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"I always kind of knew that 40 years of loyalty would be repaid somehow and I always knew that a day would come when we stagger everyone in football. But I've got to say I didn't think it would be like this" - Noel Gallagher, of Oasis, talking to BBC Radio Five Live
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"He (Robinho) is going to play in The Premier League, which is probably the biggest league in the world. He will need to learn the language which will give him better possibilities of communicating with his team-mates. The rest is no problem, he is a gifted footballer” - former Arsenal star Gilberto talking to Setanta Sports News
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"Clubs such as City, Middlesbrough, West Ham and Aston Villa, have all earned reputations of developing their young home-grown talent and it's so important they carry on with that philosophy" - former City boss Stuart Pearce in the Daily Mail***
"It is a benefit to English players if they are competing against the most talented players in the world. It will improve standards in the English game and lead to better players to compete at international level. Manchester City have got a fantastic record of bringing players through their academy and I'm sure that will continue" - A Premier League spokesman in the Daily Mail
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"I was watching the transfer news up until 12am to see what was going on. It was an amazing day. It's like an Abramovic-type thing there, you know. To come in and break the British transfer record in one day is pretty amazing. If they've got that type of wealth and have players like Robinho then it's something you have to think about" - Liverpool's Jamie Carragher, quoted by SkySports.com
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"This is one of the most disgraceful episodes in Brazilian football. He is a player who is an idol to children, an example. But he has not acted like one" - Marcelo Teixeira, the president of Santos, on Robinho
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"We are ashamed at having produced such a player" - Santos manager Jose Fernandos, on Robinho
***"Chelsea are lucky. This boy needs some serious counselling. In my view he has been badly advised" - Brazil legend Pele, again on Robinho
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