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^  I used to wear just City kits a tad before and mostly during Mancini's time.  Those were good times.  6 - 1 vs United was hilarious.  Joey Barton shenanigans during the final match and winning the league.  Omg...  Those were the days.

These days I don't care much anymore.  I'd wear any EPL kit that looks cool.  I'm mostly a fan of the game and support small clubs that went up.  *Go Blackburn!*  I think Brentford could be a good fit for Sportsbet if they were to change allegiance.
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I wear only LFC kits, so I'd urge Sportsbet to change allegiances for next season Grin

I'm really looking forward to the game on Saturday - it might be the last important game of the season for us.
Hopefully we find a way to win - it would be a much needed boost for the top 4 hunt.
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My partner never let go of the jersey, from the office to the market, until it became too small for both of us.


I am wearing last season Southampton one, and my kid is also wearing one, so we look as proper Southampton fans Smiley
and it is still good looking, got them last year from Sportsbet

hoping to get another one from this season, but I would chose this Arsenal black one over Southampton black one
hoodie and a cap is a real bonus over that

but it is a tough round, starting with City, and Everton is playing home against Tottenham

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This is lovely; the last one I got is longer my size; my favorite was the Watford jersey with the bitcoin logo; I always have luck with sportbets jersey promotions; who knows, I might end up with this one. The Southampton Black is a masterpiece. My favorite.
Time to put in my best performance then, did not got any merch for a long time and the old ones are starting to get worn out. I actually play football in them and they aren't what they were when new.

I don't play football anymore because of a terrible ankle and big toe injury, I feel pain every time I kick a ball and I'm such an aggressive CB so I had to quit, its been a year since I kicked a ball, I didn't make it into euro, I thought I was really going to be a footballer 17 years ago here I am posting on BTT.. hahah. Grin

My partner never let go of the jersey, from the office to the market, until it became too small for both of us.


With Lampard, I think it's mostly the lack of experience that made him suck at Chelsea...  Not everybody could be brilliant early in their managerial careers like Mourinho.  And with Chelsea it wasn't just about the manager.  It was the players too and there's prolly something amiss with the club behind the scenes.  How many managers has it been since Mou's second tenure with the club?  Their results weren't really that good.  The latest manager who got in the trap is Potter.  Poor guy..  He's a good manager and should've waited for a good offer with another club.

I agreed that Lampard took over an aging squad of average players, and the transfer ban didn't help either. He did well in his first season because the team still adhered to the Sarriball philosophy, but he was exposed in his second season with the same group of players, he ran out of ideas and lost the dressing room.

We had our worst season in 2015 under Mou, finishing 15th on the table, and it was Conte who came in the following season, dusted the club, and won the EPL title in his first season.

Mounrihno said something two seasons ago to put pressure on Tuchel, and I quote.

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I don’t think it’s very difficult to coach at Chelsea because I was champion three times, Carlo Ancelotti was champion, Antonio Conte was champion---- Mourinho

And one thing that shows it's mostly the club and not really the manager is Tuchel's take over at Bayern.  Now why would they hire Tuchel after him having a so so time at Chelsea?  

Tuchel is not a bad coach, but there is always a bad day in the office; Ancelloti, Mourinho, Conte, and some of the best coaches have also had ups and downs and been fired; it's the nature of the game, but coaches play a significant role in team performance.
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The Southampton Black is a masterpiece. My favorite.

I've always had several of those Sportsbet shirts too, and a couple of those Watford scarfs, which were my favorite, but for these ones listed, you can call me a little princess all you like but my favorite would be the Arsenal's pink shirt.


And one thing that shows it's mostly the club and not really the manager is Tuchel's take over at Bayern.  Now why would they hire Tuchel after him having a so so time at Chelsea?

And the irony is that it's always matter of time too! The cycle usually returns, and that's why Ancellotti is currently is having is second spell at Real Madrid, while Zidane have also done the same, how many spell have Mourinho also had at Chelsea ?

