Quotes of the Week

This is the lowest point yet. - Ossie Ardiles, Spurs manager, after the 3-0 Coca- Cola Cup defeat to Notts County.

I have not resigned. I will not resign. I have never considered resigning. - Ossie Ardiles.

Ossie's position now is sitting on the coach waiting to go home. - Alan Sugar, Spurs chairman.

It's nonsense to suggest that I'm going to resign over a little prat like this. I used a lot of four-letter words. But I'll tell you what, it wasn't supposed to be on tape. - Jack Charlton, Ireland manager, on the row over the conversation in Paul Rowan's book, The Team That Jack Built.

I am a footballer first, not a pop star, which is what they seem to want. - Ryan Giggs.