If the players go Christmas shopping, it's not ideal preparation. It may sound silly, but having to fight off the crowds in a busy shopping centre or having people visit can be demanding.
Steve Coppell quote I'm a man of few words, but most of the ones I said to the players began with F.
Steve Coppell quote We had Glen Little drop out at 1pm when we discovered he had tweaked a hamstring walking upstairs at home. We are now asking him to move to a bungalow.
Steve Coppell quote I cannot put into words just how much promotion means to me but if I could I would put it in a can so I could open it later.
Steve Coppell quote People talk about the prestige of beating records but prestige never bought me dinner in a restaurant. It's winning games that does that.
Steve Coppell quote Their goal on the stroke of half time unsettled us, and, no matter what you say during the interval, there's that little bit of toothache in their minds.
Steve Coppell quote I can't enjoy management. I work all week to win a game. If we win, I have an unbelievable high for 20 minutes. If we are beaten, it's a bottomless pit. I have a depression after a defeat.
Steve Coppell quote Biography
Reading boss