At the end of the day, there are so such thing a terrible manager, just a terrible spell, but these terrible spells just tend to last longer than each other.

Tuchel that won the UCL for Chelsea without a transfer budget and couple of so-called-mediocre players "assembled" by Lampard, all of sudden has blank cheque but couldn't put a team together ?

Guardiola is considered as one of the greatest Barcelona coaches, and probably the best of the Modern Era Barcelona as he was said to have brought about a revolutional squad, but the team probably wouldn't have reached its peak If there wasn't a supposed one of the biggest transfer blunder of all time, which was the sale of Samuel Eto'o + €45 million for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Inter Milan went on to win the treble that season with Barcelona losing to Mourinho's Inter Milan in the UCL Semi final that season.

Ibrahimovic spent just one season at Barcelona, from being loaned to a permanent sale, I'm sure that must have been one of what prompted Real Madrid to move on him, but then what Mourinho's fate under Real Madrid vs Guardiola's Barcelona, I'm sure the numbers must be surreal.
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Sounding as if Lampard wasn't a failure at Chelsea both managers took the big step at the wrong time, they were both having the best time at their previous clubs, now both of them failed miserably and are back at home without a job.

Lampard is a shitty manager, he was a good player, but his tactics is limited and looking at his stats at Chelsea and Everton, he is probably worst what can happen to the team
he was in Everton long enough to show his worthiness, and on 38 games, he got 35 points, which is an almost certain relegation season
bloody hell, in 20 games this season, we had 3 wins, Dyche has 3 wins over 7 matches, and from those 7 two were against Arsenal, top team this season, and Liverpool, Chelsea included in 7

With Lampard, I think it's mostly the lack of experience that made him suck at Chelsea...  Not everybody could be brilliant early in their managerial careers like Mourinho.  And with Chelsea it wasn't just about the manager.  It was the players too and there's prolly something amiss with the club behind the scenes.  How many managers has it been since Mou's second tenure with the club?  Their results weren't really that good.  The latest manager who got in the trap is Potter.  Poor guy..  He's a good manager and should've waited for a good offer with another club.

And one thing that shows it's mostly the club and not really the manager is Tuchel's take over at Bayern.  Now why would they hire Tuchel after him having a so so time at Chelsea?  
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^ Jerseys never last with me, I use them a lot, and also even with normal wear I have particular stain-making organisms at home that ensure I never have a good piece of clothing in weeks.

Tantalising round of games coming up and I feel ultra confident we'll get a win from Pep's team, even if Haaland's fully fit. Luis Diaz is back in training but he won't make it, shame.

55/10 is what I got, and I think it's super value, but I wonder if Villa and Saints away (also around 5/1) also make pretty betslips? And yellow cap contenders? Heh heh

Re: Gerrard at Rangers, I think he really did a really good job there. Rangers were second fiddle to Celtic for a decade. Low on confidence, low on spirit, and they also had a great European run. He needed to stay a bit more, though. Just far too soon for Prem.
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This is lovely; the last one I got is longer my size; my favorite was the Watford jersey with the bitcoin logo; I always have luck with sportbets jersey promotions; who knows, I might end up with this one. The Southampton Black is a masterpiece. My favorite.

The outcome of games after the international break is never certain. Guys, beware of the underdogs. Manchester United and Chelsea are two clubs to keep an eye on because both are likely to drop point.
Time to put in my best performance then, did not got any merch for a long time and the old ones are starting to get worn out. I actually play football in them and they aren't what they were when new.

This is a big GW and we will have many games so plenty of opportunity to show our prowess  Grin

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The winner(s) of the Round 29 Yellow Cap will also win:
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This is lovely; the last one I got is longer my size; my favorite was the Watford jersey with the bitcoin logo; I always have luck with sportbets jersey promotions; who knows, I might end up with this one. The Southampton Black is a masterpiece. My favorite.

