The Official Gary Johnson Quote Thread

[Dollymarie]

After todays "Take one for the team" epic on world.

"How in the hell are we top of the league!!!" After they all missed.

[alexrusselsboot]

Young supporter at the Question Evening: "If you have players with a long throw, why don't you make use of them?"

GJ: "We haven't".

[Dollymarie]

On Points West just now

Twentypence to GJ "So when you look him in the eye......"

GJ to Twentypence "Well he has to be kneeling for me to look him in the eye!"

[samo]

[EmersonsKev]

Interview on cityworld, "bought the ticket and won the raffle" refering to Lee Bullen's volley.

[bcfcchris2016]

Johnson in the Sun Match Newspaper (or it could have been Star) concerning his lucky blue pants his mum brought him. It was something along the lines of;

"i ain't going to confirm i am wearing them at the moment but i just hope i don't get hit by a bus on the way home"

[Guest BristolCity4Life84]

As seen on my signature:

"If you want to motivate players, get players that can be motivated"

and..

"Enter action with boldness"

Spot on

[Belfastcityfan]

When asked before last nights game v palace and the prospect of going top and promotion etc he said he didn't want to sound BILLY BIGTIME .....I thought that was funny!!

Edited February 19, 2008 by Belfastcityfan

[boadle]

Minutes before the kick-off against Palace, when asked whether the floodlight issues had damaged his preparation, he said that he had issued his instructions, and the 'chairman was about to go in an put the 10p in the slot'. I'm still not sure whether he was referring to the players or the lights!

[chowie]

Talking about the flare being thrown onto the pitch at Charlton after city scored. Said something like...

"That was a bit too big of a candle, a bit dangeours, we could probably do without that type of candle"

[Barry]

On Basso's penalty save:

"You know he's got that hand where his fingers go all over the shop and I'm sure one of them crooked fingers has got behind the ball."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...ity/7289242.stm

[Dollymarie]

I know this is a Gary Johnson thread, but I just had to put this one from Basso in here because its just genius

(on his penalty save against Watford)

"That save came from God, I asked the Holy Spirit where is he going to kick it? He said left I said thankyou."

Thank God for Basso......literally.

:Believe:

[Guest maybe this season]

on the 27th september last year, at the city foundation question and answer evening,the same day gary and players were signing copies of the wurzels "one for the bristol city" at a music store in bristol, virgin I think.

gary related this story.

I was signing copies of the wurzels cd this afternoon, when this women carrying her shopping bags comes up to the desk, (she was a big girl you know what I mean), and says "do you sign body parts", well being a bit shocked I said "oh um well yes" at this point the women opens her shopping bag and says "can you sign me leg of lamb then". :noexpression:

[easton boy]

From his press conference today:

he was talking about good singers being good performers and likening that to playing football, when he said:

"How many good singers are there in the bath, where they're on their own? I'm magnificent, but put me in front of one or two people and I shrivel up."

He quickly added "perhaps that the wrong phrase to use when talking about the bath"

[Guest red and breakfast]

On Radio Bristol's post match interview, 2 crackers:

"When we are top of the league, you lot [the media] are all over the place, we lose a couple and are 2nd/3rd and you don't want to know. Not we can expect the place to be crawling with you little ants again!"

and

"you [Radio Bristol] and your listener have been with us through thick and thin!"

[edson]

From the pre-Wolves press conference:

Interviewer: "You were at the Stoke game and there were rumblings of discontent in the stands."

GJ: "Yeah, that was me and Milly that started that."

[Squeak]

On BBC news this afternoon.

Interviewer: And the pressure isn't getting to you?

GJ: No *twitch* I'm dealing with *twitch* it just fine, *twitch* why?

[Guest eastend07/08]

"Get behind the team!"

[chinapig]

Paying tribute to Adriano Basso today:

He allowed his manager to manage, worked hard to improve his game and is now reaping the rewards.

No chance there is some reference to a certain ex City keeper's attitude here I suppose?

