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Sep 22, 2020Liked by John Birmingham

I can't work out why, but I love this show. I keep waiting for it go too far and become too sickeningly sweet, but it finds a way to pull back when it is right at the edge.

I love that it delivers on one of my favourite traits of good leadership, the ability to find and celebrate the strength in individuals that allows them to bring value to the overall team. I have seen a lot of people in senior leadership positions (including most politicians) that could use some basic leadership lessons from Ted.

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Sep 22, 2020Liked by John Birmingham

Hes just so damn earnest, in a way that only Americans can pull off. If Ted was Australian you know he'd be secretly laughing at you or if he was English it would be a tyranny of manners but Americans just really put it all out there, the good and the bad. I also love that the team captain 'Roy Kent' is a paper thin parody of Manchester Utd captain Roy Keane, right down to the 3 day beard.

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Sep 22, 2020Liked by John Birmingham

It's mad good, right? So many good characters. Even Rebecca has a heart. And I thnk I'm still a little confused about Coach Beard's purpose. He's definitely some kind of manifestation of coaching and life wisdom, but I'm not sure what.

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Yeah, Apple TV one streaming service too many. Might buy once Foundation is added but until then I think I have enough subscription streaming services to fill in my copious downtime in Plaguetown.

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I wait like a Labrador at a food bowl for each new episode.

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Ted Lasso is the series the world needs more than ever.

I started watching it immediately after watching and being struck dumb by the last episode of Cobra Kai. It is exactly what I needed.

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Always something to be said for keeping things light. It's been tough lately.

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