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Come on! Come on! Let's do this!

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Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

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Go! Go! Go!

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Oh.

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Rupert and I bought this
on our fifth anniversary.

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Well, you have exquisite taste.

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Do you want it?

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But it's a Hockney. It must
be worth a million pounds.

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Good point. You should've said yes.

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- Auction pile, please.
- Right away, ma'am.

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So, um, Mrs. Mannion...

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Excuse me. Ms. Welton.

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George is here.

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If he's here, why isn't he here?

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Oh. Yes. Good point.

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George.

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- Higgy boy.
- Oh! Good one.
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Hey. I love what you've
done to the place.

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Did you do it yourself or
get some poof to help you?

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I could ask the same
of your hair. Please.

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She's a cheeky one, isn't she, eh?

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Right, love. Listen, I've
got training in a minute.

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So whatever it is you need to
get off your impressive chest,

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- let me have it.
- Of course.

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You're fired.

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Yeah, right.

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And I'll be buying out the
remainder of your contract. So...

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Wish you the best of luck.

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Fired? What the fuck for?

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I suppose I could go for any
number of reasons, really.

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Your casual misogyny, for one.

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- What?
- I know, it's a big word.
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Ask one of your daughters what it means.

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Or perhaps it's your performance,

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having led this team through yet
another remarkably average season.

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Or maybe it's because you insist
on wearing those tiny shorts

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that force me to see
one of your testicles.

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And there's the other one.

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Liam and Noel.

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Though, perhaps not an oasis.

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Still, if I'm being
completely honest, George,

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you're fired because I'm the
owner now, and I don't like you.

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Now do piss off, you fat twat.

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Hey, Higgy boy.

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What do you think's worse?

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Your husband cheating on you
or being the last to know?

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Is there someone that could
pop out and fetch me a salad?

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Nothing with raisins in it, please.

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Fuck you.

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So, what to do as far
as new managers go?

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Shall I prepare a list of candidates?

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No. That won't be necessary.

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This is a bit of surprising news

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from the other side of the Atlantic.

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AFC Richmond announced the
hiring of their new manager,

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one Theodore "Ted" Lasso.

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Recently, it was Coach Lasso

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leading the Division II
Wichita State Shockers

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to their first ever national
title in American football.

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He took the Shockers
from a garbage program

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all the way to the promised land

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in his very first season as head coach.

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But for a lot of us,

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that's not how Ted Lasso
found his way into our hearts,

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certainly not into our living rooms.

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For me, it'll always be Ted...

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celebrating a moment
of joy with his team

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in a way that you really
have to see to understand.

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And then, even when you see it...

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I don't necessarily know that
understanding is what we're doing.

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Right on, Ted. Do your thing, man.

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And good luck with the
most beautiful game.

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Do us proud.

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Go, 'Murica.

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Oi, mate. This you?

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- I believe it is, yeah.
- Oh, man! Legend.

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Can I get an ussie?

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That's dope.

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You know, back where I'm
from, we call those selfies.

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Well, it's not "myself", yeah?

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It's "us", innit? "Ussie".

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Yeah. I like that.

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Wicked.

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You coaching football.

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Mate, you are a legend for
doing something so stupid.

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I mean, it's mental. They're
gonna fucking murder you.

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Well, you know, I've
heard that tune before.

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but here I am, still dancing.

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- Legend.
- Yeah. Nice meeting you.

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What you reading? Another soccer book.

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Coach, you are a sponge.

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Come on. Hit me with a fun fact.

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They don't say "out of bounds".
They say "into touch".

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Okay, you owe me five bucks if I
sneak that into a sentence later.

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- You're on.
- Okay.
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Good evening. We'll be
dimming the cabin shortly.

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We should get some sleep.
The jet lag will kill us.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Hmm.

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Are we nuts for doing this?

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Yeah, this is nuts.

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Hey, but taking on a challenge is
a lot like riding a horse, isn't it?

