#sam obisanya and his dad

[blusandbirds]

i’m thinking about sam naming his passion project after his father and jamie’s father naming jamie after himself

[insignificant457]

[bombshellsandbluebells]

love the way so many of Nate’s critiques and roasts of the team in 1x07 call out arcs those characters go through

he calls out Sam for being indecisive and then so much of Sam’s story in s2 is about deciding to make a choice, first to stand up to DubaiAir, then to stay at Richmond

he tells Isaac he’s too concerned with looking tough and that there’s a way to be intimidating without being physical and Isaac goes from being a bully who physically harasses Nate to a captain with full control of the team without yelling or pushing people around (thinking of how Roy as a captain yelled to get people to listen, but how Isaac just has to look at them and say nothing), but also later almost ruins his entire career by physically going after a fan when angry. and ALSO someone who struggles to tell his best friend he loves him, probably because he doesn’t want to seem soft, but also makes the effort to make sure he knows it anyways

and then lastly, the one that most obviously relates to more than just football - he tells Roy that while his anger made him a star athlete, if he keeps it all to himself it’s going to ruin him, and we see Roy constantly struggle to handle his anger, even all the way through s3, only finally making an effort to do something about it in the finale

“you see things no one else does” indeed

[thetarttfuldickhead]

So it’s later in the evening and the cooking’s all done and Ola’s out and about in the restaurant, saying howdy to all the boys —

— and there is Jamie, nifty in blue and his ICON cap and pleasantly buzzy from all the drinks Dani mixed, and Ola doesn’t exactly corner him, but he stops by and, “Ah, you must be Jamie! I’ve heard so much about you!”

Jamie blinks a couple of times at that, trying to imagine all the times Sam might have talked to his extremly supportive dad about him, and succeeding only far too well. “Oh. Uh, yeah. I mean… I’ve, uh. I’ve tried to do better, so. But. I guess. Uh. Yeah.” And he shrugs a little, unhappily, because he really doesn’t know what to say to this gentle giant of a man whose son he terrorized for six unfortunate months a couple of years back.

Ola just looks at him, frowning but not in a nasty or angry way. Cocks his head to the side. “Yes. Samuel’s told me.”

Jamie makes a face at that but before he has time to say anything else – offer any apologies – Ola plows on: “He’s told me about his very good friend who’s been such great support to him in this last year, in spite of him not having much support of his own.” He pauses, making sure that Jamie is hearing him: “I’ve been glad to hear he has such good friends. Samuel has been very fortunate.”

“Oh.” Jamie blinks again. And again. His eyes are wide. A slight shine to them, maybe. He looks away from Ola; away from Sam, happily (and inexpertly) (but still succesfully) flirting with Simi by the bar.

And Ola puts his arm around Jamie’s shoulders and it’s warm and it’s heavy, but it doesn’t weight him down; it grounds him. “Tell me, Jamie,” Ola rumbles, as he gently guides Jaime to one of the stuffed benches by the wall. “What do you think about—“

(And if Sam looks up from his conversation with Simi and if his eyes stray to the men on the bench… he’d smile, yeah, soft and aching and pleased with the way Jamie – seemingly unconsciously – is leaning into Ola’s touch, listening and grinning and gesturing wildly as he answer whatever questions the older man asks of him. Sam sees them, and he smiles.)

[lady-of-the-spirit]

Jamie: Would it be the worst thing in the world if I gave him a call?

Sam: No, no, Jamie, it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. It would be the third worst thing. Number one, super volcano. Number two, an asteroid hits the Earth. Number three, Jamie calls his dad! Number four, Dani gets eaten by a shark.

Dani: I'm Dani and I approve the order of that list.

[jessicawhitlysimp]

can we not make sam dealing with racism and xenophobia and finding comfort in his dad about jamie please???

[quinnigallagherjones]

the ted lasso writers need to pay for my therapy bc i just Knew they were going to cut to jamie when sam was hugging his dad but it STILL BROKE ME 😭😭😭

[lady-of-the-tambre]

Rewatching Ted Lasso part 54: Sam’s dad coming in just when he needs him and Sam immediately hugging him and then the CAMERA PANS TO JAMIE

[blusandbirds]

TOHEEB JIMOH EMMY WHEN???

[grasslandgirl]

GOD the scene where sam is angry and yelling in the locker room with everyone and then his dad comes in and he just. tackles his dad in a hug and starts sobbing and everyone just stands there and watches him. OUGHGOURGHHHH SCENE OF EVER. SAM OBISANYA THE MAN THAT YOU ARE. EMMY! KNIGHTHOOD! NOBEL PRIZE! I JUST LOVE IT WHEN HE CONTAINS MULTITUDES AND HES ALLOWED TO BE ANGRY AND HEARTBROKEN AND TERRIFIED AND TORN INTO PIECES AND JUST FUCKING SAD AND OVERWHELMED AND OUGHGOHHUGGH

[aj-lenoire]

i love sam so much

i love his big heart i love his anger i love his passion i love his dad 😭😭😭

[jamiesfootball]

I demand WIP quotes!

Here is a snippet from the next part of the loosely an AU horror fic, this part starring Sam:

I hope that when I am able to leave this place, you can meet my friend. I have been practicing your recipes, but it is not the same. I miss cooking with you, Daddy, and I would like my friend to believe me for once when I tell him that your cooking is not just better—it is worth living for.

[thebadasshistorian]

“Don’t fight back, fight forward.”

Ted Lasso is the show that just keeps churning out the most optimistic, badass statements imaginable. Holy shit.

[internetaddict104]

Y’all Ted finally got me I cried when Sam had his breakdown in the locker room

[roughroadhaley]

Sam’s dads automatic approval of Simi & Simi’s care for the world around her and the matters that mean something to her... smells like soulmates !!

(also love that Simi is like call her a bitch!!! Sam needs that energy in his life)