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Top manager quotes of the second half of the season...
By John Lyons

As the season draws to a close, managers can look forward to a break from those post-match press conferences that they - and we - endure.
The quotes can be mundane - ‘it’s all about the three points’, ‘I’m so proud of my players’ - but they do throw up some gems from time to time. Here are some of the best offerings from the pages of The FLP in the second half of the season...
“The positives are that we’re scoring goals. It’s just that the negatives are that we’re conceding goals and can’t see a game out”
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