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If you're comfortable
while you're doing it,

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probably doing it wrong.

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- Okay, good night, Coach.
- Night, Coach.

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Oh, oh, oh. Hey, hey, hey!

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If we see each other in our dreams,
let's goof around a little bit,

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- pretend like we don't know each other.
- You got it, stranger.

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Nice.

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- You didn't sleep at all?
- Not a wink.
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No. My brain just kept on cooking.

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At first, I was thinking
about not sleeping.

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Then I was thinking about
thinking about not sleeping.

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And that... That's never good.

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Next thing you know,

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they're handing out warm
chocolate chip cookies

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and the plane's landing.

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I didn't get a cookie. Did you eat mine?

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That's not part of the story.
I think this is us right here.

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Hey, how ya doin'?

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- My name's Ted. What's yours?
- Ollie.

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- Ollie. All right.
- Let me get your bags.

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No, no, no, Ollie. We
packed 'em, we'll carry 'em.

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Love to make a little pit stop though.

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Okay. Follow me.

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Yeah. There you go.
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Coach, I got a feeling we're
not in Kansas anymore, right?

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Hey, I've never actually said
that when not in Kansas before.

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- That's kinda nice.
- Yeah.

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Well, thanks for indulging us, Ollie.

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Ready to boogie whenever you are.

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Okay. That's Tower Bridge.

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Right. Not the London Bridge,
'cause this one's still up.

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You know how they came up with soccer?

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So, these Victorian-era headmasters,

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all they wanted to do was get
the boys to stop masturbating.

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So they invented a sport

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where the boys wouldn't
use their hands at all,

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and they thought that
might do the trick.

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I'm not sure if it worked, but...

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Feels different, Coach.

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I mean, the same, but different.

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- Metaphor.
- You know it, baby.

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Oi!

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Oi! Excuse me!

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Oi! Hello!

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Off! Off!

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Stop touching the grass!

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Get off! Get off the pitch!
Stop touching the grass! Please!

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- Yep, yep, yep. Yeah.
- Who are you?

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I'm Ted Lasso. Uh, this
is Coach Beard here.

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- Oh, God. You're the new manager.
- Yes, sir.

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- Take all the grass you want.
- Oh, no...

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We just had it cut. I can
go through the garbage.

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- I can get you some more.
- That's all right. No-No need.

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- Thank you.
- Yeah.

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- Still, we got to get off the grass.
- Yeah, yeah. Absolutely.

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Do we apologize?

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- Sorry about that, grass.
- Sorry, grass.

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So, we're supposed to
meet with a Rebecca Welton.

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Yeah, that's where I'm taking you.

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Oh. Look at this guy. One step ahead.

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Hey, what's your name, by the way?

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- Me?
- Yeah.

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No one ever asks my name.

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Oh.

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I mean, whenever you're ready.

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Oh, um, it's Nathan.

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Nathan! Aw, I love that name.

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Hey, love your hot dogs.

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Yeah. No, I know.

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Good, good. Y'all got
Nathan's hot dogs here?
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No.

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Okay.

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I love this kid. Love him.

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I'll introduce you. Big boss.

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Here we go.

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Hello.

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Hey, how y'all doing? I'm
Ted Lasso, your new coach.

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- You must be Ms. Welton.
- Oh. Please, call me Rebecca.

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Ms. Welton's my father.

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If that's a joke, I love it.

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If not, I cannot wait
to unpack that with you.

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This here is Coach Beard.

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It is so good to finally
meet you both face-to-face.

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Higgins?

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Oh. Sorry. This is Higgins,

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our current director of communications.

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Current?

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Could you take Coach Beard

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and get him their IDs,
housing information...

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You know, anything they need.

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- Wi-Fi password, wet wipes.
- Humidifier. Way ahead of you, Coach.

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Thank you.

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- Please, take a seat.
- Okay.

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- Can I get you something to drink?
- Yes, please.

