"Apparently Nigeria had a party after the tournament - it must have been some do."

- Chelsea assistant manager Gwyn Williams revealing on Friday that Nigerian international Celestine Babayaro had still to return to Stamford Bridge after the previous Sunday's African Nations Cup final.

"Yeah, I've been hammered by them - they heard the CD on the local radio station so they came in singing the song, or trying to sing it. But I always have the last laugh 'cos I get to watch them play on a Saturday."

- John Gregory on his Aston Villa players' reaction to hearing his band The Swains' new record on the radio.

"Argentina won't be at Euro 2000 because they're from South America."

- Kevin Keegan, proving him and geography are best mates.

"Young Gareth Barry, y'know, he's....young."

- Kevin Keegan, again, listing the Aston Villa defender's strengths.

"They were screaming at me to get back to London, to clear off out of the place and that I didn't deserve to wear their colours. It was stone age stuff from reptiles."

- Ian Wright fondly recalls the going-away party thrown for him by Celtic fans in the Parkhead carpark before he left for Burnley last week.

"They need to win more than us, but obviously we need to win just as much."

- Manchester United fan, interviewed on Sky Sports before yesterday's game.