Iain Dowie famous quotes

It's now much more 50-50 in favour of Everton.
-- Iain Dowie

#Football #Favour #Everton

Andy Johnson is quick, brave and strong and he will get goals,
-- Iain Dowie

#Strong #Goal #Brave

I think he likes it. He fits in with our ethos. He's a good worker and is an excellent pro. Thank goodness he likes his training or else he wouldn't settle here.
-- Iain Dowie

#Thinking #Ethos #Training

I'm not jumping on the Andy Johnson for England bandwagon - I'm driving it!
-- Iain Dowie

#Jumping #England #Driving

I did enough algebra when I was at university, so I am sick and tired of that.
-- Iain Dowie

#Tired #Sick #Enough

That was totally against the runaway
-- Iain Dowie

#Runaway

There are some real positives for Wales. Their back four's not bad, sometimes.
-- Iain Dowie

#Real #Four #Sometimes

I thought a bit of poetry might be interesting - I even write a few lines myself. I composed a short poem for my mum's 70th birthday recently. When I recited it I saw the glint of a tear in her eye...although I guess it wasn't the quality of the poetry was that making her cry!
-- Iain Dowie

#Writing #Eye #Interesting

I monitor the food my players eat on a Friday night. It's no good if they've had two vindaloos and a kebab.
-- Iain Dowie

#Friday #Player #Night

There were moments when I wondered at the gossamer veil that stops licence from being libel. I suspect that taking on the job of England manager puts you outside the protection of the courts. It must be part of the job description that you will be held hostage by media speculation and can have your character tortured, molested and finally executed at the public whim, in exchange for a lifetime's supply of money.

At 15, 16, you think you're going to be captain of England. But I realised it wasn't going to happen for me on a windy November night in Darlington, coming to my peak at the age of 23 but still playing for Mansfield Town.

Sometimes people do you a favour when they drop out of your life.

Everyone is always in favour of general economy and particular expenditure.

Any good society survives on a circulation of favours.

A presentation copy, reader,-if haply you are yet innocent of such favours-is a copy of a book which does not sell, sent you by the author.

Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills.

Every time you go to the doctor and get a good report, the odds keep staking more in your favour.

Everton are literally a bag of Revells.

When Everton knock it long, they don't knock it long