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Didn't get much sleep on the
plane, so anything you got,

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a little boost of caffeine,
should do the trick.

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You know, mochaccino, Frappuccino...

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Any coffee thing, as long as I can't
taste a hint of coffee, is good.

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How do you take your tea?

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Well, usually I take it
right back to the counter

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'cause someone's made a
horrible mistake. But...

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when in Rome, right?

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Yeah. Look at that. Okay.

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Mm.

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Mm-hmm.

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Well?

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you know, I always figured that tea

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was just gonna taste
like hot brown water.

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And you know what?

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I was right. Yeah, it's
horrible. No, thank you.

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Welcome to England.

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Yeah. "Get used to it, sucker". Right?

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Now, would you like a tour?

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- Ooh, I'd love to see Abbey Road.
- Of the club.

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Yeah, let's start there.

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So, this hall represents the
club's long, albeit modest, history.

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The first match was played in 1897.

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Uh, during the war, our stadium
was used as a makeshift hospital.
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Yeah, some of the locals claim

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they still see fallen soldiers
wandering around the pitch.

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Ooh. That's spooky.

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- Oh. Do you believe in ghosts, Ted?
- I do.

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But more importantly, I think
they need to believe in themselves.

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You know?

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Okay.

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And this is a wall of
our previous owners.

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Okay. And now look
at this fella up here.

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How 'bout the girls and the
champagne and everything?

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He looks like a good time.

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That's my ex-husband.

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Well, good times aren't
always a good time, I've found.

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You know, I heard about all that.

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How you holding up?

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Yeah, hasn't been the easiest year.

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Yeah.

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- So, we'll need you to speak to the press.
- Oh, yeah.

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No, after a couple nights' good
sleep, I'll be happy to do so.

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I'm so sorry. I thought you knew.
They're ready for you now.

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They're what?

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So, without further ado,

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the new manager of AFC
Richmond, Ted Lasso!

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Okay.

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All right. How y'all doing?

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Oh.

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There's Coach. Oluwa Ted, yo.

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Look, our coach.

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Oi!

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If I don't hear silence, I'm
gonna start punching dicks.

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One sec. Let me just...
Throat got a little dry.
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Did not expect fizzy water there. Sorry.

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Look at this twat!

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Fucking Yank!

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Okay. So, uh, hey.

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Why don't we just jump right
in? Anybody got any questions?

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Oh, yeah, no. Should've saw that coming.

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You know what? You can
put your hands down.

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Real quick, um...

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Yeah.

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How about I go ahead and address

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the larger-than-average
elephant in the room.

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No, I have never coached the sport that

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you folks call football at any level.

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Jesus.

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What?
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Heck, you could fill two Internets

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with what I don't know about football.

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But I'll tell you what I do know.

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I know that AFC Richmond, like
any team I've ever coached,

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is gonna go out there and
give you everything they got

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- for all four quarters.
- Halves.

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- What was that?
- Two halves.

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Oh, right. Sorry. Halves, yeah.

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They're gonna give you everything
they got for two halves, win or lose.

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Or tie.

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Right. Y'all do ties here.

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Sorry. That's going to take
some getting used to for me.

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'Cause back where I'm from,
you try to end a game in a tie,
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well, that might as well be the
first sign of the apocalypse.

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Now, look here. I respect
what you folks in the media do.

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And my door is always gonna be open.

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All right? You can ask me anything.
No topic will be into touch.

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All right, one final question.

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Uh, how about the fellow
right there in the second row.

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Yeah.

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I-I like your glasses.

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Oh. Thank you.

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Trent Crimm, The Independent.

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I just wanna make
sure I have this right.

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You're an American who's
never set foot in England,

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whose athletic success has only
come at the amateur level...

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a second-tier one at that...

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and is now being charged
with the leadership

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of a Premier League football club,

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despite clearly possessing very
little knowledge of the game.

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You got a question in there, Trent?

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Yeah.

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Is this a fucking joke?

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- Thank you, Trent!
- I love journalists.

