Even when they had Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters, West Ham’s average finish was about 17th. It just shows how crap the other 8 of us were“

Harry Redknapp excuses West Ham’s World Cup winners from the club’s poor performances, by laying the blame at his own doorstep; what a gent.

He once was a football player. He wasn’t a full-back. He wasn’t a half-back. He was a draw-back.

Terry Venables: “If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.”

Ron Atkinson: “He dribbles a lot and the opposition don’t like it – you can see it all over their faces.”

David Beckham, OK Magazine : “I have a definite sense of spirituality. I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don’t know into what religion yet.”

David Beckham “My parents have always been there for me, ever since I was about 7.”

Paul the Psychic Octopus Goes 8-for-8 with World Cup Predictions – By Brooks Peck / Source: Yahoo News

Eight picks, eight correct, eight tentacles. Paul the Oracle Octopus is clearly the biggest winner of the World Cup after recording a perfect prognostication record whether he knows it or not (he probably doesn’t).

The big question was whether Paul’s predictive superpowers would translate to the final – the first match he was asked to predict that did not involve his native Germany. But such piddly concerns did not bother Paul. Mostly because he’s an octopus. Just as he predicted, the European champions Spain became world champions for the first time with an Andres Iniesta goal in extra time. And as the Spanish celebrated, Paul floated in his tank, sure of his genius and probably craving a fresh clam.

An American friend emailed me this – digging at our infighting at the World Cup…

Apparently England have got a new coach…

It’s picking the team up from Heathrow on Thursday!

I saw the funny side of it!

I liked this soccer quote I came across on the web:

“You weren’t world-class when Arsenal signed you.” – Arsene Wenger’s reply, according to The Sun newspaper, when Vieira complained to him that Arsenal had failed to sign any world-class players.

“If you’re not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we’ll discuss your options afterwards.”- Bill Shankly