Rugby Tactician Gifts

'I wish he was more of a team player.'

'Looks like your cash cow just got diverted to the slaughterhouse.'

'How many times have I told you not to hit the ball with your head?'

“Sweet mother of Marmaduke... no!”

"Weather like this plagued my retreat from Moscow."

"Memo to self - personalise new work-station."

'He's been hiding out here for 20 years. Apparently, his buddies forgot to tell him the paintball tournament was over.'

Input From The Front Office

Vinnie's Billiards: 'Heck of a break, Ron!'

'So far, sir, we've rejected plans A,B, C, D, E, F, and right now we're evaluating'G'.'

American Football.

'Let's see what the employment tribunal has to say about that, shall we?'

Carlo Ancelotti

'I've decided to skip my senior year and go directly into an endless cycle of unrealistic expectations and failure.'

"That was a rumor day."

Football fans discuss a deceased manager: A giant, a legend, much loved. Didn't we sack him?

Football.

'The score is tied and we've only got a 20-second timeout, so we've gotta be quick. ... I'm 'X'. Who wants to be 'O'?'

'With your 4-4-2 formation I don't think you'll see the end of this match.'

Human males marking territory.

"Smite him, my son!"

'Don't forget the plan - When he gets weak from laughing - Hit him with your left!'

'That was a peach of a right hander the referee gave you!'

'Boy, look at his personal space!'

"I carefully examine the data for March madness brackets and every year I lose to Anita, who picks by uniform colors."

"Try a new tactic, punch back."

'Remember, shares can also go down...'

Manager. Managing a political campaign and a baseball team are alike in many ways. A campaign is launched with a "first pitch," when a candidate gives a speech selling himself or herself. I change pitchers based on the game situation. In politics and baseball, sometimes it's best to come from the right side and sometimes it's best to come from the left side. We study our competitors' weaknesses and exploit those. In politics we call that "opposition research." And I don't worry about the

"I know I told you to fool him into thinking you've got nothing left, but now you've got me convinced."

'This board meeting will come to order!'

'What the . . . no wonder we can't gain any yards. We've been fitted with radio collars...'

I've left your pin on the map, but I've loosened it.

'Sir, our sales force has just taken Atlanta.'

"Buy on the dip, ignore the blip, and sell before the bubble bursts."

"Sometimes I think all this post game analysis has gone too far."