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      <title>Top 100 First Take: Gav Harmer on Atletico&#39;s Ambition</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2025/09/01/top-first-take-gav-harmer/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:13:42 +0100</pubDate>
      
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&lt;!-- wp:jetpack/markdown {&#34;source&#34;:&#34;## Podcast Episode Summary\n\nIn the inaugural episode of the *Top 100* podcast series, host **Regan Thompson** chats with **Atl&amp;#233;tico Madrid manager Gav Harmer**, a *&amp;#8220;real life legend&amp;#8221;* and *&amp;#8220;veteran of the game&amp;#8221;* who is part of the **1,000-game club**.\n\nGav reflects on Atl&amp;#233;tico Madrid&amp;#8217;s **heartbreaking end to last season**, where they missed out on a playoff place due to an **89th-minute goal from Tyrone Mings** &amp;#8212; *&amp;#8220;in the last minute of the game&amp;#8221;*. Despite the setback, he remains **optimistic for the future**, saying his side is *&amp;#8220;starting to get better, get bigger, bigger ratings&amp;#8221;* and that *&amp;#8220;things are looking good.&amp;#8221;*\n\nThe conversation then turns to key player movements:\n\n- The successful acquisition of **Pedro**, now *&amp;#8220;banging them in for Chelsea.&amp;#8221;*  \n- The *&amp;#8220;big move&amp;#8221;* of **Ilya Zabarnyi to PSG**, with his stock expected to rise quickly.  \n- **Angelo Stiller**, described as *&amp;#8220;too good for Stuttgart.&amp;#8221;*  \n- **Robert S&amp;#225;nchez**, who has regained his *&amp;#8220;number one spot&amp;#8221;* at Chelsea.  \n\nLooking ahead, Gav recognises the **tough competition** awaiting in Division Two. Strong sides like **Sporting Lisbon, Espanyol, Tottenham, and Cologne** have all come down from Division One, while clubs like **CSKA Moscow and Augsburg** are coming up from Division Three.\n\nHis strategy is firmly focused on **developing his current squad**, explaining he&amp;#8217;s *&amp;#8220;very happy with the team&amp;#8221;* and doesn&amp;#8217;t expect much transfer activity *&amp;#8220;unless something major happens.&amp;#8221;* He likens the journey to *&amp;#8220;taking two steps back to take one forward.&amp;#8221;*\n\nThe episode wraps up with Gav praising the **community spirit** and offering a **big thank you to David Marsden** for his *&amp;#8220;absolutely fantastic&amp;#8221;* work on the archive.\n\n\u002d\u002d-\n\n## Very Brief Timeline Guide\n\n- **The Near Miss:** Atl&amp;#233;tico Madrid&amp;#8217;s playoff heartbreak and the infamous Tyrone Mings last-minute goal.  \n- **New Season Challenges:** Insights into strong relegated sides from Division One, new arrivals from Division Three, and big transfer moves (Pedro, Zabarnyi, Stiller, S&amp;#225;nchez).  \n- **Future Outlook:** Gav&amp;#8217;s development-first strategy, his *&amp;#8220;two steps back&amp;#8221;* philosophy, and appreciation for community contributions like David&amp;#8217;s archive.&#34;} --&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Podcast Episode Summary&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the inaugural episode of the &lt;em&gt;Top 100&lt;/em&gt; podcast series, host &lt;strong&gt;Regan Thompson&lt;/strong&gt; chats with &lt;strong&gt;Atlético Madrid manager Gav Harmer&lt;/strong&gt;, a &lt;em&gt;“real life legend”&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;“veteran of the game”&lt;/em&gt; who is part of the &lt;strong&gt;1,000-game club&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gav reflects on Atlético Madrid’s &lt;strong&gt;heartbreaking end to last season&lt;/strong&gt;, where they missed out on a playoff place due to an &lt;strong&gt;89th-minute goal from Tyrone Mings&lt;/strong&gt; — &lt;em&gt;“in the last minute of the game”&lt;/em&gt;. Despite the setback, he remains &lt;strong&gt;optimistic for the future&lt;/strong&gt;, saying his side is &lt;em&gt;“starting to get better, get bigger, bigger ratings”&lt;/em&gt; and that &lt;em&gt;“things are looking good.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The conversation then turns to key player movements:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;The successful acquisition of &lt;strong&gt;Pedro&lt;/strong&gt;, now &lt;em&gt;“banging them in for Chelsea.”