Mark Lawrenson Quotes

#1. Fernando Torres needs to be loved on a regular basis

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#2. Exeter City's trip to Old Trafford will be a great day for their fans but that is about it - they won't get the result they want against Manchester United.

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#3. He reminds me of a completely different version of Robbie Earle.

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#4. These managers all know their onions and cut their cloth accordingly.

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#5. My iPod's unbelievable. Seriously. The kids have put most of the music on it, but there's a complete mix of '80s rubbish and current day stuff.

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#6. Bolton are an established team in the Premiership these days and well respected by the other sides.

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#7. 'Match of the Day' is a great programme to be on. It's a programme I used to be allowed to stay up and watch from the age of 10, so to think that one day I'd actually appear on it was great.

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#8. I don't think I would have made it as a cricketer.

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#9. When I lived in rural Oxfordshire, I was walking home across a field when I stroked a cow. The damn thing butted me in the orchestras.

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#10. My father, Tommy, who was a trained draughtsman, played for Preston North End in the Finney era. He liked football but did not love it as I do.

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#11. Michael Owen isn't the tallest of lads, but his height more than makes up for that.

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#12. England are numerically outnumbered in the midfield.

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#13. You need at least eight or nine men in a ten-man wall.

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#14. HBO churn out some unbelievable stuff. They really got me with things like 'Band of Brothers.' But you can't beat 'The Sopranos.'

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#15. Nothing really annoys me, I'm not that kind of person, I'm quite laid back about most things.

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#16. Don't be frightened of failure. It makes you stronger if you learn from your mistakes.

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#17. Newcastle are absolutely besotted by injuries

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#18. He can be as good as he wants to be; that's how good he can be.

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#19. If Plan A fails, they could always revert to Plan A.

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#20. It's sometimes easier to defend a one goal lead than a two goal lead.

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#21. My feeling is unless they've somebody lined up and they are convinced he is going to be better than Brian, I think their decision has been made in haste.

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#22. Figo is as important to England as Beckham is.

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#23. I've turned into a technological wizard. I can send emails now, which for me is unbelievable. They don't make any sense, but I can send them. I call it e-mithering.

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#24. If you're a goalkeeper, it doesn't matter what you save the ball with - if you keep it out, it's not a goal.

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#25. Cucumber reminds me of my mother making me eat sprouts.

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#26. He looks like a man who has nits and worms at the same time.

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#27. To be a great game, one of the teams has to score first.

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#28. Arguably, Blackburn have got the best forward line in the Premiership. There's no denying that.

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#29. The longer the game went on, you got the feeling that neither side really wanted to lose.

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#30. As a modern-day role model, I'd have to go for Tiger Woods. I'm also a massive Sachin Tendulkar fan.

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#31. Mick McCarthy will have to replace Cascarino because he's quickly running out of legs.

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