Howard Wilkinson quotes:

The chairmen of the largest companies in the world can cancel an appointment or move a board meeting; a manager cannot change the date of a game. In the combined 42 years that Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have managed in English football, I can only remember one occasion when Sir Alex did not attend a Manchester United game.

Gary Speed was honourable, trustworthy and a joy to manage. He was honest, he was a role model and he was a great bloke. An avid learner, he recognised responsibility and he was always fully committed.

You can go to the pictures or read a book, but football constantly comes back into your mind. It's not a job, it's a life. It takes up your time, thoughts and energy and it can damage relationships with those around you.

Zinedine Zidane could be a champion sumo wrestler. He can run like a crab or a gazelle.

Managers are obsessed with the game. It's very, very difficult, if not impossible, to live a balanced lifestyle.

It's like being on Death Row in an American jail. You are waiting for the door handle to turn, not knowing whether it's a reprieve or just your final breakfast before being executed.

I am a firm believer that if you score one goal the other team have to score two to win.

I'm a firm believer that if the other side scores first, you have to score twice to win.

Once Tony Daley opens his legs you've got a problem.

As one door closes, another one shuts.

I think if they hadn't scored, we might have got a better result.

If they hadn't scored, we would've won.

If you hire people who are smarter than you, maybe you are showing that you are a little bit smarter than them.

There's only two types of manager. Those who've been sacked and those who will be sacked in then future