"I told Paul that you could not put that amount of alcohol down your body on a regular basis without having to pay for it in the long term."

- Former England team manager Graham Taylor speaking about Paul Gascoigne and his entry into a drying-out clinic.

"If you went into Central Council talking about EPO, they'd think you were saying GPO and start discussing 1916."

- a jaundiced observer on the GAA's understanding of performance-enhancing drugs.

"Yes."

- IRFU secretary Phillp Browne on RTE's Questions & Answers when pushed by John Bowman to answer a question on whether Neil Francis performed a public service in highlighting drug abuse in rugby.