Tactical Genius On And Off The Board Pillows

'Forgive the interruption, but can the surgeon wait until after he operates on me to play his chess.'

Boy with bat using toaster to launch bread for him to practise hitting

Man mourns the loss of his king after being checkmated.

Input From The Front Office

American Football.

"Works every time."

Ernesto Valverde Tejedor

'Blimey, boss - that's a bit revolutionary, isn't it?'

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

Gaah! You sank my longship!

'This paintball war has really spun out of control.'

'With your permission sir... checkmate.'

Alex Ferguson

"It's baaaack!"

Musician

Trojan horse.

'Sir! We're all doomed! It's a fitted sheet! How can we ever hope to stop something we can't even fold?!'

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

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

"This is the rendezvous point where you'll make contact with the target and organically bring up if he things I'm cool."

'I'm proud of the lads. They show'd a lot of character coming back from one down. . . then two or three silly goals. . . At this level you get punished. But overall I thought we were a bit unlucky. . .'

"At least it'll be dark when they climb out."

'No slapping, Wilson! We don't start full-contact drills until tomorrow!'

'Look up... Look down... Look at my thumb. Gee, You're...'

Playing chess with a QR code for a chessboard

Doctor handing cell phone to patient: 'Here, take this and call me in the morning.'

The defence were confident about their offside trap.

'Upon further review, the ruling on the field is upheld. The catch was totally constitutional. Touchdown!'

'That was some hit!'

'Well, you're right, you're not touching the ball with your hands, so the Ref can't penalize you...'

Julen Lopetegui Agote

Trojan Horse Threat.

"I take serious offense to their offense. And I am feeling very defensive about our defense. Would somebody give me a damn hug? Now Please?"

"Is anybody listening to me?"

"How do you respond to critics who say you only play the backcourt?"