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+x+x+xMy 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-questionTherefore 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. I found the water polo team if that helps..... 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 ! Yep looks like they've been very successful in the pool. As for the football, last record I found of them was the 16/17 Serie D. Very possible they've gone bust and languishing in the lower leagues as a phoenix club (which happens quite a lot). Catania is weird, I guess it's the full provincial team, since both my parents villages fall under that - but they do have little village teams. Dad's side is a youth side only that acts as an academy branch for Catania FC now, and on my mother's side, they were supposed to be in Serie D last season (22-23) alongside Catania, but went bust, and the phoenix club just won the 7th division league.
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+x+xMy 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-questionTherefore 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. I found the water polo team if that helps..... 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 !
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+xMy 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-questionTherefore 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. I found the water polo team if that helps.....
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My poppa is from Fiume, Triestina region, now Rieka Croatia, hence that Dukes interview link posted elsewhere always has my interest. https://www.britannica.com/event/Fiume-questionTherefore 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.
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+xThe 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. FORZA CATANIA my friend... keep us posted :) Total random fact for the day, Avellino was the fist ever Italian club to sign a Greek player in the mid 80s. Nickos Anastopoulos... I remember them flying Green and White Greek flags during their games... which would have pissed off Anasta as he was an Olympiacos player and would have seen these same flags against him in Athens. lol
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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.
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+x+x+x+x+x+xwell 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) 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. 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. Why would you want to leave these shores? Have you been to Europe lately, so many people. 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. 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. have done heaps of Oz touring and will always - many people prefer going OS due to cost comparisons. Lifestyle catergry has increased huge post covid, been great business for many I know in the game. School has more interest teaching left wing issues, nonbinary terms and other red tape BS that is more important :)
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+x+x+x+x+xwell 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) 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. 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. Why would you want to leave these shores? Have you been to Europe lately, so many people. 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. 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.
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+x+x+x+xwell as we know Ipswich have made it back to the top flight after 22yrs so thats corrected the $$$ ledger. I'm amazed what a storey gaining promo twice thats no mean feat. It is estimated that promotion from the Championship to the Premier League is worth around $210 million to each club over a three-season period. A couple of my footballing team mates are ex local Leeds and Saints devotees, gonna be on like mad come the play offs. Here's another good lower league storey for youse - luv this stuff. Cittadella, The Tiny Italian Soccer Team That Unsettled Thierry Henry (forbes.com) At the end of EVERY football season we are flooded by feel good "little club gets promotion after X years" stories from overseas.... pffft it will NEVER happen here while the cartel still exists..... have patience. yep, I'd luv to pack up and leave these shores if it wasn't for the kids. I know my wife would happily move as well but grankids will run our lives, patience yer, I really can't see it for a long time. Why would you want to leave these shores? Have you been to Europe lately, so many people. Look, everywhere has its negatives/positives as we all know. I luv alot about here but I'm sick of alot as well. I/we luv our roots even though I'm born here wife not (you know from where) but we luv the euro outlook lifestyle + passions. Yep its crowded in summers no diff to here but like here you can find your spots/hideaways away from it all. Yep I'm in EU every year at varied times incl ME/Asia and USA. I'm sick of the whinging here, they don't know how good they have it and the OTT red tape/amongst the other BS this country is going. I'm looking forward in the near future to stay over there for 3mths at time if things fall into place.
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+x+x+xwell as we know Ipswich have made it back to the top flight after 22yrs so thats corrected the $$$ 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) 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. 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. Why would you want to leave these shores? Have you been to Europe lately, so many people.
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+x+x+xwell as we know Ipswich have made it back to the top flight after 22yrs so thats corrected the $$$ ledger. I'm amazed what a storey gaining promo twice thats no mean feat. It is estimated that promotion from the Championship to the Premier League is worth around $210 million to each club over a three-season period. A couple of my footballing team mates are ex local Leeds and Saints devotees, gonna be on like mad come the play offs. Here's another good lower league storey for youse - luv this stuff. Cittadella, The Tiny Italian Soccer Team That Unsettled Thierry Henry (forbes.com) At the end of EVERY football season we are flooded by feel good "little club gets promotion after X years" stories from overseas.... pffft it will NEVER happen here while the cartel still exists..... have patience. yep, I'd luv to pack up and leave these shores if it wasn't for the kids. I know my wife would happily move as well but grankids will run our lives, patience yer, I really can't see it for a long time. I know exactly what you mean.... our kids are still high school but the plan is 6 months here 6 months there ...
