Samuel Sgambellone

Bold, Persistent Experimentation.

[Samuel Sgambellone @ssgambo]

Spurs fans suddenly realising that being 17th can feel very different depending on the circumstances. Nuance more important than the headline.

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3mins away for 30 mins. How the set up for @Uber is allowed to exist at @SydneyAirport the way it is is a disgrace. On top of that the way @Uber is allowed to get away with knowingly and misleadingly under estimate wait times should be prosecuted.

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@jkw_thfc @SrSittingBull He said this why he was at spurs... https://t.co/8aO1caY1YH

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"Maybe you all, when I'm long gone, you will pine for my entertainment and have had your fill of pragmatism. We haven't achieved anything yet. We haven't done all those things that you want to do. So if I start being pragmatic now, then maybe we'll never get there."

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@JacoCats They finished 17th last season but were pretty much in the same position same time last year having scored 4 more goals and conceded only one more. Starts haven't been the problem, it's been maintaining performing over a full season.

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@TheSpursWatch https://t.co/7Eut3tEJzw

[Samuel Sgambellone @ssgambo]

"Maybe you all, when I'm long gone, you will pine for my entertainment and have had your fill of pragmatism. We haven't achieved anything yet. We haven't done all those things that you want to do. So if I start being pragmatic now, then maybe we'll never get there."

[Samuel Sgambellone @ssgambo]

"Maybe you all, when I'm long gone, you will pine for my entertainment and have had your fill of pragmatism. We haven't achieved anything yet. We haven't done all those things that you want to do. So if I start being pragmatic now, then maybe we'll never get there."

[Sacha Pisani @Sachk0]

Not even 24 hours later & those questions about Postecoglou’s style/being “pragmatic” are back 😴

His face, even before reporter finished question, said it all.

“Maybe when I'm long gone you'll all pine for my entertainment & you'll have had your fill of pragmatism”

[Samuel Sgambellone @ssgambo]

@simonyemane I appreciate you've always maintained nuance. Ange had his flaws for sure but to say flat out his style = goals conceded is just not true. Also sad when people don't realise that football is a game of trade offs. It hurts to win on xG & lose the game, maybe more to lose on both.

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@TifoFootball_ @SebSB @JM_Devine @Jon_Mackenzie All the players that were mentioned by @SebSB as injured now for Frank were also missing for large parts of last season for Ange but he has to play kids rather than Kudus, Simmons etc so the bar should be higher right now for Frank.

[Samuel Sgambellone @ssgambo]

Wow. What a brave and important post.

[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

Suicide.

I'm choosing to be deliberately blunt and provocative in this post because it's necessary. Government, charities, football clubs are all pushing water up a hill in highlighting what is undoubtedly a major health crisis.

You take a rope.
You put it up in a garage or a tree nearby or far away.
You're thinking about every loved one you'll leave behind as you put that rope around your neck.
Then you drop.

Some are decapitated.
Some aren't.
All are found by someone who has a lifetime of trauma that will never leave them.
A son.
A daughter.
A brother.
A sister.
A mother.
A father.

I know 2 men who hung themselves.

One was found by his Mom.
One was found by his brother.
Neither have recovered fully. 20 and 30 years on.

A life sentence for people who were already worrying, terrified their loved one may do something.

So just visualise the above and ask, "is there another way"?

A segway for a moment.

I do a few Q&A's every year. Tales of yesterday with a 99% male audience of my age group.

After the stories and fun, my last question back to the audience is..

"Hands up if you struggle with a mental health issue".

Nobody ever puts a hand up. Despite 1 in every 3 of 500 attendees statistically struggling.

"Ah, nobody, that's fucking brilliant! Well I do! ". I then graphically tell people, stunned into silence about how a rope around my neck in the middle of nowhere jolted me to go home and cry like a baby to my Mom.

After the Q&A has finished, something always happens. I'll be chatting to a few guys, saying bye and one by one, men will come over and whisper " I struggle".

Or my mailbox the next day will have 30 emails from guys, their partners or kids saying " Dad/Uncle /Brother was there last night and what you said hit them hard".

And that's how some people realise that it's time to speak to a pal or family member or even rant to me in an email. It works, I often get a follow up email a year or 6 later saying that they took responsibility for their suicidal feelings and are now flying.

Humans are programmed to want to live, to have families and to keep the species growing and thriving. So for a human to want to short circuit that desire isn't normal, and it should never be spoken of as normal. It's the ultimate red flag.

If you suspect your mate, Dad, Brother, Uncle is struggling mentally, they deserve your intervention.

They deserve a " are you OK, please tell me what's up".

They deserve an opportunity to get past wanting to hang a rope over a tree or in a garage and slowly struggle until they die and you find them.

If you've been there and trust me I have plenty, then you'll know that text out of the blue, or a footie mate or one of your kids asking jow you are can open the curtains to some sunshine.

Because when suicide is your only answer, the room is already dark, and you can't see a way out.

So please, fucking pretty please, ask that husband, Dad, Uncle, Cousin, footie pal TODAY how they are.

You may be shocked what comes back but extremely glad that you asked.

For those who struggle, you're not alone.

[Samuel Sgambellone @ssgambo]

@NickStoll @djmcbreen @VinceRugari @TommyOar10 What I wouldn't give for the TNC podcast to return, such fond memories of listening to that during the last world cup.

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@NathanAClark Next do fellow Aussie Jordy Bos.

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@NathanAClark Absolute baller.

https://t.co/6ohDWB0NNO

[Watford Football Club @WatfordFC]

We leave you with this.

Goodnight, Hornets 😘

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@NickStoll @Kuta15 Was Bergvall for Spurs

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@VinceRugari @BakesTristan @Flav_Bateman @LoveTheShirt I really invested hard in Spurs thinking it would be a long term fairy tale, I tried to see if the love was still there post Ange but the spark has gone. Been death riding Nuno, Amorim and Emery hoping Ange would find a new home so I can go all in again.

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@VinceRugari @BakesTristan I thought I was the only one who was mad about football but never had a club until I heard you speak with @Flav_Bateman. Hope there is a forest podcast as good as @LoveTheShirt.

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@VinceRugari Some awesome deep dives on the back 3 era https://t.co/QvXiwXGOiw

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@VinceRugari Ange to Man U? Here we go?

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@jj_bull Big Ange always wins something in his second season. Need someone like him who can carry a teams identity on his back.

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@TheCasualYank @JacoCats Pretty sure we won 4-0 last time we played there with Ange.