sport & selling

“When I watch cycling, I’ll be watching in colour and you’ll be watching in black and white. But, in football, I’m watching in black and white.” An analogy you've possibly heard before. This version comes from 'performance' guru and Mr Marginal Gains, Dave Brailsford. Making news at

A dispiriting watch. The 'mighty' Ingerlund stumble to a drab, uninspiring "playing with fire" one-nil World Cup qualifier win. Against Andorra. Yes, they're a footballing nation too. Then three days later, the first ever loss to an African team. Inevitable one day perhaps, yet in this case, a listless abject

A dynamometer, or "dyno" for short, is a device for measuring machine performance. In automotive contexts, "dyno time" refers to durations spent testing a vehicle's engine or entire drivetrain. It takes key performance metrics like horsepower, torque, and RPM, allowing for performance tuning and adjustments. So dyno time can be

"His background in F1 had taught him that the key to changing behaviours was to show there were better ways of doing things." The learning of Ron Dennis. For thirty years, was boss and owner of top serial-winning Formula One motor racing team, McLaren. Sadly this observation was not probed.

Jonny Wilkinson. Won England the Rugby World Cup. Despite the side, albeit then Number One ranked, never really firing. Against the host side on their home turf. Sealed with a last kick-of-the-game drop-goal. Scored off the foot he never took penalties with. It seems, as with many a sporting superstar,

Generational second-time title-winning right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is reported to be switching Liverpool for Real Madrid. Who can blame him? Leaving the club that nurtured you, brought you stellar success, and unequivocal community adulation, for twenty years from the age of six cannot have been easy. As so often the case,

"Dreams do come true" — Rory McIlroy's first post after his most monumental victory. A verdant Sunday signalling Spring. In my youth I loved watching the final back nine from Augusta. The allure of a jacket. A green one, at that. There was the succession of winners breaking the American home

“The identity, the clarity, the rhythm, the repetition of patterns, the freedom of player, the expression of player, the hunger. They were more afraid to drop out of the tournament in my observation than having the excitement and hunger to win.” The assessment of fresh-in-post England football manager, Thomas Tuchel.

I first heard this phrase in a selling context three decades back when working in New England. The theme was you could not necessarily rush a prospect. Forcing them to go farther could then be in vain. You might think you're making headway but in reality, you're out. We must

England won the rugby world cup back in '03 helmed by Clive Woodward. In his latest column for the publishing behemoth that is dailymail [sub'n req'd], I couldn't help but notice his favoured 9-worder given players before a crunch game; If everyone does their job, we win the game. He,