[Dollymarie]

"Neil Warnocks got a big nose from all those lies he tells!"

"When Dave asked me when we should present the award to 106 year old Ivy Haines I said we better do it bloody quick!!"

From last nights Player of the Season award ceremony.

[chowie]

Tempers were sometimes only just below boiling point on a very hot day and at one point Palace's Shaun Derry gave Johnson a soaking when he squirted water at him.

"He thought I looked a bit hot and he was trying to cool me down - it was quite a nice shower," said Johnson.

"I just said to him 'see you on Tuesday' and we shook hands."

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bet it was the next tuesday version Gary

[Ian M]

Tempers were sometimes only just below boiling point on a very hot day and at one point Palace's Shaun Derry gave Johnson a soaking when he squirted water at him.

"He thought I looked a bit hot and he was trying to cool me down - it was quite a nice shower," said Johnson.

"I just said to him 'see you on Tuesday' and we shook hands."

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bet it was the next tuesday version Gary

Over on the Palace forums they quoted GJ as saying "see you next Tuesday" before the post match interviews were up so may well be the actual version.

[chinapig]

After the Palace game:

"Yes, we've got a team psychologist, but I tell him what to say!"

[edson]

Interviewer: "Why do you say Crystal Palace are favourites?"

GJ: "Because it annoys Neil."

[PhatWill]

Johnson on Trundle:

I said to him just after he signed for us: ' Lee Trundle is not just for Christmas, he's for three-and-a-half years'.

[Guest BristolButty]

After the away lag against crystal palace, myself and a few mates when to AG to congratulate the players when they arrived back.

GJ had been one of the first to leave, but came back, after forgetting something or other.

He reversed to talk to us whilst the coach driver slammed one of the side doors shut.

Gary froze and then sighed.

"Thought I hit somethin' then"

"Shit myself"

Was quality at the time :rofl2br:

[fingers]

From his press conference before Hull on the World site:

Jonathan Pearce: "So, you're ninety minutes away from playing Ronaldo and Rooney"

GJ: "That's if we don't buy them of course."

Interviewer: "You've only been here a short time, what did you have to change to get where you are now?"

GJ: "The players"

[JackIKnowski]

A word for the fans before you get on the coach GJ?

Next stop Champions League!

Priceless!

[BoonerNC]

Tempers were sometimes only just below boiling point on a very hot day and at one point Palace's Shaun Derry gave Johnson a soaking when he squirted water at him.

"He thought I looked a bit hot and he was trying to cool me down - it was quite a nice shower," said Johnson.

"I just said to him 'see you on Tuesday' and we shook hands."

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bet it was the next tuesday version Gary

That would be C U Next Tuesday.....!! (It's an abbreviation thing.)

[Basso for Brazil]

On soccernight, when talking about the play-off Final......"and don't say i'm not taking the game seriously" he then puts on bright red flashing glasses, LEGEND

Edited May 22, 2008 by Basso for Brazil

[Guest gizmo666]

"We've got to get to that Premier League," he continued. "I've said before that I wouldn't be anywhere where I didn't feel there was progress being made. "

"Obviously no one enjoyed the feeling of losing that [play-off] final, but we realised that this club had moved that far forward probably earlier than most people would have expected - other than us."

Just worth quoting due to the feel-good factor of this. What is great here is on this forum from time to time we get the GJ will go soon thread. What's wonderful about this quote is the fact that for him taking Bristol City to the Premier League is his goal. I think we can talk about losing him after that. (In hindsight if we had gone up this year and come straight back down... Then we may have had something to worry about in terms of losing GJ).

[easton boy]

On SSN talking about the appointment of Scolari.

he was talking about Chelsea announcing the appointment of Scolari and said that Chelsea might sack him if he doesn't win the European Championship with Portugal(to which he allowed himself a self congratulatory chuckle)

[Red_Mat]

[Guest Dubai Red]

From

BBC 606 Blog by David McIntrye

My man of the man was Damien Delaney, who I thought played very well at left-back. As always I'd be interested to read your views. And I did laugh at City manager Gary Johnson's response when he was asked if striker John Akinde's presence in the stands wearing a City tracksuit means he has been signed from Ebbsfleet United. "No, it means he's nicked one of our tracksuits," Johnson replied.