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I mean, can you even
name any footballers?

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Well, yeah, you got Ronaldo and the
fellow that bends it like himself.

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- Fucking Beckham! Made a film on it!
- You dickhead, mate.

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Who the fuck are you?

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Do you know how many games
are in a Premiership season?

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Not off the top of my head, no.

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Nobody can understand you.

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Who won the league last year?

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I actually don't know the
answer to that. I'm sorry.

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What's a goalie?
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The fella with the big Mickey
Mouse hands and the... by the net.

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This is bleak.

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You need to go back to America.

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Yeah, yeah. No, yeah. No, no, I...

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Oh!

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The bubbles!

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Fucking hell!

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Coach Lasso.

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Good Lord. You must forgive
my fellow countrymen.

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Somewhere over the last few years,

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we seem to have abandoned all
sense of manners and hospitality.

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My, my, aren't you a salty bunch?

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But I can't remember the last
time the press room was this full.

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Yet here you all are.

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Maybe you're not such
a mad notion after all.

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And despite the number of you here,

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there is not a single
person in this room

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who has seen Richmond
play more than I have.

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And in all those years under the
stewardship of the previous owner,

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I've witnessed nothing
but profound mediocrity.

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Am I wrong?

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Well, it's a bit harsh.

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Am I wrong?

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No.

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Now, Coach Lasso may not have the
CV that you all find acceptable,

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but he does have one
thing this club doesn't:

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a trophy from this millennium.

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So, like it or not, Richmond are
changing the way we do things.

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And from now on, that
way is the "Lasso way".

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We look forward to seeing you all

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at our next match with Crystal Palace.

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Thank you so much.
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Nice meeting y'all.

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And, uh, sorry for spittin'
on all your stuff up here.

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Thank you.

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I give him three weeks.

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Oh, boy.

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I'm sorry about that. I
don't know what happened.

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Ted, don't you think about
them for another second.

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You have a job to do.

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And proving them wrong,
just been added to the list.

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I appreciate that... Thank you, Coach.

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Yeah.

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Mm.

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See, I'm fine when there's no bubbles.

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You know, I can do that all day.

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Okay. You know, I'd love to
say hi to the team, if I can.

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Can't keep a gaffer from his pitch.
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You can say that again. Okay.

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I am 0 for 2 in that sentence.

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Ms. Welton, I was a bit skeptical,

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but after hearing you speak in
there, I'm excited by your choice.

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Coach Lasso is just what we need.

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- Oh, he's an absolute wanker.
- I know.

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Eh, pardon?

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I hope he fails miserably.

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See, my ex-husband truly loved
only one thing his entire life:

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this club.

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And Ted Lasso is gonna help
me burn it to the ground.

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'Cause I want to torture Rupert.

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I want him to feel like
he's being fucked in the ass

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with a splintered cricket bat.

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Just in and out, over and
over, in a constant loop.

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Like a GIF.
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That's what GIFs do,
isn't it? They're just...

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endless.

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That's... correct.

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Uh, though some people,
um, pronounce it "JIF".

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- Thank you, Higgins.
- Thank you.

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Uh...

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Okay, let me use it
in a sentence, so it sticks.

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The "gaffer"... me...

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- is going out to the "pitch"...
- Yeah.

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... the grass here... to watch practice.

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"Training". They call
practice "training".

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All this vernacular. Gonna be tough.

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You know what? I'm gonna get it though.

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'Cause training makes perfect.

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There you go.

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Oh. There's our man.
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Jesus, Mary and fuckface Joseph!

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Eyes on the man you're marking! Come on!

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- Ooh! Who is that?
- Roy Kent.

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Team captain. Classic
old-school box-to-box midfielder.

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- Definitely lost a step.
- But, you know, he's a legend.

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Won a Champions League
with Chelsea, so...

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- Eight years ago.
- Yeah.

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Mmm!

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Oh, God, what?

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That is a darn fine
sports mix, young fella.