The outcome of games after the international break is never certain. Guys, beware of the underdogs. Manchester United and Chelsea are two clubs to keep an eye on because both are likely to drop point.

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I really need to win this yellowcap Tongue.

I love the second and thir Arsenal shirt of this season, they are really beautyfull.

But we all know its not gonna be easy not only because we are so much but also because we come from an international break so the expectation for surprises are higher.

I dont make any preditions yet but its not gonna be easy round.

And the hoodie... well the winter its gonna start soon here.


Well in theory yes we may see some surprise results but this does not mean that is coming exactly because of the International break,no we have had several surprise results even in normal conditions so that is no reason to fear surprise results.I saw the games and we have a couple of strong games like Manchester City vs Liverpool and Newcastle vs Manchester United,this is a great opportunity for Arsenal to extend their lead in case of a mistake from Manchester City who are also becoming ready to play in Champions League a very important game also.Well,time is running out for all of us as just less than 2 months and I think this tournament is over.

For the yellow cap,is the second time it is being done for the same weekend after being offered the hoodie for the yellow cap of the F1 pool also so that is a great yellow cap prize for this weekend.
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I really need to win this yellowcap Tongue.

I love the second and thir Arsenal shirt of this season, they are really beautyfull.

But we all know its not gonna be easy not only because we are so much but also because we come from an international break so the expectation for surprises are higher.

I dont make any preditions yet but its not gonna be easy round.

And the hoodie... well the winter its gonna start soon here.
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Southampton does have some nice looking jersey wouldn't mind having any one of them Roll Eyes, and out of curiosity do the Arsenal jerseys have sportsbet.io printed on them like all other teams you are partnering with...

Fingers crossed, hope remaining game weeks go quite well especially now that the league is about to come to an end.
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Oh gosh, I wish I win this round. Those away Arsenal and Southampton kits looks pretty lit. That Sportsbet's hoodie looks great as well but its great if those are available in white

Anyway, We have 16 games for Round 29 and probably the highest number of game that we've had so far in single round but this is going to be pretty unpredictable especially after the Euro game.
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new chance to win shirt, and get up on this season table
will try to use it

although, this will not be an easy round, City is facing Liverpool, United is facing Newcastle, and there is basically no easy winner match, except for Arsenal home match with Leeds, that one should come easy for Gunners
we are facing Tottenham, will be a challenge to get three points necessary to keep relegation fight on high level

nevertheless, after international break, several surprises is to be expected
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Nice. I love free shit!  Grin. I actually bought a couple of the Sportsbet Watford shirts purely because they had the bitcoin logo on the sleeve which I thought was really cool.
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Sounding as if Lampard wasn't a failure at Chelsea both managers took the big step at the wrong time, they were both having the best time at their previous clubs, now both of them failed miserably and are back at home without a job.

Lampard is a shitty manager, he was a good player, but his tactics is limited and looking at his stats at Chelsea and Everton, he is probably worst what can happen to the team
he was in Everton long enough to show his worthiness, and on 38 games, he got 35 points, which is an almost certain relegation season
bloody hell, in 20 games this season, we had 3 wins, Dyche has 3 wins over 7 matches, and from those 7 two were against Arsenal, top team this season, and Liverpool, Chelsea included in 7
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Managing a championship club is the same as managing a top tie club in Scotland; Kompany is doing a good job, with no hype and a complete tactical job. Steven Gerrard left Rangers so quickly; it's common among English coaches; a few good games and the English media will start linking them to top tie jobs, putting pressure on an English team to hire them. Gerrard should have stayed in Scotland because he was not ready to move to a top-tier club at the time. He was having a fantastic season there with no pressure, just go out and win games.

Managing a player and motivating players are two aspects of management that Gerrard lacks.

I see what you’re saying but what managerial qualifications did Guardiola have to get the Barcelona job? He went on to create and manage one of the greatest teams of all time.

I guess when a big job comes calling, old players with little experience will just take it. I guess they think the opportunity may not come again.

