Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff Get a job, ye wankers!
3rd most-quoted character in The Replacements (2000): in 10 of its 42 quotes
Most scenes with: Shane Falco (3), Coach Jimmy McGinty (2), Clifford Franklin (2)
I'm wiry.
More lines from Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff
5 quotes Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff Let's play football, bitch!
Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff [during the discussion of arachnophobia]
Oh, thanks, Jumbo. You can just rock me tae sleep tonight!
Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff I broke my arm, but you saved my arse, Shane.
Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff I'll kick the bloody piss out of it.
Scenes with Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff
4 scenes Nigel Gruff Hey Shane Falco. I lost a ton of money on that Sugar Bowl disaster of yours. What a bloody shambles that was. You could smell the stink all the way back in bloody Wales.
Nice meeting you too.
Jamal Jackson The Mick's right.
Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff I'm not a Mick. I'm bloody WELSH!
Woman Reporter
(Running to catch up with McGinty heading to the locker room for halftime)
Coach, what will Washington need to get back into this game?
Woman Reporter
Can you elaborate?
Woman Reporter
(comes to a halt)
So with a word, Coach McGinty says Washington will need to have heart to get back into this ball game.
Eddie Martell
We have a game to win. Nobody can beat Dallas with these losers!
Martell
Hi Shane, how are ya, now get the HELL OUT OF MY LOCKER ROOM!
Coach?
What the hell took you so long?
Traffic. [players cheer him on]
Suit up!
Martell
What?! O'Niel will fire your ass!
It won't be the first time!
Martell
This is bullshit. I'm going to put an end to it right now. (heads for the locker room exit)
Nigel 'The Leg' Gruff (Pulling his shirt off, spitting into his right hand, and faces Martell)
Come and get some then, you big fatty!
Martell
(Martell chuckles at Nigel in front of him but the grin disappears as the whole team moves to surround him.)
This doesn't change anything, Falco. I'm an All-Pro quarterback. I've got TWO Super Bowl rings! You'll never be more than a replacement player.
I can live with that.
Nigel Gruff [As the crowd sings "Ole Ole Ole," Nigel Gruff has second thoughts about the goal kick]
I'm sorry.
What?
Gruff I'm sorry Shane, I can't kick it. I took 50,000 quid and pissed it all on the track.
What do you mean?
Gruff They're gonna take my pub away from me. It's all I've got, Shane!
Unnamed Forward
Come on, Shane!
[At halftime, in the Sentinels' locker room, losing to Dallas 17-0)
I ran it just like you said! You just underthrew me!
Eddie Martel This isn't a track meet, asshole, you have to look for the ball!
You better back off, man.
Martel You-!
Hey, hey! [To Martel] I'll pull you off the field, you spoiled little punk.
Martel And who do you think O'Neill's going to side with: some burned out old coach, or somebody who puts fans in the stands?
Leo Pilachowski [Players separate them]
Hey, what do you think you're doing?! We got a game to play!
Martel Nobody can beat Dallas with these losers!
Martell
Hi Falco, it's great to see ya, now get the hell out of MY LOCKER ROOM!
Coach?
What the hell took you so long?
Traffic. [players cheer him on]
Suit up!
Martell
What?! [To McGinty] O'Neil will fire your ass!
It won't be the first time!
Martell
This is bullshit. I'm going to put an end to this right now. [heads for the locker room exit]
Nigel Gruff Come and get some then! [Pulling his shirt off, spitting into his right hand, and faces Martell] You big fairy!
Martell
[chuckles at Nigel but the grin disappears as the whole team moves to surround him.]
This doesn't change anything, Falco. I'm an All-Pro quarterback. I've got [points two fingers at him] TWO Super Bowl rings! And you'll never be more than a replacement player.
Yeah... [looks at McGinty] yeah, I can live with that. [team applauds]
[refers to Martell]
My brothers, will somebody please, PLEASE get this asshole out of here?
[Andre Jackson leads players in shoving Martell out]
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