Graeme Souness Player Quotations

Scott went to see a specialist in London and it was felt he may have a damaged cartilage so it was best to have the operation done sooner rather than later. It's another blow for the club and the player, but these are the cards we have been dealt, and we have to stick together and get on with things. It's a shame for Scott because he has been our best player this season and to lose him is a blow for everyone concerned.

I am delighted with him. I think he is, and will be a terrific player for this club for a long time to come given his age.

He is contracted to Real Madrid and it won't be him that makes that decision. No player can make that decision,

Our supporters have to understand that there is a player in there waiting to come out ? and he came out today,

We'll see what happens over the next six months, but I certainly wouldn't close any doors. It would have to come from him, but if he's still playing like he has in recent weeks, he has an enormous part to play. I said last year that I do not see a player on the training ground who is ready to pack in and there's nothing that's happened since which suggests that has changed. It's like everything - if you're enjoying it, why stop?

I understand that on Monday, our final offer was rejected, so I think that one is finished, unfortunately. We have made a fantastic offer for the player and really, there is a limit on how much you can spend on one player.

Today's top players only want to play in London or for Manchester United. That's what happened when I tried to sign Alan Shearer and he went to Blackburn.

Players who have more great games than other players are the great players.

Lionel Messi is the Best Player Ever.

I won't be fining players for getting sent off.

There will be internal discipline, but I can envisage both of them playing for Newcastle again. They're top-class players and they don't come along very often.

It was evident, even before I came to the club, that one day very soon they were going to have to come up with a lot of money and a very special player that was going to replace Alan,