Pirlo Picks up the Pipe at Sampdoria - 24/25 Season Serie B

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

Finally a win for Samp again: currently hanging on to a place in those despised play-offs. Jeremy Ménez at Bari..., wow! I thought he had quit, but here he was in Serie B all along (and for quite some years now, I read...)

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Yes, my rise in form was certainly replaced by a slower period, so it was good to get back to winning again. I was surprised to see Ménez too, he actually used to be a Career Mode favourite of mine. But I did also believe he had retired by now. A fun discovery to learn that he hasn't.

I didn't realise that Sampdoria had dropped into Serie B...

Excellent graphics; I especially like the "diary" graphics...

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@CO88LER5 wrote:

I didn't realise that Sampdoria had dropped into Serie B...

Excellent graphics; I especially like the "diary" graphics...

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Thanks man! I appreciate the feedback.

Yeah they were relegated last season, almost being bankrupt too, until former Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani swooped in and saved them.

A few departures with some expected, could very well be good business if the new signings work out.

Have managed to open a gap between self and bottom half of the tableso looking good for a top half finish. All pretty close in the spots above. Could very well be a very interesting and exciting 2nd half of the season 

Good to see Webster getting in on the action too

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@thurlow885 wrote:

Have managed to open a gap between self and bottom half of the tableso looking good for a top half finish. All pretty close in the spots above.

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Yes, that's true. Venezia seem to be in No Man's Land in 10th, with teams being closer to each other in both top 9 and bottom 10. With number 8 entering the promotion play-offs and number 9 not doing so, it's beginning to look very interesting who will be the one to miss out.

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Six games to go. With a push, 3rd is still on the cards. Risk of falling outside the top 8 is small, except for Bari. It depends a bit on the emaining program really. But I'm expecting you end up in the play-offs you so much despised at the beginning of the story 🙂

Webster has broken his duck, finally, good on the lad!

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@Danimal5981 wrote:

Six games to go. With a push, 3rd is still on the cards. Risk of falling outside the top 8 is small, except for Bari. It depends a bit on the emaining program really. But I'm expecting you end up in the play-offs you so much despised at the beginning of the story 🙂

Webster has broken his duck, finally, good on the lad!

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The remaining program is a mixed bag:

33 - Brescia (H)

34 - Spezia (A)

35 - Como (H)

36 - Südtirol (A)

37 - Lecco (A)

38 - Cittadella (A)

So there are two from the top and four, who are all still in danger of relegation. We play most of them away from home though, which has been a bit of a drag. But perhaps this was mainly an issue in the first half of the season, being undefeated in league games away from home since early December.

So with a second half (of the season) being better than the first half, I assume we are closing in on the playoffs after all. I do still have some reservations about a premature promotion, but we'll see where it goes from here. I don't think I'll miss out on purpose.