Colin Shindler > Quotes

“You Summerbee?’ he asked shortly. Mike nodded. ‘I’m waiting for my medical.’ ‘Mr Rose said I could give it to you. He’s still on his rounds at the hospital. Boss is waiting to get your forms off. Mr Griffiths has got to drive to St Annes.’ Barnett cast an appraising eye over Summerbee’s legs. He tapped the right one at the base of the kneecap. He grunted. Then he tapped the other one. ‘Congratulations, you’ve passed your medical. Now fuck off and sign the papers.”
― Colin Shindler, The Worst of Friends: The Betrayal of Joe Mercer

“How much are the shares?’ asked Malcolm. ‘Well, I think the current market value is about two hundred quid a share.’ ‘So we’d need to find . . .’ ‘A hundred thousand quid.’ Malcolm whistled softly. ’Liverpool paid that for Tony Hateley.’ ‘That was a waste of money. This wouldn’t be. For a hundred thousand quid we could own Manchester City.”
― Colin Shindler, The Worst of Friends: The Betrayal of Joe Mercer