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+x+xwell as we know Ipswich have made it back to the top flight after 22yrs so thats corrected the $$$ 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) 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. 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.
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+xwell as we know Ipswich have made it back to the top flight after 22yrs so thats corrected the $$$ ledger. I'm amazed what a storey gaining promo twice thats no mean feat. It is estimated that promotion from the Championship to the Premier League is worth around $210 million to each club over a three-season period. A couple of my footballing team mates are ex local Leeds and Saints devotees, gonna be on like mad come the play offs. Here's another good lower league storey for youse - luv this stuff. Cittadella, The Tiny Italian Soccer Team That Unsettled Thierry Henry (forbes.com) At the end of EVERY football season we are flooded by feel good "little club gets promotion after X years" stories from overseas.... pffft it will NEVER happen here while the cartel still exists..... have patience.
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+x+x+x2 left, yet still 7 contenders  Stoke & QPR get safe Huddersfield down Squeaky-bum-time for the other 4  Blackburn only need a point but they are away to Leicester, celebrating the Title and aiming for 100 points Sheffield also only need a point but are away to Sunderland Plymouth & Birmingham both at Home Birmingham won their game which meant they just needed one of the other 3 to lose Unfortunately everyone else won as well Note Sheffield taking 14 points from the last 6 games to escape   
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well as we know Ipswich have made it back to the top flight after 22yrs so thats corrected the $$$ 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)
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+x+x+x2 left, yet still 7 contenders Stoke & QPR get safe Huddersfield down Squeaky-bum-time for the other 4 Ipswich finished league 1 behind title winners Plymouth last year. One of them sure af kicked on... Looks like Plymouth just had a great run and have since concentrated on paying off Loans and Mortgages Ipswich though have rolled the dice, should've won League 1 easily,  but it looks like it's paying off Lost 34 million quid in the previous 2 years, but have now sold 40% for 105 million  Will be interesting what they do if they don't go up this year
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+x+x2 left, yet still 7 contenders Stoke & QPR get safe Huddersfield down Squeaky-bum-time for the other 4 Ipswich finished league 1 behind title winners Plymouth last year. One of them sure af kicked on...
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+x+x+x+x2 left, yet still 7 contenders Stoke & QPR get safe Huddersfield down Squeaky-bum-time for the other 4 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 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.... Torquay just gone into Administration as well, it's the end of the World
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+x+x+x2 left, yet still 7 contenders Stoke & QPR get safe Huddersfield down Squeaky-bum-time for the other 4 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 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....
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+x+x2 left, yet still 7 contenders Stoke & QPR get safe Huddersfield down Squeaky-bum-time for the other 4 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
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+x+x+x+x+xThis make me sooooo jealous of the Japanese football fans  A lot of people suggested using the J League’s experience as a template prior to the A League being set up but Uncle Frank did it his way. Its just so frustrating that the chance for a quick cash grab overrode a salvageable competition... The Japanese saw what they had and worked with it to develop something better. We got lumped with crisis profiteering and revenge ... Oh well lets hope JJs new new dawn and eleven principles bear some fruit..... The Lowy's had a 50 year association with football in this country. Of these FIFTY YEARS, Frank was Chairmain of the FFA for 10 years, and his son for another 3 or so years. Under their watch, the A-League received $666 million dollars worth in broadcast deals, and hundreds of millions more in sponsorships and ticket sales. The salvageable competition? Here's a nice summary of how things stood: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/nsl-to-return-to-tv-screens-as-clubs-finally-agree-on-new-deal-20021015-gdfq4s.html 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"? Who cares??!!!! We had it easy back 2013-7 when there were 10 teams and 40 million a year in tv rights was brought in , not to mention a Friday night game on SBS. I miss those days.... But yeah you lot think that rich people sinking money in unprofitable clubs is the way to go. LoL. But it's all the AFL and NRL and UFC fault lol
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xThis make me sooooo jealous of the Japanese football fans A lot of people suggested using the J League’s experience as a template prior to the A League being set up but Uncle Frank did it his way. Its just so frustrating that the chance for a quick cash grab overrode a salvageable competition... The Japanese saw what they had and worked with it to develop something better. We got lumped with crisis profiteering and revenge ... Oh well lets hope JJs new new dawn and eleven principles bear some fruit..... The Lowy's had a 50 year association with football in this country. Of these FIFTY YEARS, Frank was Chairmain of the FFA for 10 years, and his son for another 3 or so years. Under their watch, the A-League received $666 million dollars worth in broadcast deals, and hundreds of millions more in sponsorships and ticket sales. The salvageable competition? Here's a nice summary of how things stood: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/nsl-to-return-to-tv-screens-as-clubs-finally-agree-on-new-deal-20021015-gdfq4s.html 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"? Its not great mate, its absolutely astonishing that under the Lowys management the professional game brought in circa $1 billion dollars over 15 years from being utterly broke. J-league clubs are sponsored by some of the biggest global brands, so much money flows in that until recently their best players never felt the need to go overseas. The J-league has a revenue of $1.3 billion AUD. and look where we are after the messiah's round up of a billion$'s over 15yrs, like looking at the approah of a cyclone on the weather radar till after it disapates to calm and wondering wtf. The Lowys quit 5 years ago mate. WTF indeed. 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? So many dumb people on here. You are not gonna have 10 billionaires pissing money on A-league mens clubs for the sake of it or for "passion" Having Clive Palmer Own gold coast United proves having a billionaire running an A-league club doesn't guarantee anything. You are not gonna have a random rich person pump 10 million a year to western United if they are getting 2,000 people at home games.