&lt;/em&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;“big move”&lt;/em&gt; of &lt;strong&gt;Ilya Zabarnyi to PSG&lt;/strong&gt;, with his stock expected to rise quickly.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Angelo Stiller&lt;/strong&gt;, described as &lt;em&gt;“too good for Stuttgart.”&lt;/em&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Robert Sánchez&lt;/strong&gt;, who has regained his &lt;em&gt;“number one spot”&lt;/em&gt; at Chelsea.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Looking ahead, Gav recognises the &lt;strong&gt;tough competition&lt;/strong&gt; awaiting in Division Two. Strong sides like &lt;strong&gt;Sporting Lisbon, Espanyol, Tottenham, and Cologne&lt;/strong&gt; have all come down from Division One, while clubs like &lt;strong&gt;CSKA Moscow and Augsburg&lt;/strong&gt; are coming up from Division Three.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;His strategy is firmly focused on &lt;strong&gt;developing his current squad&lt;/strong&gt;, explaining he’s &lt;em&gt;“very happy with the team”&lt;/em&gt; and doesn’t expect much transfer activity &lt;em&gt;“unless something major happens.”&lt;/em&gt; He likens the journey to &lt;em&gt;“taking two steps back to take one forward.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The episode wraps up with Gav praising the &lt;strong&gt;community spirit&lt;/strong&gt; and offering a &lt;strong&gt;big thank you to David Marsden&lt;/strong&gt; for his &lt;em&gt;“absolutely fantastic”&lt;/em&gt; work on the archive.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;Very Brief Timeline Guide&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;The Near Miss:&lt;/strong&gt; Atlético Madrid’s playoff heartbreak and the infamous Tyrone Mings last-minute goal.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;New Season Challenges:&lt;/strong&gt; Insights into strong relegated sides from Division One, new arrivals from Division Three, and big transfer moves (Pedro, Zabarnyi, Stiller, Sánchez).&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Future Outlook:&lt;/strong&gt; Gav’s development-first strategy, his &lt;em&gt;“two steps back”&lt;/em&gt; philosophy, and appreciation for community contributions like David’s archive.&lt;/li&gt;
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      <title>S25 Youth Cup: Goal-Filled Matches and Admin Drama!</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 08:43:40 +0100</pubDate>
      
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&lt;h2 class=&#34;wp-block-heading&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YOUTH CUP GOAL FEST! Roster Blunders Spark ADMIN CRACKDOWN in S25 Opener!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By Our Man with the Notepad, Sideline Sid&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;SOUTHALL, ENGLAND - Sunday Morning&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BANG!&lt;/strong&gt; The S25 Youth Cup roared into life last night, serving up a feast of goals, dazzling performances, and enough off-pitch drama to make your head spin – even the &lt;strong&gt;Game World Administrator&lt;/strong&gt; had to step in after some major squad sheet slip-ups! Strap yourselves in!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 class=&#34;wp-block-heading&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GOAL GLUT! BARCA &amp;amp; ESPANYOL RUN RIOT!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Where do we even start?! How about &lt;strong&gt;Barcelona&lt;/strong&gt;, eh? Young &lt;strong&gt;Samu Aghehowa&lt;/strong&gt; put &lt;strong&gt;Sevilla&lt;/strong&gt; to the SWORD in a stunning &lt;strong&gt;5-1&lt;/strong&gt; demolition! The Spanish sensation bagged &lt;strong&gt;TWO&lt;/strong&gt; goals and laid on &lt;strong&gt;THREE&lt;/strong&gt; assists! Boss &lt;strong&gt;Adam&lt;/strong&gt; called him MOTM – no arguments here! &#34;Glad to start with a win,&#34; beamed the boss!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Not to be outdone, &lt;strong&gt;Glen Mullan&#39;s Espanyol&lt;/strong&gt; lads absolutely pulverised &lt;strong&gt;Olympiacos 5-0!