Terry Butcher Quotes

They were angry at the way things had gone. There was a bit of ranting and raving and people having a go at each other. We had to calm them all down. They knew that a lot of the Celtic players were here in May. At 3-1 they now had the perfect opportunity to get four, five and six goals. To rub our noses in it.

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They were going on about how they had been stung by criticism from all quarters and told us they were going to take the game by the scruff of the neck. England did not show that. The longer it went on, the more belief Northern Ireland got. They had a great attitude, great pace and great fighting qualities.

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I had him in my youth team when he was 15. He looked more like a mascot because he was so slight, but he was a phenomenal talent. In fact, he was the captain of the Scotland schoolboy team that included Darren Fletcher. The two of them played together in central midfield, and Mark was the captain, so that shows the potential he had.

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We can take a lot of confidence from last week as we played well against one of the top teams in the country. We had good possession in good areas, we tested their keeper on a number of occasions. We need to be more ruthless in front of goal but we can take a lot of confidence into this week's game against Celtic.

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Maurice had a 6ft 6in minder behind him so I don't know if Kenny will get one, too. I don't think it will be as bad, but the whole thing is nonsense. He is the Scotland No.9 and he will do well.

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