"We play, we lose. Hamil come off, Hamil no score. I am not happy here." - Hamilton Ricard revelling in life at Middlesbrough.

"Achilles tendon injuries are the worst you can probably have - they are a pain in the butt." - David O'Leary. Who else?

"We've sold our birthright down the fjord to a nation of seven million skiers and hammer throwers who spend half their lives in darkness. " - The Daily Mail's Jeff Powell says a big HELLO to Sven-Goran Eriksson.

"In 1997 he took Daniele Dichio to Sampdoria from QPR to replace Roberto Mancini. He also, in 1996, tried to sign Tomas Brolin from Leeds to solve a goal-scoring crisis. Be afraid." - The Guardian says another big HELLO to Sven-Goran Eriksson.

"It should be good, it will be good. We have got many good players and they will become a good team. He is a great manager. I think it will be a good thing." - David Beckham predicts Eriksson's appointment will be . . . good?