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Endrick&lt;/strong&gt; nabbed a brace, but &lt;strong&gt;Facundo Bounanotte&lt;/strong&gt; was the star – a goal AND three assists! &#34;One way traffic!&#34; hailed the gaffer, &#34;extremely pleased!&#34;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Elsewhere, &lt;strong&gt;Juventus&lt;/strong&gt; dished out a &lt;strong&gt;5-1&lt;/strong&gt; hiding to &lt;strong&gt;West Brom&lt;/strong&gt; away, &lt;strong&gt;Bayern Munich&lt;/strong&gt; whacked &lt;strong&gt;Valencia 5-0&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Leicester&lt;/strong&gt; smashed &lt;strong&gt;Udinese 4-0&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;Man City&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;strong&gt;Dynamo Moskva&lt;/strong&gt; both bagged tidy &lt;strong&gt;3-0&lt;/strong&gt; wins! Talk about laying down a marker!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 class=&#34;wp-block-heading&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPURS EDGE EIGHT-GOAL THRILLER!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Hold onto your hats! &lt;strong&gt;Pedro Vilar&#39;s Tottenham&lt;/strong&gt; kids went to &lt;strong&gt;Atalanta&lt;/strong&gt; and won a crazy &lt;strong&gt;5-3&lt;/strong&gt; goal-fest! &#34;Great start... massive winning!&#34; declared the happy Spurs boss. What a match!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 class=&#34;wp-block-heading&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ADMIN CRACKDOWN! Marsden Reveals Roster Rule-Breakers!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RED FACES &amp;amp; RULE REMINDERS!&lt;/strong&gt; Drama off the pitch as FIVE clubs – &lt;strong&gt;Independiente, West Brom, Crystal Palace, Chievo,&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Everton&lt;/strong&gt; – were caught out by eligibility rules! It seems simple squad selection errors were likely to blame – managers forgetting the crucial step of swapping senior players out for their designated youth cup squads! An easy mistake to make, but a costly one!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PRIZE DRAW PAIN!&lt;/strong&gt; The gaffers of the five teams, due to the eligibility breach, have &lt;strong&gt;FORFEITED&lt;/strong&gt; their chance to win the coveted end-of-season new player prize draw! A sharp reminder from the top brass to double-check those team sheets before hitting submit!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;We already saw &lt;strong&gt;Independiente&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; match defaulted &lt;strong&gt;0-3&lt;/strong&gt; after their boss admitted the error. It looks like the other teams avoided score changes this time, but couldn&#39;t escape the Admin&#39;s sharp eye when it came to the prize draw rules! Tough, but fair!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 class=&#34;wp-block-heading&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GAFFERS SOUND OFF!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sir Stephen Beddows (Sampdoria):&lt;/strong&gt; Hailed &#34;Super Samp&#34; after their &lt;strong&gt;2-1&lt;/strong&gt; win and blooding a 15-year-old debutant! One for the future!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dan Wallace (Man Utd):&lt;/strong&gt; So chuffed with his U21s cruising &lt;strong&gt;3-0&lt;/strong&gt; past &lt;strong&gt;Lyon&lt;/strong&gt;, he might throw &#39;em in against Leverkusen TONIGHT! Gutsy!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chris Meida (CSKA):&lt;/strong&gt; Gutted with a &lt;strong&gt;1-1&lt;/strong&gt; draw vs &lt;strong&gt;Milan&lt;/strong&gt; despite a &#34;strong display&#34;. That Konate penalty was their only reward.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;David Marsden (Hamburger SV):&lt;/strong&gt; (Speaking as &lt;em&gt;manager&lt;/em&gt; this time!) Delighted with a &#34;great team effort&#34; seeing off &lt;strong&gt;Leverkusen 3-2&lt;/strong&gt; with a late winner! A good day at the office for him both on and off the virtual pitch!