WINNER ANNOUNCED!! "Jose Mourinho Aged Special One" Review Weekend

[MoeFOH]

This weekend in honour of the Special One's (Jose Mourinho) return to the English Premier League we want reviews of that Special One cigar which announced itself as a star by delivering the goods from the get-go and has aged pretty darn well, too, always performing above average and/or occasionally knocking your socks off with results against the odds... It's not old faithful, it's got fireworks in its locker! 

Pick any cigar that fits this bill and review it to go into the draw for an El Pres Selected Box. 

1. Start a new thread in the Waterhole. 
2. Use this format: Partagas Lusitania JOM FEB 14  (JMRW)
3. Add a photo or two
4. A detailed review + score it in your own way. 

To be drawn Wednesday local time!

Have a fantastic weekend 

JMRW = Jose Mourinho Review Weekend!

P.S. If you don't know your football/EPL and the Mourinho backstory, and you feel inclined to do so, here's a few links to school you up:

Jose Mourinho rolling up at Chelsea in 2004... 

 

2019 Jose, after having gone the journey and been down for a nap for a while, has he gotten better with age, can we expect the same results???

 

[Ken Gargett]

2 minutes ago, MoeFOH said:

This weekend in honour of the Special One's (Jose Mourinho) return to the English Premier League we want reviews of that Special One cigar which announced itself as a star by delivering the goods from the get-go and has aged pretty darn well, too, always performing above average and/or occasionally knocking your socks off with results against the odds... It's not old faithful, it's got fireworks in its locker! 

Pick any cigar that fits this bill and review it to go into the draw for an El Pres Selected Box. 

1. Start a new thread in the Waterhole. 
2. Use this format: Partagas Lusitania JOM FEB 14  (JMRW)
3. Add a photo or two
4. A detailed review + score it in your own way. 

To be drawn Wednesday local time!

Have a fantastic weekend 

JMRW = Jose Mourinho Review Weekend!

P.S. If you don't know your football/EPL and the Mourinho backstory, and you feel inclined to do so, here's a few links to school you up:

Jose Mourinho rolling up at Chelsea in 2004... 

 

2019 Jose, after having gone the journey and been down for a nap for a while, has he gotten better with age, can we expect the same results???

 

when i saw this, i assumed you meant a bad tempered, arrogant tosser of a cigar, one that does okay to start with but never ends well and always leave a bad taste in your mouth.  

[MoeFOH]

11 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

when i saw this, i assumed you meant a bad tempered, arrogant tosser of a cigar, one that does okay to start with but never ends well and always leave a bad taste in your mouth.  

Everyone's palate is different, Ken. 

[Ken Gargett]

1 hour ago, MoeFOH said:

Everyone's palate is different, Ken. 

true. but some things stay the same. 

all i can say is thank the lord that sp*rs jumped in and grabbed the special one before we did something stupid and took him. 

[MoeFOH]

11 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

true. but some things stay the same. 

all i can say is thank the lord that sp*rs jumped in and grabbed the special one before we did something stupid and took him. 

Gunners could do worse. Like sticking with Emery, for instance. Shoring up their defence would be a good start. Mourinho could have been a godsend. And a reunion with David Luiz. What's not to like?

The problem for any manager is the cattle. I think we're about to see what Spurs' youth dept has in its locker. 

[SirVantes]

Appearance: expensive and potent. Certainly has gloss. 

Construction: Very tight around the middle.

Draw: Highly likely

1st third: Turgid. Devoid of any excitement. 

2nd third: Pedestrian. Almost no heat. 

Final third: Sudden burst of quality. Lasts about 20 seconds. After that, shuts down completely. Final third seems to last forever until it mercifully dies. 

Score: 1-0 (1-0 on agg)

[Meklown]

51 minutes ago, MoeFOH said:

Mourinho could have been a godsend.

Never. If that was really a concern I'd sign Big Sam up. "Edit - it IS a concern. Previous misphrasing makes it seem like I did not think it was a concern. But if the primary purpose of hiring the Special One was for the defence, I'd pass."

Arsenal needs to sign Poch up now.

Edited November 22, 2019 by Meklown

[Islandboy]

So....this is really Gurkha review weekend then?

[Deeg]

24 minutes ago, Meklown said:

Never. If that was really a concern I'd sign Big Sam up.

Arsenal needs to sign Poch up now.

It's really a question of whether Emery or Ole gets canned first.  Either club would be fools not to snatch Poch up.

[Ken Gargett]

41 minutes ago, MoeFOH said:

Gunners could do worse. Like sticking with Emery, for instance. Shoring up their defence would be a good start. Mourinho could have been a godsend. And a reunion with David Luiz. What's not to like?

The problem for any manager is the cattle. I think we're about to see what Spurs' youth dept has in its locker. 

agree. emery looking like he is not the saviour. also agree grabbing poch might be a top idea. 

not shoring up the defence, actually getting a defence, would be a start. diabolical. 

but everywhere the special one has been has ended in tears. sure, often some early success but it always comes undone. 

agree re cattle but up to the manager to be getting the cattle. spot it, train it, improve it. and not be someone who drives players away from the club and scares others off. and emery has joined him in that category. 

i thought all sp*rs had in its locker were kids they pinches from the gunners? 

[Meklown]

9 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

sure, often some early success but it always comes undone. 

He always wins some trophies by his second season. Sp*rs never wins anything. Everyone made fun of Wenger's 9 year drought but they forget clubs like Sp*rs has been (and still will be) enduring a drought much longer than that. 

Let's see if SO's mojo can outdo Sp*rs' incapacity.

[MoeFOH]

5 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said:

but everywhere the special one has been has ended in tears. sure, often some early success but it always comes undone. 

 

Agreed. But Man U aside I think he's delivered a league title in every other club management stint. Correct? Not too shabby, without even mentioning all the other honours. 

I think Spurs will see that new manager boost lift them up for a while, but ultimately it'll derail in the league. This year anyway. Europe might be a different matter. 

[Booyaa]

Perfect cigar for this would be one that starts of glitzy, moves into a proper winning smoke in the second third and then unravels in the third until it becomes unsmokable and is tossed like a 2cent dawg.

[JoeyBones777]

I have no idea what to smoke this weekend.?‍♂️?

[MoeFOH]

A nice little group of reviews for this rather esoterically themed weekend comp... more usual service to be resumed this weekend. 

The random draw winner was @Notsocleaver !!

Congrats!! 

Please PM your details (name, address and email) to me @MoeFOH and we'll arrange dispatch of your prize. 

Thanks to all who participated. Next comp details up on Friday - stay tuned! 

[lovethehaze]

Congrats 

[Notsocleaver]

Oh wow! I was pretty underwhelmed by that Punch Punch I reviewed, but I guess it was worth it!

[99call]

7 minutes ago, Notsocleaver said:

Oh wow!

Well done dude, Hats off to you. enjoy

[RDB]

Nice competition idea... I like the esoteric. Congrats @Notsocleaver!

R