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And including Brobbey’s winner at SJP, Robin Roefs in full flight, Nordi, Granit and Omar celebrating the home derby win, and Regis - as calm as ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI hope you like them, I hope it brings back great memories of a fantastic season, and I hope next season\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis even better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs ever, thanks for supporting my work - I’ll see you in Milan.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDave.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sunderland-european-dreams-souvenir-coaster","title":"Sunderland 'European Dreams' - Souvenir coaster","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new collection pays tribute to the 2025-26 season, and features hand-drawn illustrations of some of the key men and key moments. 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