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 class=&#34;wp-block-heading&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://challonge.com/t100s25yc&#34;&gt;TABLES&lt;/a&gt; TELL A TALE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;After the goal frenzy, &lt;strong&gt;Bayern&lt;/strong&gt; edge &lt;strong&gt;Barca&lt;/strong&gt; on goal difference in A, &lt;strong&gt;Espanyol&lt;/strong&gt; lead B, &lt;strong&gt;Juve&lt;/strong&gt; pip &lt;strong&gt;Feyenoord&lt;/strong&gt; in C. And the teams caught by the Admin&#39;s ruling? &lt;strong&gt;Palace, Chievo, Everton&lt;/strong&gt; prop up their groups pointless after 0-3 defeats, while &lt;strong&gt;West Brom&lt;/strong&gt; also lick their wounds after that 5-1 loss. A double blow after the admin errors!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 class=&#34;wp-block-heading&#34;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FINAL WHISTLE!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Phew! What a start! Goals, drama, and the Admin already busy laying down the law while &lt;em&gt;also&lt;/em&gt; celebrating a win! The S25 Youth Cup has it ALL! Check those team sheets, gaffers – Big Brother Marsden is watching! Don&#39;t take your eyes off this space!&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Top Performers and Underachievers in Season 25</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2025/05/02/top-performers-and-underachievers-in/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 21:38:05 +0100</pubDate>
      
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&lt;h2 class=&#34;wp-block-heading&#34;&gt;Top 100 Season 25 Six Match Review&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Six matches into Season 25, the highly competitive Top 100 game world is already offering plenty of intrigue. It&#39;s still early in the 38-game campaign (current in-game date Thu 1 May 2025), but comparing the action to pre-season expectations (including &lt;strong&gt;&#34;Malcolm&#39;s Stats&#34;&lt;/strong&gt; by Sevilla manager &lt;strong&gt;Mister TRX&lt;/strong&gt;, 8th historically), historical manager performance, and last season&#39;s trophy winners reveals some fascinating early narratives. Here’s an overview of who’s hitting the ground running, who’s stumbling, and potential reasons why.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 class=&#34;wp-block-heading&#34;&gt;Division 1: São Paulo Lead; Reigning Champs Verona Off Pace&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Fittingly, the game world&#39;s top-ranked manager historically, &lt;strong&gt;Scott Mckenzie&lt;/strong&gt;, has &lt;strong&gt;São Paulo&lt;/strong&gt; leading (16 pts), though he acknowledged needing more despite staying unbeaten after a 2-2 draw at Sporting. Just behind are &lt;strong&gt;kevin mcgregor&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Juventus&lt;/strong&gt; (15 pts, 39th historically), last season&#39;s Top 100 Shield winners, who suffered their first loss 1-2 at home against Doug Earle&#39;s impressive Leicester (6th). McGregor admitted he &#34;would of bitten your hand off if said this was the start I was going to get,&#34; showing perspective despite the setback. &lt;strong&gt;Adam&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Barcelona&lt;/strong&gt; (5th, 40th historically, S24 Super Cup winners) also look dangerous, spearheaded by the sensational G. Rodrygo (leading D1 with 5 goals and 6 assists). Manager Adam noted his key attackers are &#34;getting amongst the goals more... hope they can keep it going.&#34;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The biggest divergence from Malcolm&#39;s Stats is the form of &lt;strong&gt;Dario Saviano&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Dortmund&lt;/strong&gt; (17th, 28th historically) and, more surprisingly, &lt;strong&gt;Luís André Libras-Boas&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Hellas Verona&lt;/strong&gt; (12th, 5th historically). Predicted as title contenders, their struggles are stark – especially for Verona as reigning Division 1 champions. It suggests either the pre-season analysis overrated their readiness or established managers are finding the tactical battles tougher this term. Even &lt;strong&gt;James Mckenzie&lt;/strong&gt; (2nd historically, S24 SMFA Shield winner) finds &lt;strong&gt;Chelsea&lt;/strong&gt; slightly off pace in 8th. Fellow S24 trophy winners &lt;strong&gt;André Guerra&lt;/strong&gt; (Porto, SMFA Champions Cup - 10th) also sit mid-table.