The Joy of Six: sporting team talks | Barry Glendenning

From the Fergie hairdryer to John Sitton’s half-time tirade and Ian McGeechan’s rallying of the Lions, we look at six of the most memorable managerial addressesIn a series of interviews conducted with Harvard academics in 2012, Sir Alex Ferguson alluded to the frequent volcanic dressing room eruptions for which he was so renowned. Former Manchester United players have spoken of their dread at incurring their manager’s wrath and the inevitable prospect of being subjected to “the hairdryer treatment”, the phrase coined to describe the hot blast of air they would feel on their cheeks as he got up…