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We won’t play like Guardiola or De Zerbi, because we are Sunderland and I’m Régis Le Bris.
\n\n

Demonstrative yet modest from our highly underrated manager.

\n\n

So Sunderland finish 7th in the Premier League and qualify for the Europa League at the first time of asking, a year to the day from gaining promotion from the Championship.

\n\n

A joyful, unforgettable season.

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At a certain point the degree to which we obscure what we need by the complete fantasy of what we want becomes alarmingly clear.

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I liked Pep Guardiola’s leaving statement as he departs Man City at the end of the season.

\n\n

He barely mentions football at all instead talking mostly about work, friendship, family, community, love and fun.

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Lists are stories.

\n\n

Even To Do lists.

\n\n

Stories attempt to impose order on apparent chaos.

\n\n

Meaning over incoherence.

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Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.
\n\n

— Mike Tyson

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Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve.
\n\n

— Erich Fromm

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And so the attempt to rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic of British governance begins…

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The Assembly: thisness.one

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There’s a difference between being condemned to suffer and being free to suffer.

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It doesn’t matter who you are or how much practice you’ve done: right now, there is just what's noticed without a noticer.
\n\n

— Just what’s noticed

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Pillars of Creation: thisness.one

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⚠️ Politics! 😱: thisness.one

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When you find your way, you will also find many teachers standing in your way.
\n\n

– Dōgen

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Meaning is the mind’s imaginary friend.

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