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Coach, you try this?

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That does not come lightly from
that fella, I'll tell you that.

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You continue to impress, Nathan.

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You remembered my name.

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Holy smokes! Did you see that?
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That fella looked like a kitty cat

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when it gets spooked by a cucumber.

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- Who the heck is that?
- Jamie Tartt.

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Top scorer on the team.

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Fuck off.

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- Hmm. Nate, what's he like?
- Who, Jamie?

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- Mm-hmm.
- Eh, he's great.

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You know, at football.

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Yeah, I know fellas like that.

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Sam Obisanya.

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He's a right back defender
outta the Nigerian league.

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Nigeria? Like Africa?

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So these fellas are
from all over the place?

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I'm open, boyo.

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I mean, he must be from England, yeah?

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- Wales.
- Is that another country?
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- Yes and no.
- How many countries are in this country?

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- Four.
- Four.

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It's kinda like America these days.

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Right.

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I do love a locker room.

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Smells like potential.

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And am I getting notes
of Axe body spray?

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- Spot on, Coach.
- Mm.

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But I think they call
it something else here.

433
Oh.

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- Ding, ding, ding.
- Ah!

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Lynx.

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My favorite of the jungle cats.

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Come here. Look at your
face. Look at your face.

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Thanks, thanks.

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Yeesh.
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Last time I saw eyes that cold,

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they were going head-to-head
with Roy Scheider.

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- Jaws?
- No, All That Jazz.

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I'm gonna say something. Howdy, fellas.

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Don't stop what you're doing.

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My name's Ted Lasso.
This here is Coach Beard.

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I know we don't
officially start quite yet,

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but, uh, you know, we just
wanted to pop in, say howdy,

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let you know how excited
we are to be here...

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Knock, knock.

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Is everyone in here decent?

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Oh, boys, that's disappointing.

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Oh, shit. Am I interrupting you?

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No, no, that's okay. How can I help you?

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No, I'm here to pick up that one.

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Yeah. Sorry, Coach.
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She made me an appointment.
I'm getting waxed.

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It's more for the
fans than it is for me.

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Score a goal, gotta take my shirt off.

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Sweetheart.

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I mean, I can stay if you want.

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No, that's okay.

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All right, cheers.

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- Yeah.
- There you go.

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All right, kid, after you.

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You're gonna be a
gentleman now, are you?

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No, babe. Just gonna watch your ass.

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Fuck off.

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Watch it and weep.

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Anyhoo, uh, thank you for your time.

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Coach. You gotta stay up.

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Come on, man. Don't be a sleep cop.

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Roy! Hey, Roy!

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Yeah? What do you want?

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It was real fun watching
you out there today.

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You know, the boys
really respond to you.

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It doesn't surprise me though.
You've had a heck of a career.

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Thank you.

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Mm-hmm.

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Never thought it would end being
coached by Ronald fucking McDonald.

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You gonna let him call you that?

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I don't think he was referring to me.

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Hmm. He thinks he's mad now,
wait till we win him over.

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He'll be furious.

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You got any tape?

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What you doing in there?

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Oh, shit. I'm sorry. Are you all right?

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Yeah, no, I'm fine. I'm fine.

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I shouldn't laugh.
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It's okay.

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No, I was just making some
adjustments to the locker room here.

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Nice, yeah.

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Though, I believe it's crooked.

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Now here I am thinking it was
the room that was all outta whack.

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But you know what? I think you're right.

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What you doing back here? Where's Jamie?

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Oh, he left his phone in his locker.

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Why didn't he come get it?

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He's still getting waxed.
He's surprisingly furry.

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The hair was, like, growing
back while she was doing it.

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- Come on, now.
- May I?

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- Yeah, yeah. Help yourself.
- Thanks.

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Lower it down on that side.

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Oh. Great.

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Keep going. Little bit.
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Teeny bit more.

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Stop! That's perfect.

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All right. How 'bout
that? Nice teamwork.

