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QUIZ: Who said it - John Delaney or David Brent?
Trust, encouragement, reward, loyalty…Satisfaction
FAI CHIEF EXECUTIVE John Delaney has been talking a good bit lately.
He’s had to deal with revelations about a €5 million payment from FIFA, say his piece about outgoing President Sepp Blatter, all right in the middle of matches against England and Scotland.
However, some of his utterances over the years have borne an uncanny resemblance to that other famous boss man – Wernham Hogg Regional Manager David Brent, from The Office.
So, can you tell which leader of men said these?
You grow up, you work half a century, you get a golden handshake, you rest a couple of years and you're dead.
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John Delaney
Netflix
David Brent
You don't need luck when you've got 71.4% of the population behind you.
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John Delaney
Netflix
David Brent
We don’t do half-pregnant, we’re either pregnant or not. We’re either black or white, we don’t do that grey….you know what I mean?
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John Delaney
Netflix
David Brent
They'll see what I already knew. They'll march in there. 'You've pissed off him and you've pissed off him. You're not the manager you thought you were.'
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John Delaney
Netflix
David Brent
You never know the future. You could get knocked down by a bus tomorrow. You can only hope for the future, I’ve always said that.
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John Delaney
Netflix
David Brent
He said ‘No-one speaks to me like that.’ I said ‘Well I do.’ And that was it.
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John Delaney
Netflix
David Brent
How many have I had this week? You seem to know a lot about my drinking.
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John Delaney
Netflix
David Brent
He stared at her for seven or eight seconds. I said 'Move on, please.'
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John Delaney
Netflix
David Brent
If a good man comes to me, and says thank you for the opportunity and continued support in the work-related arena, but I've done that, I want to better myself, I want to move on, then I can make that dream come true.
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John Delaney
Netflix
David Brent
Every man likes to protect their woman. That's what you do.
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John Delaney
Netflix
David Brent
I've got anecdotes, I've got things to say, if people will listen...
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John Delaney
Netflix
David Brent
Sometimes you’ve got to hit the bottom of a barrel, before you can rise.
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John Delaney
Netflix
David Brent
My father always said to me, ‘If you smile you’re not carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.'
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John Delaney
Netflix
David Brent
Some of the best principles I’ve learned came from running that bakery.
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John Delaney
Netflix
David Brent
I bloody love football.
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John Delaney
Netflix
David Brent
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You scored out of !
You're Sepp Blatter
You're an embarrassment to FIFA and yourself.
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You scored out of !
You're Roy Keane
You used to be a...well...you're alright now.
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You scored out of !
You're an Irish football fan
You're the best supporters in the world, but occasionally you ruin everything with your camera phone
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You scored out of !
You're Martin O'Neill
You're a terrific manager and a terrific person
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