The question, of course, is whether the rough ride will be as short or calm as he and others hope.
The other episode which sprang to my mind is Peter Hain getting a rough ride in the House of Commons over his infamous "On The Runs Bill".
During their tenure, the joint-owners have endured a rough ride from supporters frustrated at the club's lack of success, culminating in last season's failure to secure a top-four finish and a place in the Champions League.
Tory peer Lord Crickhowell claims that the procedure is "dangerous" and amounts to an "abuse of the constitution" which can expect a "very rough ride indeed" in the Lords.
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Even by car, the remainder of the journey to the games is a rough ride over potholed roads that run out into a bewildering array of unmarked tracks and ruts.
The baby boomers are receiving a rough ride at present from economists and other theorists mulling over the state of the world.
Some economists fear that sterling will have a rough ride in the currency markets.
"Pakistan is in for a rough ride over the next couple of years, " says William Maley of the Australian Defense Academy.
Inside and outside Congress, the new government faces a rough ride.
Mr Clegg received a rough ride from the 5 live listeners, many of whom were his constituents, who accused him of going back on his word over student tuition fees.
They hope they can ride out the rough patch without falling much more behind, before opening a stretch of five straight home games and 10 of 12 overall starting March 4.
And he is not getting a rough ride for the economic downturn (even though Italy's GDP could shrink by 5% this year), as Italian banks and bankers are relatively conservative by nature.
Ferguson warned in the build-up that Iniesta - arguably the game's most influential performer - and Xavi could put opponents "on a carousel" with their passing, and his prediction proved ominously correct as United were on a rough ride after the optimism of those opening 10 minutes.
Whoever gets the nod, they should expect a rough ride.
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But he still faces a rough ride as he seeks to implement the plan during the rest of the year.
Current luminaries include Peter Bone, Michael Connarty and Margot James - and even seasonal goodwill won't save the immigration minister, Mark Harper, from a rough ride, if they don't like what they hear.
She has had a rough ride since Carwyn Jones appointed her to the health brief after the last election, surviving a no-confidence vote in the Senedd chamber last year.
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Tory MPs won't have forgotten or forgiven, so he can expect a rough ride, with yet more venom added by the impending Eastleigh by-election.
If the realty downturn really gets ugly, Schwartzman may be in for a rough ride.
Meanwhile, the stocks of Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings and Versun Energy have had a rough ride since going public in June.
This subject seems bound to spill over into wider concerns about the management culture of the NHS, and if it does, Sir David can expect another rough ride.
The Model S is surprisingly nimble for such a large and heavy automobile, and it doesn't sacrifice ride quality for the sake of dynamics -- it handled rough roads with composure and just the right amount of stiffness.
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