Ange Postecoglou: 'Champions again', Acceptance speech, Celtic FC - 2023

28 May, 2023, Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Rangers manager Micheal Beale had said Postecoglou was a ‘lucky man’ because of the transfer funds at his disposal

Champions again

And we're champions again because of this incredible group of players. Brilliantly led by our skipper Callum McGregor.

Champions again, because of this unbelievable group of people working behind the scenes, of staff. outstanding!

Champions again, because of you.

In the words of the immortal Tommy Burns, ‘you are always there. Always.’

Champions again, because I am a lucky man.

And we got one more to go! We never stop!

Ange Postecoglou: 'So let them walk out with you tonight', pre match speech to Socceroos - 2017

Outstanding video pic.twitter.com/xYqTT5Bk2T

— Crackerman (@mostlyceltic81) December 20, 2021

Speech is broken up with interview in the YouTube version, but it has vision of him delivering it.

16 June 2015, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

So game day boys, yeah?

So when you walk out today, think about one thing.

You think about the person in your life, as I’ve always said to you, could be your mum, could be your dad,  could be a brother, sister, uncle, grandfather, partner, friend, coach,

Somebody in your life, that, when you started, believed in you more than anybody else.

And when you said, I want to play football, and you were passionate about it, they’re the ones who made the sacrifices, they’re the ones that pushed you.

That when people said you’re not good enough , they’re the ones that picked you up and said, ‘nah nah, keep going.’

Think about that person. Think about how that person is going to feel when we win tonight.

When they’re at home and the text messages start coming through to them.

And people ringing them. And people sharing the experience with them. And when they wake up tomorrow morning in Australia and everyone wants to talk to them.

They’ll feel like it’s them that’s achieved it, and you know what, it is them.

Cos that’s who you’re walking out with tonight.

When I walk out, my old man’s next to me. He’s a hard man, my old man, still is, today. But he’s the one who kept saying, ‘no you keep doing what you’re doing. You’re going to love this game, and you’re going to make it to the very top’. Hard man though. When we won the Asian Cup, fucken went to his place because he can’t travel, and I said, ‘here’s the Asian Cup medal, dad’. And he goes, ‘well done son, but if you’d made that substitution earlier, and you’d stopped that playing out from the back shit, it wouldn’t have gone on into extra time, and it’d have been fine.’

Still a hard man, can’t please him. That’s who made me. He walks out with me tonight.

So reckon if my old man were out there, he’d be afraid of Germans, of Argentinians, of Brazilians? That’s not what he instilled in me when I was young.

That’s not what the people who made that sacrifice for you in your life,  that’s not how they raised you.

So let them walk out with you tonight.

So when the opposition are looking across at you tonight , they’re not just looking at you, they’re looking at what made you. They’re looking at the people who made you.

I want to wake up tomorrow morning and the papers they’re not talking about the next AFL player who fucken farted, or the fucken NRL player who did something stupid, or some rugby union thing, I want them talking about our fucking game.

I want them talking about us.

You wouldn’t be sitting here today, unless there was a person in your life, who gave you the most enormous love and belief.

But you know what> I don’t give a fuck what people say about me, what happens to me, what challenges I have, I’m going to make it.

Alright, enjoy your lunch.

John Still: 'Youy aint playin' with no heart', Dagenham & Redbridge FC documentary - 1993

1993-4, Dagenham, United Kingdom

Neil Warnock: 'Any injuries?', half time rant, Huddersfield v Shrewsbury Town - 1995

22 April 1995, New Meadow, Shrewsbury Town, United Kingdom

Any injuries? How  can there be any fucking injuries, silly question, hey?

look at me while I'm talking.

The second goal! The fucking first goal. You [expletive] are {expletive] as soft as shit!

You're letting him fucking back into you all fucking day, you!

You're all having a laugh ere!

We're third in the fucking league and we've got 2000 fans, and they're getting pissed on, and we haven';t got as much passion.

Simon, let's have someone who'll put his fucking head in. You go on boys runs for the throws.

Second ball,  you got in every time.

Now listen we're going to change 4:3;3

Oh jesus, how many times have we heard I know I know I know, we don't want you to know.. We want us to fucking [inaudible] out there!

Don't try and do everything. Just into the box, back, fucking tackling.

Tackling now.

Listen, we aint got where we are, mid table, by not playing as a team. We weren't a team then were we.  Now we've got forty five minutes, I'm not worrying about the result, we've lost the game as far I'm concerned, I'm worried about Neil Warnock's side out there, 2000 fans out there, one goal and they will panic. Now everyone concentrate ... don't be soft as shit, and let's [expletive] [inaudible]

John Sitton: 'And if you come back at me, we’ll have a f*cking right sort out in here', half time v Blackpool - 1995

7 February 1995, Brisbane Road Stadium, East London, United Kingdom

Sitten's Leyton Orient 1-0 down at half-time against Sam Allardyce’s Blackpool in February '95 and exasperated with his team, Sitton sacked defender Terry Howard before offering to fight two of his players, Barry Lakin and Mark Warren. Tirade appeared in documentary, 'Orient: Yours for a Fiver'. Language warning.

