"Signing most foreign players can be a bit like a holiday romance - great to begin with, but after a few months you wonder why you bothered."

- John Gregory explains why he's buying British at Aston Villa.

"A tart . . . a fairy . . . a little girl."

- Harry Redknapp, in his autobiography (published last week), lists the attributes of Romanian international Florin Raducioiu (ex-West Ham).

"He went from queuing up for three hours for bread to having a watch on his hand that cost £26,000."

- Harry Redknapp, same book, same player.

"There are just too many mediocre players becoming millionaires . . . I don't mean to be disrespectful but when players like Dion Dublin, at 29, are changing hands for more than £5 million the mind just boggles. Nathan Blake is another good example."

- Tom Finney pays tribute to the modern day footballer.

"Maybe it would cure his fear of flying."

- Arsene Wenger, on hearing that if Dennis Bergkamp travelled to Kiev by train, for last week's Champions League game, the journey would take him 56 hours.