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The locker room team talk is an integral part of the beautiful game. Sir Alex Ferguson, for example, uses his to burst the capillaries around his nose through excessive "hairdryering", while Neil Warnock takes them as anopportunityto improve his rich lexicon of swear words.

Gillingham boss Martin Allen, however, prefers to inspire his team to success by opening the floor to guest speakers pluckedrandomlyfrom the crowd.