Quotes Of the week

The pattern of Gascoigne's life, as I understand it, is terrifying. If his behaviour continues as it is the boy's life will progress in one of three ways. He will end up in the gutter, in prison or he will die. At the back of my mind I have this horrific fear that one of these days I'm going to pick up a paper and read that Paul Gascoigne has committed suicide. If he doesn't change I am certain he will never celebrate his 40th birthday.

Steve Jacobs, the addiction counsellor who treated Tony Adams, on Paul Gascoigne.

He's the best player in England by miles. If he stops drinking and gets his head right, there's nobody can touch him. I don't care if you're talking David Beckham, nobody can touch him.

Merson on Gascoigne's football prowess.

Gazza ain't got much.

Merson on Gascoigne's lack of support.

Our problem is not keeping the players out of night-clubs, it is getting them out of the banks.

Paul Phillipp, the Luxembourg coach, on his team of bank clerks and insurance salesmen.

I don't go to Wembley any more. There will always be someone who's had too much to drink and I'm not going to put up with abuse from someone who thinks he can treat me like shit.

Graham Taylor, the former England manager, shows sympathy for Glenn Hoddle.

John was just in one of those moods, it was nothing personal.

Peter Storrie, West Ham director of football, explaining why John Hartson kicked Eyal Berkovic in the head.

You have to speculate to accumulate. Steve Cotterill, Cheltenham manager, on the sponsoring of Clive Walker, at 41, by a firm of funeral directors.