Gerrard was really poor at Villa, he deserved to lose his job. I don’t blame him for taking it initially though.

I understand your point, but Pep was very successful with the Barcelona B team and went on to become the senior team coach to stick with the so-called Barcelona tikitaka style of play, and I would say Pep was quite lucky then because he inherited a world class team, he got all the tools he needed to be successful, and he took advantage of it.

If Lampard could have being of Chelsea, then Gerrard is no less worthy to manage a team such as Aston Villa, he already has decent record as a Rangers, it was just about the right time to take a step further in his career.

Sounding as if Lampard wasn't a failure at Chelsea both managers took the big step at the wrong time, they were both having the best time at their previous clubs, now both of them failed miserably and are back at home without a job.
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Man i repeat he work for Rangers for nearly 4 years and coach them for 200 games, but for you he left Rangers so quickly?. I dont undestand your point of view in terms of duration, Rangers cant give to him anything else.

And also he made all the correct steps, he prepare himself 4 years in Rangers, and after that he went to a mid class team not to a bigger one. Maybe he is not so good as a manager but he prepare himself very well and patiently.

Relax bud..  Lol.  You're right.  And I think he had three years with the Rangers.  Please check.  But I just think he went to the EPL a tad too early.  And it showed as he was given the sack after just a year or so with Aston Villa.  It would've helped him gain more experience if he went to Italy then Germany then the EPL.  IMHO.  But what do I know...

Managing a championship club is the same as managing a top tie club in Scotland; Kompany is doing a good job, with no hype and a complete tactical job. Steven Gerrard left Rangers so quickly; it's common among English coaches; a few good games and the English media will start linking them to top tie jobs, putting pressure on an English team to hire them. Gerrard should have stayed in Scotland because he was not ready to move to a top-tier club at the time. He was having a fantastic season there with no pressure, just go out and win games.

Managing a player and motivating players are two aspects of management that Gerrard lacks.

I see what you’re saying but what managerial qualifications did Guardiola have to get the Barcelona job? He went on to create and manage one of the greatest teams of all time.

I guess when a big job comes calling, old players with little experience will just take it. I guess they think the opportunity may not come again.

Gerrard was really poor at Villa, he deserved to lose his job. I don’t blame him for taking it initially though.

Guardiola was a mix of skill, luck and the cash to back him up.  And Barca at the time had Txiki who backed Guardiola in whatever he wanted for the club.
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Managing a championship club is the same as managing a top tie club in Scotland; Kompany is doing a good job, with no hype and a complete tactical job. Steven Gerrard left Rangers so quickly; it's common among English coaches; a few good games and the English media will start linking them to top tie jobs, putting pressure on an English team to hire them. Gerrard should have stayed in Scotland because he was not ready to move to a top-tier club at the time. He was having a fantastic season there with no pressure, just go out and win games.

Managing a player and motivating players are two aspects of management that Gerrard lacks.

I see what you’re saying but what managerial qualifications did Guardiola have to get the Barcelona job? He went on to create and manage one of the greatest teams of all time.

I guess when a big job comes calling, old players with little experience will just take it. I guess they think the opportunity may not come again.

Gerrard was really poor at Villa, he deserved to lose his job. I don’t blame him for taking it initially though.

For Gerrard this was a bad decision to go to such a weak club. He needed a bigger club so he could try and achive something bigger . With Villa it wasnt possible and now he will need to find a new club and after getting sacked it will take some time to find a good club that will take him.

I wouldn't say Aston Villa is too big a club for Steven Gerrard to manage, these are the kinds of managerial appointment that helps build a manager's experience and I also wouldn't say it was too early for to have left Rangers, he has gathered the needed experience, staying for 10 years or more at Rangers would not have helped him have a better idea about managing an English club, I guess this was his first real test as a manager, If Lampard could have being of Chelsea, then Gerrard is no less worthy to manage a team such as Aston Villa, he already has decent record as a Rangers, it was just about the right time to take a step further in his career.
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