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- Pow. Yeah.
- Old-school.

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- I'm Keeley, by the way.
- Oh, yeah. Hey, I'm Ted Lasso.

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No, I know. You're trending
hard on Twitter right now.

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How 'bout that.

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- Do you even tweet?
- Nah.

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But I do beatbox all right.

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I never know how to react

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when a grown man
beatboxes in front of me.

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Well, I hope you never
run into Biz Markie.

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All right.

518
Well, if you get curious and you
start searching around on Twitter,

519
I would avoid #Richmond.
520
- Okay.
- Or wanker. Or dick.

521
- Well, I'll take your word for it.
- Oh.

522
Welcome to England.

523
Thank you. Hey, and
thanks again for the lift.

524
That's all right.

525
Hey, this you, Nate?

526
Oh, that one? God, no.
No, couldn't handle that.

527
This is me. Green one here.

528
Right. So, get that in there.

529
Come on.

530
Already burning the
midnight oil, I see, Ted.

531
Well, as the man once said,

532
"The harder you work,
the luckier you get", huh?

533
On the diagonal.

534
My apologies, Ted. We should
have ordered you a car.

535
Oh, no. That's okay.
536
- Night, y'all.
- Got it.

537
What is wrong with you?

538
It's just that everything
I've eaten today...

539
feels like it's stuck right here.

540
I got it. I got it.

541
Here we go.

542
He seems like such a nice man.
I'm not sure I can do this.

543
Obviously, for this to work,

544
I'm going to need the full support

545
of my new director
of football operations.

546
I'm assuming that's a promotion
and substantial pay rise

547
that would be of interest
to you and your family.

548
Hey, look, this car's got
an invisible steering wheel!

549
I'm just kidding.

550
It's my man Nate here running the horn.

551
You're a godsend, Ted Lasso.

552
Takes one to know one.

553
Well?

554
I accept.

555
Wonderful.

556
Oh, and, uh, Higgins,

557
I know that there'll be elements
to this little adventure

558
that will weigh on you a bit.

559
But, uh, I'm sure it won't
be harder than it was

560
to sneak all Rupert's women in and out

561
behind my back all those years.

562
This is you, Coach.

563
Okay. All right. You good?

564
- I'm good. You good?
- Yeah.

565
- Night, Coach.
- Good night, Coach.

566
Oh. I almost forgot.

567
What's this for?
568
- "Into touch".
- Get some sleep, Coach.

569
Yeah, I will.

570
Hey, big guy. How you doing?
How was school today?

571
Right.

572
Ah, no, I-I forgot.

573
Yeah. Yeah, I'm a little loopy today.

574
Yeah. Yeah, you could say that.

575
No, no, that's okay. No. I
just wanted to hear your voice.

576
Yeah. Yeah, go do your thing. Yeah.

577
Hey, is your mom there?

578
Okay. Thanks, big guy.

579
Hey, I miss you.

580
Yeah, I love you too.

581
Okay.

582
Hey, how you doing?

583
Yeah. Well, you know,
so far so good. You know?

584
It's gonna take some
getting used to, yeah.

585
But-But I think once we get
going, it's gonna go all right.

586
Yeah. No, that's true,
that's true. Yeah.

587
Well, you know what? It's
actually pretty nice. Yeah.

588
Yeah, and tell you what,
they got a cute neighborhood too.

589
Yeah.

590
Yeah, you and the little guy
gotta get on over here.

591
Come check it out.

592
What? No, what did I say?

593
But that's what I'm doing though.
I'm giving you that space.

594
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

595
Yeah, and myself. Right. Uh-huh.

596
Okay.

597
No, no. That's okay. Yeah, yeah.

598
Hey, hey, Michelle.

599
I love you.

600
No, no, that's okay. You don't have to.

601
Really. Yeah.

602
Okay.

603
Uh-huh.

604
All right, now. Good night.

605
Shoot. Now I can't sleep.