Graeme Souness quotes:

Today's top players only want to play in London or for Manchester United. That's what happened when I tried to sign Alan Shearer and he went to Blackburn.

If you're going to win the Premier League, you're going to have to finish ahead of Chelsea and Manchester City.

Lionel Messi is the Best Player Ever.

Everton are a bigger club than Liverpool. Everywhere you go on Merseyside you bump into Everton supporters.

Working with people on a field turns me on.

With a body like he has, I want him to be a bully. But he is too nice - he is perfect son-in-law material, but I don't want a team of son-in-laws.

The best signing I ever made at Rangers was Walter Smith.

Scottish football is full of hammer throwers.

Without picking out anyone in particular. I thought Mark Wright was tremendous.

There will be internal discipline, but I can envisage both of them playing for Newcastle again. They're top-class players and they don't come along very often.

The thing that impressed everyone when he same on the scene as a 17 year old was he already spoke like a man. (on Michael Owen)

God has given him an attitude that he can deal with anything football throws at him. (on Michael Owen)

I chose to be in this job and things don't always go your way. But I'll keep going. As a manager you have to be optimistic and think things are going to get better.

I remember being in intensive care, looking at the clock and thinking 'don't go to sleep, don't go to sleep'. I can laugh about it now but I was petrified.

Players who have more great games than other players are the great players.

I won't be fining players for getting sent off.

It's the price on the ticket and emphasizes the pressure every manager is under weather you are at the top or bottom of the league.

Sometimes you have to play in a position that you may not feel is your best.