WISE MEN SAY...

"When you get deadly silence in a football ground it tells you something. I'm not the brightest but it doesn't take Einstein to work out what's happening."

"I have a player in mind and if I get him he will be someone who will excite our supporters."

Peter Reid's yearly promise on signing players

"I'm talking to two or three players and I'll get somebody sooner rather than later. There is no panic nor is there a problem."

Peter Reid, ending all pre-season transfer speculation

"I'm not frightened to go out and spend big money on a player and if the right one becomes available then I'll be straight in for him. I don't believe in buying just for the sake of buying. Yet I only want players who are right for this club and who I think can improve it."

Peter Reid on signing players

"I tell you what that is: fucking men against fucking boys all over the fucking park. They're fucking weak as piss, they're, fucking weak as piss."

Reid at half time in the dressing rooms, Wimbledon at home 1996/97 Premiership season

"I've got my prices and I'll stick to it."

Peter Reid, looking for bargains

"I won't bend for anybody and that's just the way I am."

Peter Reid on signing players, yet again

"We can't affect what's happened, that's gone, that's history. I can affect what's coming on."

Peter, the philosopher

"These supporters are desperate for success and I can understand that."

So just go and do the right thing !!! (ed.) [Well done so far this season]

"This is our reward for nine months hard work. I'm delighted for my staff, the players and particularly the wonderful supporters, who have been magnificent all season."

PR after 5-2 win at Bury which secured promotion to the Premiership in 1999

"The supporters are the football club. It's their football club and I'm just the manager of it. And when I'm dead and gone the supporters will still be here. I know it sounds crap but that's the way it is. No, it doesn't sound crap, but though..."

Peter Reid on SAFC supporters

"It's a case of the king is dead, long live the king. But now we've got two kings."

Peter Reid, naming Niall Quinn and Steve Bould new club captains after Kevin Ball left

"I don't want to get anyone into trouble. A mistake has been made and we'll accept whatever is decided. Public opinion is against us but that's not my problem. We'll take it on the chin. We took it on the chin when there was an earthquake at the Stadium of Light and Solskaer fell over. We took it on the chin when a bolt of lightning struck Nicky Summerbee at Wimbledon and we'll take this on the chin."

Peter Reid after the Tranmere fiasco in the 4th round of the FA Cup, 08.01.2000

...To Be Continued