Manager Quotes - Kevin Keegan

‘King’ Kev Keegan; great player, great…erm…manager and definitely a great source for a humorous quote!

"Goalkeepers aren't born today until they're in their late twenties or thirties."

Kev gets to the bottom of why Jens Lehman was always throwing his dummy out of his pram.

"He can't speak Turkey, but you can tell he's delighted."

Kev fails to grasp how to speak ‘England’ himself, but does show a keen eye for a pun.

"I'm not disappointed - just disappointed."

Kev, like most men, struggles to explain his true feelings.

"Chile have three options - they could win or they could lose."

Perfectly summing up Kev’s gung-ho approach to football management, drawing is never an option.

"In some ways, cramp is worse than having a broken leg."

We agree; as any FM fan knows, cramp poses a far more serious threat whilst putting in a long game stint than a broken leg.

"The 33 or 34-year-olds will be 36 or 37 by the time the next World Cup comes around, if they're not careful."

Shock scientific breakthrough! Taking care of yourself prevents ageing!

"I'd love to be a mole on the wall in the Liverpool dressing room at half-time."

Kev’s 24-hour non-stop FM stint causes him to see wall-climbing moles in his hallucinations.

"The Germans only have one player under 22, and he's 23"

Maths clearly not being one of Kev’s strong points, this perhaps explains his insistence on having an abacus with him in the dugout at all times to keep track of how many goals his defence has conceded!

"You get bunches of players like you do bananas, though that is a bad comparison."

You said it Kev.

"As far as I'm concerned, Danny Tiatto doesn't exist"

Former Man City hardman Tiatto is as non-existent to Kev as the concept of defending.

"They compare Steve McManaman to Steve Highway and he's nothing like him, but I can see why - it's because he's a bit different"

So Steve McManaman and Steve Highway are similar because they are different. Confused? Because we are!

"We managed to wrong a few rights."

Something which his old club Newcastle United seem able to do on a regular basis.