Rupert Lowe Quotes (10 Quotes)

It is not often that I am lost for words but I was then. Not only because this is the most extraordinary story in an extraordinary industry, but because I believed Harry to be here for the long term.

In George and Clive we have got a management team of undoubted quality with strengths in complementary areas, who share the same vision and give us the best chance of returning to the Premier League in the shortest possible time.

You have to admire him for joining the club when it is experiencing a short-term difficulty but that shows the type of person he is and the commitment he has.

The situation is under control. Antti has a few personal problems, but will be back in training soon.

The purpose of developing the best academy in the country is not to sell scholars to larger clubs.

I believe that we now have a management team that will deliver stability, results and exciting football. The number and quality of candidates that Clive and I have seen over the last two weeks have been outstanding, with George emerging as our first choice.

We want him to stay but I cannot give any copper-bottomed answers and say he will be here for the next five years or two years or whatever. We hope he will stay and, while he is happy that we are the club to give him the right career path to progress, then I am sure he will stay. But if at any stage he wants to go then that will be a matter for him and his advisers and those he talks to.

Dennis has not behaved well and the fact he has taken it with bad grace shows we made the right decision. It smacks of sour grapes. He said he would be happy to continue playing as long as the new manager wanted him so in no way was he misled. He said he was assured the job was his, but that is simply not true.

Harry really wanted him. He thinks he is a strong character who will add to the dressing room (and) we are delighted to make him our third signing since Harry came here,

Harry said that it was now impossible for him to come back to the club and that, in his words, he had been let down.