Most companies always say they will, and then they still pile on the slides a day or so beforehand.

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In the past Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy would meet beforehand and agree a joint position that would carry the day.

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That is sometimes easier said than done on Old Firm derby day, but the Rangers captain Davie Weir sees no reason to speak to his team-mates beforehand about the consequences of losing control.

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