Payback time for Warnock

Quotes of the week

"Some of my players aren't as good as I thought they were" - laments Bryan Robson at Bramall Lane.

"It's not my team as far as I'm concerned" - damning stuff from Robbo.

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"Sheffield United will finish a lot higher than their current position" - Bristol City boss Gary Johnson, although that's not asking a lot.

"I think there might be one or two games where I don't get some decisions going for me - from people who have read my book!" - New Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock fears his recent autobiography may come back to haunt him.

"He had been in hospital on a drip, but discharged himself to come and watch. Now he has gone back into hospital to get himself back on his drip to get him back to full health. That epitomises the team spirit we have." - Millers' Mark Robins on defender Marc Joseph, who has a kidney infection.

"Anyone who comes to Millmoor this season will know they have been in a game." - Mansfield boss Billy Dearden.

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"The JP Trophy is important to little clubs like Rotherham." - Millers midfielder Stephen Brogan.

"I've always kept my base in Sheffield, I was coming here when I was five years old, watching my Dad play. I live in the city and consider myself a Wednesday supporter, but it's simply about doing a job for the club that employs me" - Gary Megson does what he has to at Hillsborough with Leicester.

"What we will do is work as hard as we've ever done before to put that right - the only time it changes is when the chairman does the changing. I was good enough last year and I'll be good enough this year." - Brian Laws clings on to the Wednesday hot seat.

"This is not a punishment for the strikers." - Laws puts all four forwards in a reserves match.

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Team spirit is fantastic and the fans were magnificent" - Barnsley's Simon Davey is happy after the draw at Charlton.

"We're railing against the odds but if we don't do that we might as well join the other fans who sit in their armchairs and watch television supporting the big brand clubs and grow fat." - Barnsley owner Patrick Cryne believes his club can go back to the Premiership.

"Sean is doing his level best and working hard and I'm sure he can take the team forward." - Doncaster owner John Ryan gives O'Driscoll a vote of confidence.

"He always plays his socks off for us and if he could get up to 20 goals a season he'd be able to play at a higher level." - O'Driscoll is a lover of (James) Hayter.

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"We will have to be at our best when we take on Doncaster." - Jim Mallinder Director of Rugby at Northampton Saints prepares for the Knights.

"We have played a very good side" - Macclesfield manager Ian Brightwell assesses Chesterfield.

"I pigged out. It was decent food - I went to an Italian restaurant - but I had too much food" - world champion boxer Clinton Woods got greedy - and bloated - but still went on to beat Mexico's Julio Gonzalez at Sheffield Arena.

"We have to stop worrying about other teams and start worrying about our own jobs." - Steelers goalie Jody Lehman realises P45s could be flying around soon.

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"It was almost like self-destruction" - Rotherham Titans boss Phil Werahiko on a second half slip-ups.

"This is what I live for, it is the only thing that matters." - world champion James Toseland on winning trophies.