Brian Clough vs David Brent

Published 23:00 23/10/09

After Martin O'Neill confessed he gets compared to David Brent because of his focus on team building, MirrorFootball compares the great self-styled 'chilled out entertainer' / paper salesman to O'Neill's mentor Brian Clough.

The wisdom of David Brent

"Put the key of despair into the lock of apathy. Turn the knob of mediocrity slowly and open the gates of despondency - welcome to a day in the average office."

"Quitters never win, winners never quit. But those who never win and never quit are idiots."

"It's the team that matters. Where would The Beatles be without Ringo? If John got Yoko to play drums the history of music would be completely different."

"Know your limitations and be content with them. Too much ambition results in promotion to a job you can't do."

"If your boss is getting you down, look at him through the prongs of a fork and imagine him in jail."

"If you treat the people around you with love and respect, they will never guess that you're trying to get them sacked."

"Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability."

"There may be no 'I' in team, but there's a 'ME' if you look hard enough."

"You don't have to be mad to work here, but you do have to be on time, well presented, a team player, customer service focused and sober!"

The wisdom of Brian Clough

"If God had wanted us to play football in the clouds, he'd have put grass up there." On the importance of passing to feet.

"I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one." Looking back at his success. "Rome wasn't built in a day. But I wasn't on that particuar job." On getting things done.

"On occasions I have been big headed. I think most people are when they get in the limelight. I call myself Big Head just to remind myself not to be." Old Big 'Ead explains his nickname.

"Anybody who can do anything in Leicester but make a jumper has got to be a genius." A tribute to Martin O'Neill.

"Walk on water? I know most people out there will be saying that instead of walking on it, I should have taken more of it with my drinks. They are absolutely right." Reflecting on his drink problem.

"We talk about it for twenty minutes and then we decide I was right." On dealing with a player who disagrees.

"I only ever hit Roy the once. He got up so I couldn't have hit him very hard." On dealing with Roy Keane.

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