[Guest Dubai Red]

Yet another great one on John Akinde signing.......

"Unless our administration team and John's have a fight in the car park, he's a City player now," joked Johnson. "He's quick, strong and has a lot of potential."

[miketh2nd]

from when talking about the cardiff game and when he got sent to the stands last season "It's hard being in an away dug-out these days.If you've got the wrong shoes on, or your bald, or short, then you've got thousands of people quick to tell you. You very quickly get a complex. I didn't know I was short and bald before I took up management!"

[easton boy]

GJ on parenting (after Donny home match and talking about Nicky Maynard)

Johnson whispered encouragement in Maynard's ear after substituting him and later revealed: "They were very different words to those I used to him after the Birmingham game.

"It's a bit like when you have young kids and they run out into the road. The shock makes you hit them, but then you feel sorry for them and buy them a bike. Well, I hit him last week and I bought him a bike today."

[Dollymarie]

Following last seasons goal scored by Liam at Wolves the press asked GJ about his infamous comment regarding baring his backside in Burtons window, and linked it to the recent opening of Cabots Circus.

GJ replied with "I visited Cabots Circus for the VIP opening, and it looked very nice. I'll bare my backside in House of Fraser has a good ring to it doesnt it? Its a very big window for a big...."

He then quickly left the press conference.

[Sir Colby-Tit]

That first goal was like something out of Fred Carnos' Circus.

GJ on Sheffield Utd's first goal at the weekend.

[garlicbread]

"We haven't beaten Sheffield United since about 1773 and the Chairman keeps reminding me of it...he should know, he was there!"

[Will Rollason]

Talking about Jamie Mac......" That extra 6 inches can make make all the difference, as we all know...." classic GJ.

Edited October 18, 2008 by saab driver

[Guest Bristoliain]

In reference to Dele's bandage on Saturday's game vs Saints.

"If there was ever a black pope he would look like Dele"

*looks to press officer*

"Can I say that"

*press officer shakes his head*

"Oh you'd better leave that out then"

[southvillekiddy]

GJ about Clough and Forest.

"I was there as a young lad. Brian Clough only spoke once to me. He said "I'm getting rid of you".

It was a real eye-opener.

(OOPS THOUGHT THIS WAS HEADED FOR THE GJ QUOTE THREAD - MODS CAN YOU MOVE IT OVER PLEASE?)

Edited November 14, 2008 by southvillekiddy

[Robbored]

GJ about Clough and Forest.

"I was there as a young lad. Brian Clough only spoke once to me. He said "I'm getting rid of you".

For some reason it reminds me of Tommy Docherty (the manager) who said that 'Boumsong has been compared to Dave Mackay. I don't remember Mackay being crap'

[The Enormous Turnip]

From tonights Q&A session, about McIndoe

"Macca is one of those people where if you take his brain out and have a look at it it wouldn't be the same shape as everybody elses"

Edited November 27, 2008 by The Enormous Turnip

[The Enormous Turnip]

"A couple of years ago down in League One I asked the chairman for some more transfer money, he told me I had to get us promoted by signing a few crap loan players - so I did."

[Northern Red]

"It's like I'm a celeb...they've brought in Timmy Mallett and that Dave guy. Everybody hates them. If I brought in one wrong one in the dressing room then it would cause big problems."

Genius.

[CiderHider]

Johnson added: "When things aren't going well they're not playing table tennis, darts or having a whale of a time at karaoke and things."

[Dollymarie]

After Nicky Maynard scored the boxing day game opening goal after 23 seconds

Gary joked: "We've been working on that kick-off for three weeks."

[Evy11_BCFC]

Bristol City boss Gary Johnson on angry words being exchanged as the players left the field:

"Some players had handbags for Christmas and were anxious to show them off.

