'It was a damp squid for Liverpool' - 3PM's daft quotes of the week

By 3pm

Published 22:00 15/01/12

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DAFT QUOTES OF THE WEEK
"One win doesn't make a swallow" – DANNY KELLY
"It was a damp squid for Liverpool” – PAUL MERSON
"Are Spurs title contenders for the league?" – MICKY QUINN
"That famous saying from Match Of The Day… ‘you don't win anything
with youngsters’" – MICKY QUINN
“The saying is, ‘you don’t fix something if it isn’t broken’” – PAUL MERSON
“Martin O’Neill has literally lifted Sunderland out of the mire” – PHIL THOMPSON

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WICKED WHISTLE

Which former Premier League manager was keeping up appearances by dining in one of Manchester’s swankiest restaurants last week?

But the well-known figure clearly isn’t as famous as he thinks – as soon as he finished his meal, he was asked to leave his table so some City footballers could have it!

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QPR fans who are missing Neil Warnock already can look forward to August – when the sacked manager gets a full colour page to himself in the club’s official calendar.

Joey Barton and Adel Taraabt, both tipped to leave Loftus Road in the transfer window, are on the cover!

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Preston players had better get used to new manager Graham Westley’s hands-on approach.

While at Stevenage, the manager was noted for sending his stars motivational phrases by text… sometimes at one o’clock in the morning!

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Balotelli myths busted, plus Scholes' new boots and King Kenny's Inspector Clouseau impression

Red card for Jeff Winter's blog, plus Aidy Boothroyd's uncanny impression of Gary Johnson  

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