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Johnny King Quotes


By Total Tranmere
April 13 2012

25 years on from the anniversary of Kingy's appointment, Total Tranmere looks back at some of his magical quotes

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Tranmere's most successful manager of all time certainly had a way with words, using metaphors and similies that even the most talented wordsmith may struggle to think up.

These quotes only further endeared King to the Tranmere Rovers faithful, and here are just a few of his famous lines from down the years...

"I can't promise anyone success, but I can promise them a trip to the moon"

"Tranmere will never be able to compete with Liverpool and Everton. They're like big liners like the Queen Mary, but I see Tranmere as a Deadly Submarine"

"Aldridge is like a pair of shoes in a shop. You look at them over and over again and then you find you have enough money to buy them"

"I told them beforehand I wanted to see them firing bullets and not blanks. I wanted us playing with live ammunition and they went out and did that"

""I made a vow with Peter Johnson that I would take Tranmere into the Premier.  We all shook hands on it, only he jumped off"

"It was a tears job today. I liken it to almost being almost like a death. When someone has died it's difficult to say the right thing and this was exactly the same with the boys in tears in there.  It just goes to show how highly emotional this game can be"

If you know of any more Johnny King quotes, please send them in so we can add them to this article.  Thanks.

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Discussion started by Total Tranmere (IP Logged), 13/04/2012 09:59
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2012:04:20:19:25:13 by Deadly Submarine.

mini_andy
mini_andy
31/03/2016 06:43
Just bringing this back to the top of the page

Pattaya stew
Pattaya stew
31/03/2016 12:08
""I made a vow with Peter Johnson that I would take Tranmere into the Premier. We all shook hands on it, only he jumped off"

that is the most painful one of all, PJ was at the game against Lincoln ,oh what could have been !

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TranmereFan
31/03/2016 15:56
Just after Exeter game 1987

"I was asked to come back, it's a new board, a new Chairmen, new Directors. And i just hope now that we can make something of this great club".



Well you certainly did that Johnny! Brilliant times!

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