JuveNextGen - surprised they down there, looking it up quotes Juve's as a Reserve Team for the top flight.
Founded in only in 2018 its their U23's - I expect they are working on them to get into SerieB sooner or later, U23's would be a awesum effort.

nice part of the world your parents NCB, having been born here I have no care of the north south and other rivalries as it is almost everywhere in the world.
To me its Italy and all regions have their own quirks good and bad.
Mentioning of village teams etc, I'm spending sometime back there (Italia) in Feb, I'll have to look out for a grass roots local game as a matter of interest hopefully I can make the time.

So Triestina is out from the 1-1 draw ? to 2nd round ?

The national phase of the Serie C playoffs have begun (Final 13 teams - with byes for the 3x second placed teams to the second round which will mark the quarter finals).
These matches all now held over two legs with no away goals, with the home team for the second leg in the first two rounds the winner in the event of an aggregate draw, but extra time and penalties if necessary for the Final Four and Playoff Final.

First Round

Second Round

Assuming the seeded teams win the first round, Carrarese will be the "Best First Round Winners" (as it is based off ladder position + better record over the year, etc), meaning Catania would play against either Padova, Torres, Avellino or Carrarese - and I'm afraid that's where their season would probably end.

cheers mate, yer I know of the water polo, infact they are beasts at it known winning Club.
and this bloke owns it
The club is owned by Genovese businessman Gabriele Volpi, who also owns football club Spezia, competing in Serie A

When we were in Recco last trip we ate this cool taverna and saw heaps of water polo memoribilia around the place, a ex local known player owns it.
Got to say great mangiare and vino !

I found the water polo team if that helps.....

My poppa is from Fiume, Triestina region, now in Croatia, hence that Dukes interview link posted elsewhere always has my interest.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Fiume-question
Therefore I see Triestina in there NCB, forza !
That club was established in 1918 !
Therefore I re checked Mum's ol town, Recco, down the road from Genoa obviously in SerieA.
I see Sporting Recco but not much on them or history but results.
Can't see which league they play in.

Great info NCB I'll keep looking with interest.

The national phase of the Serie C playoffs have begun (Final 13 teams - with byes for the 3x second placed teams to the second round which will mark the quarter finals).
These matches all now held over two legs with no away goals, with the home team for the second leg in the first two rounds the winner in the event of an aggregate draw, but extra time and penalties if necessary for the Final Four and Playoff Final.

First Round

Second Round

Assuming the seeded teams win the first round, Carrarese will be the "Best First Round Winners" (as it is based off ladder position + better record over the year, etc), meaning Catania would play against either Padova, Torres, Avellino or Carrarese - and I'm afraid that's where their season would probably end.

Understand what you are saying, I've done a lot of travelling around Australia since Covid, lots of great places & lots of culture & history, just not taught at school.

Look, everywhere has its negatives/positives as we all know.
I luv alot about here but I'm sick of alot as well.
I/we luv our roots even though I'm born here wife not (you know from where) but we luv the euro outlook lifestyle + passions.
Yep its crowded in summers no diff to here but like here you can find your spots/hideaways away from it all.
Yep I'm in EU every year at varied times incl ME/Asia and USA.
I'm sick of the whinging here, they don't know how good they have it and the OTT red tape/amongst the other BS this country is going.
I'm looking forward in the near future to stay over there for 3mths at time if things fall into place.

Why would you want to leave these shores?

Have you been to Europe lately, so many people.

yep, I'd luv to pack up and leave these shores if it wasn't for the kids.
I know my wife would happily move as well but grankids will run our lives, patience yer, I really can't see it for a long time.

yep, I'd luv to pack up and leave these shores if it wasn't for the kids.
I know my wife would happily move as well but grankids will run our lives, patience yer, I really can't see it for a long time.

At the end of EVERY football season we are flooded by feel good "little club gets promotion after X years"  stories from overseas.... pffft it will NEVER happen here while the cartel still exists..... have patience.

well as we know Ipswich have made it back to the top flight after 22yrs so thats corrected the $$$ ledger.
I'm amazed what a storey gaining promo twice thats no mean feat.
It is estimated that promotion from the Championship to the Premier League is worth around $210 million to each club over a three-season period.

A couple of my footballing team mates are ex local Leeds and Saints devotees, gonna be on like mad come the play offs.


Here's another good lower league storey for youse - luv this stuff.
Cittadella, The Tiny Italian Soccer Team That Unsettled Thierry Henry (forbes.com)

Blackburn only need a point but they are away to Leicester, celebrating the Title and aiming for 100 points

Sheffield also only need a point but are away to Sunderland

Plymouth & Birmingham both at Home

Ipswich finished league 1 behind title winners Plymouth last year.

One of them sure af kicked on...

Stoke & QPR get safe
Huddersfield down

Squeaky-bum-time for the other 4

Has the EFL considered what may happen to English football's geographic spread if Plymouth get relegated? What the hell is gojng to happen to football in Devon? Sheeesh these people just dont get it.... 

Blackburn only need a point but they are away to Leicester, celebrating the Title and aiming for 100 points

Sheffield also only need a point but are away to Sunderland

Plymouth & Birmingham both at Home

Stoke & QPR get safe
Huddersfield down

Squeaky-bum-time for the other 4

Yeah thats great Enzo Im sure the APL and the Lowys before them have profited handsomely on their investment.. 
Sorry i missed the part in the Japanese Football's review of the last 30 years where they speak about revenue, ticket sales and sponsorship? All I read from their statement is pride in having Japanese national footballers playing in good overseas leagues, a national team that is respected on the world stage and a thriving football pyramid providing aspirational and inspirational football to all clubs and communities in the country.

J - league started, 30 years ago with existing basket case clubs, mainly owned by conglomerates or local prefectures and have, in 30 years, developed a football system that has helped them develop into, what I would regard, a serious football nation. Despite football NOT being the most popular sport, despite Japanese players NOT being considered as physically gifted as those from Sth America and Europe and despite not having vast amounts of revenue OR  huge storied clubs...

We are talking about two different outcomes and I suspect we always will be. Some want MLS lite, others see J-League and sigh and wonder "what if"?

quit??? heheh whatever mate, the APL are no different in their mentality to the Lowy Ponzi scheme... Different head, same fishy smell :)

Truth is that the ONLY obstacle to Australia having a successful football pyramid is the insistence of the *cough *cough "professional" clubs to be financially protected and rewarded for the stupidity and ignorance of "mainstream" consumers. 

We CAN have it tomorrow. Yes many clubs will go to the wall, yes many clubs will struggle to get 10 fans and a dog to their games, yes the financial "reward" from sponsors and broadcaster may not be there but it CAN happen... and it WILL provide benefits to our performance both locally and internationally.
 If nothing else, the struggles of 99% of football leagues all around the world proves the concept. Strong clubs prosper, weaker clubs are punished, ambitious clubs have a reason to be ambitious. From Milan, to London to Timbuktu and Tokyo. There are clubs that survive on the smell of an oily rag but still persist because that wonderful concept of sporting merit drives them to seek glory.... If we fail in getting this NST up and running soon I think we have done our dash as a football nation.... 

The age old "fight" is between making money and having a good environment for football to develop.... I 100% understand why "investors" would want the former but cant really understand why many so called football fans wouldn't want the later?

I think you may have ,meant the other way around? Clubs in smaller leagues love the money they can earn from Conference league..... 500k to a Maltese or  Estonian club is big bikkies.