Relegation Quotes

I've been fortunate enough to win titles; I've been unfortunate enough to get relegated as well.

Going for titles and medals - who wouldn't want that? Trust me, it's a much nicer feeling than fighting relegation.

It was a great time working at Reading, especially the first season getting very close to going to the Premier League.

I'd love to get into the Premier League with Leeds.

Liverpool is a great club, and we have to put Liverpool back in the Champions League.

Relegation has happened to plenty of players who were bigger names than me.

I'll do everything I can to get West Ham as far up the table as I can.

Manchester City have been in the doldrums for a while, they came up and went straight back down again.

People think because I was at City that I've only won leagues and cups, but I was there when we were struggling.

For a big club, you can accept that the team does not win the league because it is in transition, but you cannot afford to slip out of the Champions League spot.

It is always nice to play for the bigger teams, contesting titles and Champions League rather than relegation.

I've been in the position where Liverpool needed to win on the last day to reach the Champions League. In May 2000, we needed to beat Bradford, who were fighting to avoid relegation, at Valley Parade but lost an awful game 1-0.

Everyone says it, but if you finish above United, you're going to win the league.

At Osasuna I had a difficult experience because of the relegation battle but I always had a place in the team. I played well all season.

I didn't want to go to Chelsea, because I wanted to play the Champions League and they were sixth in the league.

To win Ligue 1, you have to win each weekend. Every game is important.

I did good in the Premier League.

When I joined QPR in March 2010 we were rock bottom and heading for League One. We conceded too many and didn't score enough, which was a recipe for relegation.

I've lost two jobs, at Newcastle and Norwich, but that's the nature of the game these days. It doesn't remove winning the Championship with Newcastle from my record, nor finishing 11th in my first season at Norwich after we went on an incredible run before Christmas.

You can take a sidewards step in the Premier League, go to a team in the Championship or come to a team in League One.

I can remember crying in the Kippax at Maine Road when City were relegated to the old First Division in 1996. Dropping out of the Premier League seemed like the worst thing imaginable - and what didn't help was the fact United were winning just about everything going at the same time.

There is hope to catch up, as long as Leeds get to the Premier League. I feel with a project an idea and people of quality we can close the gap on clubs with a different budget.

If you win games you will have good possibilities to maybe play in Europe, you never know.

Liverpool without European football is like a banquet without wine.

Any team that lets in 50 goals should never be in second position in the first place.