Football Manager Bustards

‘I’ve been at Port Vale for 16 years. Even the Great Train Robbers didn’t get that long a sentence. Here you are manager, coach, chief scout, chief cook and bottle washer, but I’ve loved every minute of it.’ - John Rudge

‘There’s only two types of manager. Those who’ve been sacked and those who will be sacked in then future.’ - Howard Wilkinson

'If you're a burglar, it's no good poncing about outside somebody's house, looking good with your swag bag ready. Just get in there, burgle them and come out. I don't advocate that obviously, it's just an analogy.' - Ian Holloway

'I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one.' - Brian Clough

'My greatest challenge is not what's happening at the moment, my greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f*****g perch. And you can print that.' - Sir Alex Ferguson

'Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I'm very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.’ - Bill Shankly

"Ladies and gentlemen. England will be playing Four-Four-F***ing Two" - Mike Bassett

The world's greatest sport has given the world some great characters and great quotes over the years. Loved by their own and hated by the rest (until their own also start to hate them after losing 3 in a row) we are inducting a range of "greats" from the sport in to our Bustards hall of fame. Its not just about success, its about character*.

The collection is a live hall of fame and managers will be added over time.

*(c) Brendan Rodgers