"Anything can happen - who'd have thought Everton could score five?"

- Aston Villa manager John Gregory refusing to concede his team won't win the title, because stranger things have happened (eg Everton 5, Middlesbrough 0).

"January was our most successful month of the season - a couple of our games were postponed."

- Fort William supporter Andy Orr, quoted in the London Times last week - since drawing their opening fixture of the 1998-99 season the Highland League club have lost 19 consecutive games.

"The Wembley crowd are always one million per cent behind the team."

- Keegan reveals England's supporters are 999,000 per cent more committed to the cause than him.

"At the moment, we're not interested in the Cup, we're only interested in the present day, and that's Charlton tomorrow."

- Derby boss Jim Smith on his `two days at a time' philosophy.

"Did you ask the captain of the Titanic the same question?"

- Ron Atkinson, on being asked if Forest had any chance of staying up. Take that as a `no' then.

"He's a smashing lad and he was very popular at Liverpool . . . or at least he was with me."

- Mark Kennedy stands by Stan Collymore, his former Liverpool team-mate.

"Rome was not built in one day."

- Irish FA general secretary David Bowen vows to bring thousands of Catholics back to Windsor Park for Northern Ireland matches, but warns it will take time.

"Strachan's defiant massage".

- Headline on TeamTalk, the internet football news site, yesterday. (Below the headline Gordon issued a defiant "we will not be relegated" message).

Sky Sports reporter: "Is it a three-horse race now?" Aston Villa manager John Gregory (after yesterday's 0-0 draw at Wimbledon): "Yeah, I think it's us, Arsenal and Chelsea."