I don't like champagne, I don't smoke cigars, I haven't any real jewellery at all, apart from the 8 pieces of gold I picked up at Anfield, the most i…

- John Toshack

It's one thing to tell a front man to drop off and fill in the hole behind, but if they don't know why they are doing it, it is not an easy thing to …

- John Toshack

When we have four or five players out it's very difficult to get any continuity at this stage in our development. If I pull the blanket over my head …

- John Toshack

What I'm not in the habit of doing, and I'm not going to do, is go around cap in hand pleading with players to play for their country.

- John Toshack

Rooney has those things that you cannot teach players - the positions he takes up just behind the front men is a European trait.

- John Toshack

We don't man-mark anybody. I have never, ever done it in 27 years as a manager and I would never do it.

- John Toshack

I've been very fortunate and privileged as a player and manager - I've been successful and picked up a lot of knowledge and experience.

- John Toshack

Winning all the time is not necessarily good.

- John Toshack