INJURY TIME

I was watching
Germany and I got
up to make a cup
of tea. I bumped
into the telly and
Klinsmann fell over.

Frank Skinner

Leeds United are having
problems with injuries. The
players keep recovering.

Bill Shankly at a time when Leeds
were having a bad run

He’s had two cruciates and a
broken ankle. That’s not easy.
Every player attached to the club
is praying the boy gets a break.

Alex Ferguson on Wes Brown

John Barnes’s problem is that
he gets injured appearing on
A Question of Sport.

Tommy Docherty

Then there was the football fan
who sued a Scottish League
club because he was injured while
watching a match. He fell out of
the tree beside the grounds.

Jim McTaig

When England go to Turkey
there could be fatalities.
Or even worse, injuries.

Phil Neal

 

My ankle was pointing
towards Hong
Kong so I knew I
was in trouble.

Manchester United striker Alan Smith
after breaking his leg in 2006