Quotes of the week

"(Shamrock) Rovers remind me of my grandparents: they had a pretty good history but they died and aren't coming back."

"(Shamrock) Rovers remind me of my grandparents: they had a pretty good history but they died and aren't coming back."

- As spotted on worldwidesaints.com, a St Patrick's Athletic website.

"Harry Redknapp makes me smile with his chirpy Cockney ways, and I like the fact he still wants his team to play the West Ham way, stretching back to the days when Harry himself wouldn't tackle his dinner on the right wing."

- Brian Clough labels Harry Redknapp a wuss, pretty much.

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"He's got too much hair now, his head looks like a microphone."

- Ian Wright on Patrick Vieira's recent hairdo. Pat must of heard him, because he was back to a number one at Highbury yesterday.

"It got to the point where I owed one bookie £65,000, another £40,000 and a third £25,000. But thankfully my debts never got to what I would call crazy money."

- Coventry's John Hartson on the small change that is £130,000.

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times