you have three, four, five seasons to build'. I wouldn't be sad" - Jose Mourinho gets stuck in.

"I can understand if people are frustrated if there are not enough English players, but that is not my fault. The rules are the rules. The opening of borders also works the other way because people from this country can retire and live in the South of France. I feel the rules are right because I believe that in sport the best play with the best. If you are the son of the Queen, if you are not good enough, you do not play at Arsenal. Has Prince Charles played for Arsenal?" - Arsene Wenger.

"I think Jose should button his lip until the end of the season because he is the last person to start talking about referees. His football club have been involved in so many things with referees over the last couple of years. It seems to me if you contest against Chelsea and they don't get their own way, then something happens either with referees or players threatened or things like that. There is plenty to talk about with Jose and referees and Chelsea and referees. We have a big file" - Sir Alex Ferguson. Just why do managers compile dossiers of the quotes of other managers?

"Why should I shut up? He was allowed to talk about referees for the last 20 years of his career? What's the difference between me and him? I don't understand. Why should I shut up? I'm not allowed to talk about referees, but he was allowed to do it for the last 20 years of his career. What would he say if Chelsea win a match with a penalty, like they did at Middlesbrough and Tottenham, or the penalty they got in the first minute against Portsmouth?" - Motormouth Jose adds another to Fergie's big black book.

"We don't complain about referees here" - Gareth Southgate. Wait for it...

"We were robbed. That is the second time this season that referee has ruined a game for me. He totally spoilt the night. I am almost speechless that something like that can happen. With one decision, he took our dream away. Never in a million years would Manchester United concede a penalty like that at Old Trafford. If the same situation occurs at the other end in the replay, I would put my house on us not getting the decision" - George Boateng, who used both hands and still thinks it's okay.