[miketh2nd]

" It's nice to do it twice on the trot. Having said that I think Nicky is slacking a bit if he is taking one minute this time!" GJ after the 1-0 win over Palace joking after nicky maynard previously scoring after 23 seconds in the previous game against watford.

[Guest Jumpers4Goalposts]

Following City's 0-0 draw with Porstmuff at Fratton Park when injuries / possible transfer issues caused Johnson to only name 6 of a possible 7 subs.

"I wanted to put myself on the bench for the seventh player but Keith Millen wouldn't let me!"

[redcityman]

during GJ's interview regarding Bradley signing his contract, and the fact that he's about to become a father of twins in the near future " can you imagine twins, scouser twins, I bet they're arguing already"

[Guest charisma_cider]

In reference to the chance of a penalty shootout against Pompey tonight

"Players need to see David James as 5'2" not 7'2" in the goal when they're taking a penalty. That takes good imagination as well, so I'll be picking the five who have got good imaginations."

[Guest Jumpers4Goalposts]

In reference to the two poor decisions against Pompey in the FA Cup where Crouch handled the ball before scoring and we should have had a penalty for Elliot having his shirt pulled.

"I'll just go home and kick the cat. Oh, by the way, the cat's name is 'referee'!"

2-0 loss but hold your head up high boys cos that score line flatters Pompey big time!

[NickB]

Half time of the Pompey replay GJ is asked on 5Live radio whether it looked like Crouch handballed in the build up to the goal.

GJ's response:

"Yes, it even looked like it on the radio!"

[Redtucks]

[Percy Parrot]

After being told Cole Skuse's goal at Norwich was his first in almost 3 years

"Is that what it is? I can't believe he's still in the team!"

[garlicbread]

On being asked if the transfer speculation about Dele had unsettled him..'I hope not...It was only forest he was linked with, it wasn't Man United'.

[Sir Colby-Tit]

On Sproule's goal against Southampton

The only question was whether he would find the net or run straight down the tunnel behind the goal. Thankfully he got the radar right in the end

[DavidNoble]

One of the hundreds of quotes in the build up to the Reading game and after the game.

ONLY ONEEE GARY JOHNSONNN

[Will Rollason]

"Jamie ( McCombe) couldn't kick the ball properly before the operation.. he still cant kick the ball properly now but he can kick it further."

Legend.

[Chivs]

We Bristolified him

GJ on persuading Clarkson to join us by showing him around Bristol.

Edited July 4, 2009 by Chivs

[bissellredhead]

Johnson on reports that geroge friend was going to be signed:

"we're not interested at all I know it made headlines up there because the lad's agent phoned me to see if it was true. it didn't come from us and i didnt phone a friend"

[Sir Colby-Tit]

Eighteen months ago we asked to bring Alvaro over. He looked at all the videos and the website and got himself Bristolified until the chance came

We've had rain in August & now we've got Sno in August

Edited September 2, 2009 by Sir Colby-Tit

[CityMann]

The multilingual Costa Rica international, just signed from Swiss team FC Sion, robbed keeper Keiron Westwood but, from a tight angle, shot into the side netting.

Johnson said: "By the time Alvaro had translated his thoughts from Costa Rican to Portuguese to Spanish to English, the angle was too tight.

"He speaks French as well - so I'm going to tell him how well he has done in five languages."

Made me laugh anyway!

[bcfcbs20]

after staying up to 1am to watch the football league highlights and hear manish (bhasin) and steve claridge talking about how coventry were unlucky

gj responds with "I thought: 'I wish I'd gone to bed after Match of the Day now!'

[Ian M]

Before the game Alvaro spoke five languages - his native Costa Rican, Portuguese, Spanish, French plus a smattering of English. Now that's up to six - he suddenly learned bad language as well, after listening to me bawling at half time!

[Dollymarie]

Regarding Dean Gerkens illness

Gary said: "He looked like a hamster when he arrived at the ground on Monday.

He was covered in fur and had food stored in his cheeks?

[Dan Robin]