Gus Mears

"I was stabbed in my arse,legs,stomach & arms. I had about seven arseholes. When I told Joey I couldn't play because I'd been attacked by men with screwdrivers & hammers,he said "I know who did it. They were joiners" Mickey Thomas "It was obvious from the moment we arrived in Baghdad and saw soldiers carrying machine guns that leisure activities would be limited" Colin Pates "People still come up to me and say thanks for some fantastic memories. That really brings it home that you've played a part in this great clubs history. It really means something special" Kerry "Sometimes it is good to score at 43 seconds.....and sometimes it is good to last a little longer" Bobby Di Matteo "I didn't get that worked-up in the dressing room. Instead I used to read the programme to see who I had to kick that week" Chopper "Tommy Docherty and Ron "Chopper Harris invented soccer violence. Its when they retired that it spread to the terraces" Ossie "I said I wanted the same car as James Bond and the reporter got the wrong end of the stick and I wanted to BE James Bond" Joey Cole "I had a lot of offers but Chelsea were the only club I would of signed for" George Best "Last Thursday we recieved a letter dated next Monday complaining about appalling language in the Shed at today's match against Everton. You have been warned" Uncle Ken "Chelsea went from being a superpower to a dreadful second division side more famous for its hooligan element than its team. The whole place became a rancid meat pie crawling with maggots" Alan Hudson "The local TV Station asked me how it felt to be joining Southampton. I said "To be honest,I might be wearing this Southampton shirt,but,I still feel like a Chelsea player" As you can imagine,that went down like a lead balloon" Super Kenny Monkou "When Vinnie Jones and Mick Hartford were in the same side you'd have needed crash helmets to play aginst them,never mind shin pads" Tommy Langley "There was never a relationship to begin with between me and Glenn Hoddle but you could say it deteriorated in that last year. Even the tea lady would have got a game before me" Robert Fleck "The best Italian the this club has signed is the chef" Frank Leboeuf "I think with Chris (Sutton) we now have what we are looking for" Luca Vialli "When you play every three days,the victory is a good vitamin" Claudio Ranierii "Every time I see him (Mikael Forssell) it reminds me to buy a pint of milk on the way home Aaron Lincoln "You don't get too many one-club players nowadays but I definately want to stay at Chelsea for the rest of my career" John Terry (2001)