I spoke to you the other day about a new contract. About the possibility of a new contract. And all I’m saying is, when it pops out, you’ve got to be crafty, you’ve got to drift off. And when it pops out, you’ve got to establish possession ... for a red shirt.

And all I’m saying to you is get your body ... you is lucky that you go the free kick.

Now don’t be coming back at me, when I’m shouting at ya, above the crowd and above the [inaudible]

Because I’ll run this fucking football club until I’m told otherwise by the fucking circus upstairs. If you come back at me, you’ll be off the field, and you’ll be following Terry down the rope.

You come and see me because you’ve already got a fortnight’s notice, because that performance is the straw that broke the camel’s back!  And that will not be tolerated in this dressing room ... while I’m charge, with Chris Turner.

That is the fucking straw that broke the camel’s back, that is typical fucking Leyton Orient,

You sit, ‘you fucking too intense, nobody can talk to you, you’re this your that’. I never fucking followed two good games up with a fucking game like that. The reason I was fucking intense was that I wanted to play well again.

But I’m wasting me breath on some of ya. I’m wasting me breath on some of ya.

What did I say to ya, about good players, they want to be good players all the time? Don’t you know how profound that is, are you’re not examining the fucking words.

Because you’ve had two good performances and you think I’m ‘Bertie Big Bollocks tonight, I’ll fucking play how I like.’

But you won’t play how you like, because if you play how you like, I’ll fucking stick the youth team in. If I’m going to take abuse from a bunch of cockroaches behind me, I’ll take abuse by doing it my way.

And that is fucking conformity, not fucking non conformity.

So you, you little c*** when I tell you to do something and you, you fucking big c*** - when I tell you to do something, do it. And if you come back at me, we’ll have a fucking right sort out in here.

‘And you can pair up if you like. And you can fucking pick someone else to help you, and you can bring your fucking dinner. Because, by the time I’m finished with you, you’ll fucking need it. Do you fucking hear what I’m saying or not?'

[To Terry Howard] You see me in the morning.

Louis Van Gaal: '10 Matches, 13 points' - 2015

19 May, 2015, Manchester United Payer of the Year event, Manchester, United Kingdom

It's always difficult to give a resume of the season, but when you start a season with 10 matches and 13 points and you are a manager of a club, the most world famous club, then you play at home - and I am also a human being – and I have the experience of other clubs, that when you have that result, you are not very beloved by your fans.

But I came in the stadium of Old Trafford, 10 matches, 13 points, and I came in and thought to myself 'how do I have to behave myself?' and then the public were applauding, standing up, and I thought 'how is it possible that the fans are supporting me?'.

But thanks to that, we could continue, and not only me of course. My staff, but especially the players, because it is not so easy, when you are playing in such a great club as Manchester United, that you have 10 matches, 13 points, and a new manager who demands in another way from all the other managers. It's very difficult.

And with all the injuries, all the injuries of the first half of the season, and then we continue with the spirit in the team – unbelievable. And that's the credit to this team – the spirit in the team.

We came from, in my memory, 13th place to third position in the league. That was the highest classification, third position after such a bad start.

And then we had to believe, the players and also the staff, that we could end in second. I remember the meeting we had with the players, with the captain Wayne Rooney, saying we go for the second position in the league.

And I said 'YESSS!' [Van Gaal punches the air]. 'We GO for it! But, okay, Christmas time, Arsenal FA Cup, we lost. You remember the FA Cup game against Arsenal? We were the better team.

And the best player on the pitch in my opinion made an error and we lost that game. After that, the meeting I have just talked about was then.

Then you have to remember that we won six games in a row and then we went to Chelsea. You remember the away game at Chelsea? No, no, no, you have to listen.

At that time, we had 50 points and Wayne Rooney sat in the dressing-room and said 'We go for second place'. He said that, second position in the league table. Then six games in a row we won, then we go to Chelsea.

Who were the better team then? It's easy to say that now, in this room. I can believe it, but it's the truth. But we lost. We lost that game but can you imagine, when you have 80 per cent ball possession, 10 big possibilities, and they have three, they have three, and they win the game.

When we win that game, count the numbers of points we could have won, because after that we lost another two games, to lose three in a row.

But when you see that we had 13 points and Chelsea have 83 points [now], then we could have been champions.

So what I want to say to you is that we are VERY CLOSE [shouts] but, as a manager, I know that if it's not counting, we have to produce more.

And believe me, the players, also the staff, the organisation at Manchester United, shall do their utmost best and why? Because we have the best fans in the world. Thank-you for that and I will see you again next season.”

Van Gaal then came back on to the stage to thank a female saxophonist who had played at the event earlier in the evening.

I want to say something,” said Van Gaal, reclaiming the microphone. “Hello, hello, hey! Pay attention to the manager. Ryan Giggs said to me, and he is right, he is always right, but particularly in this case.

I have always said to you that you are the best fans in the world, but I was tonight a little bit disappointed, and I shall say why. I have seen a lady who plays the saxophone fantastically – give her a big applause!