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+x+x+x+x+x+xSqueaky Bum Sunday  All at home  Leeds have to win and hope Leicester don't and Everton lose (or win by 3 with Everton draw) Leicester have to win and hope Everton don't win Everton only sure hope is if they win And Spurs hoping Villa stumble, so they can squeak in to the Conference league at least otherwise no Europe next year.... Squeaky Bum Sunday never fails to deliver.... If Chelski does the miraculous tomorrow morning there will be even more drama up the top end of the table..... EPL is brutal. Spurs dont want the Conference league, they rather focus on the PL and not worry about a third tier european cup where they might play an extra 8-10 matches throughout the year. Maybe the fans mate, but the club could use the financial boost?? I'd think any club outside a big 5 league would want to avoid it . 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. And you wonder why I love football manager
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+xlukerobinho wrote:Over my dead body Do you guarantee it? Lol promotion and relegation will save this whole sport in Oz apparently lol
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+x2 left, yet still 7 contenders Stoke & QPR get safe Huddersfield down Squeaky-bum-time for the other 4
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+x+xEverton finishing 5th last  Everton finishing 4th Last  Everton definitely not finishing third last 
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+xHalf time over in Sicily Catania score off a corner in added time to go 1-0 up. Very frustrating like a Socceroos game against minnows (despite the opposition being 3rd placed) tbh - most of the game camped in the oppositions half with a few half chances, but the best opportunity (that wasn’t the goal) fell to Benevento Half time scores for relevant games: Catania 1-0 Benevento Monopoli 1-0 Messina Brindisi 0-2 Turris Potenza 0-0 Virtus Francavilla Monterosi 0-0 Foggia This puts Catania up to 13th and relegation playoffs to be between: Potenza v Monterosi (Monterosi auto relegated due to 10 points behind Potenza) Monopoli v Virtus Francavilla (Will go ahead as the most these can finish apart is by 7 points - which is where the live table is at now) Catania hold on for the 3 points and stay in the race for promotion. Relegation playoffs will be between Potenza and Monterosi (Monterosi defeated Foggia, so that got them within the 8 points), and Monopoli and Francavilla. Catania's playoff games will be held May 11th and 14th (seeded teams normally get the home second leg, I think?) where they are essentially in the final 10 teams of the playoffs, despite finishing 13th in their regional league.
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NicCarBel
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Half time over in Sicily
Catania score off a corner in added time to go 1-0 up. Very frustrating like a Socceroos game against minnows (despite the opposition being 3rd placed) tbh - most of the game camped in the oppositions half with a few half chances, but the best opportunity (that wasn’t the goal) fell to Benevento
Half time scores for relevant games:
Catania 1-0 Benevento
Monopoli 1-0 Messina
Brindisi 0-2 Turris
Potenza 0-0 Virtus Francavilla
Monterosi 0-0 Foggia
This puts Catania up to 13th and relegation playoffs to be between:
Potenza v Monterosi (Monterosi auto relegated due to 10 points behind Potenza)
Monopoli v Virtus Francavilla (Will go ahead as the most these can finish apart is by 7 points - which is where the live table is at now)
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