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;How are last season&#39;s promoted sides adapting? Last season&#39;s D2 champions &lt;strong&gt;Aston Villa&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;David Inglis&lt;/strong&gt;, 18th historically) are currently 14th. D2 play-off winners &lt;strong&gt;Tottenham&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;Pedro Vilar&lt;/strong&gt;, 67th) are exceeding early expectations in 11th after beating Espanyol 3-2, a result Mullan (Espanyol) felt robbed by. &lt;strong&gt;Regan Thompson&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Hertha BSC&lt;/strong&gt; (44th historically), S24 Top 100 Cup winners, are currently 18th.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;At the bottom, &lt;strong&gt;Gursimran Brar&lt;/strong&gt; (11th historically) sees &lt;strong&gt;Köln&lt;/strong&gt; last as forecast, while Espanyol and Hertha join them. Espanyol&#39;s Mullan expressed frustration after the Spurs loss, citing hitting the post multiple times and injuries.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 class=&#34;wp-block-heading&#34;&gt;Division 2: Leverkusen Deliver, West Brom Flounder, Schick Flies&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marco G&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Leverkusen&lt;/strong&gt; (1st, 16 pts, 59th historically) are impressively living up to their favourites tag from the predictions, dispatching Udinese 4-1 with Koopmeiners (7 goals) instrumental. Behind them are &lt;strong&gt;Standard Liège&lt;/strong&gt; (2nd, 12 pts), managed by &lt;strong&gt;Attilio Bonnici&lt;/strong&gt; (69th historically), who are performing well after winning the D3 title last season, despite a shock 1-0 loss at Genoa. For 3rd place &lt;strong&gt;Hamburger SV&lt;/strong&gt;, manager &lt;strong&gt;David Marsden&lt;/strong&gt; (41st historically) felt they &#34;Totally dominated a strong Stoke side&#34; but needed a late Casemiro goal for a 1-1 draw. Atlético (Gav Harmer) and Stoke (Andrew Kelly, 4th historically) are also in the mix.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The season&#39;s biggest shock remains &lt;strong&gt;paddy d&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;West Brom&lt;/strong&gt; (16th historically). Tipped for glory by the stats, now rooted in 20th. This drastic underperformance raises questions about their high-profile recruitment strategy. Conversely, &lt;strong&gt;RJ Alston&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Southampton&lt;/strong&gt; (8th, 24th historically) and &lt;strong&gt;Jamie Alldridge&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Schalke&lt;/strong&gt; (12th, 35th) are comfortably mid-table, defying predictions of a relegation scrap. Man Utd (&lt;strong&gt;Dan Wallace&lt;/strong&gt;, 25th) are struggling near the bottom (17th) as expected during their rebuild phase.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Last season&#39;s D3 play-off winners &lt;strong&gt;Udinese Calcio&lt;/strong&gt; (6th), managed by &lt;strong&gt;Neil Frankland&lt;/strong&gt; (23rd historically), are also competing effectively in the top half after promotion.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Individuals: Benfica&#39;s Patrik Schick is the standout scorer across all divisions with 9 goals, while Southampton&#39;s Houssem Aouar leads D2 assists with 8.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Newer manager &lt;strong&gt;Chris Meida&lt;/strong&gt; (71st) has &lt;strong&gt;CSKA&lt;/strong&gt; leading (1st, 15 pts), alongside &lt;strong&gt;Carl Martin&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Flamengo&lt;/strong&gt; (55th historically), though Flamengo stumbled with a shock 3-0 loss at Saint-Etienne, with Martin citing key player absences. &lt;strong&gt;Mike Scallotti&lt;/strong&gt; (10th historically) has &lt;strong&gt;Everton&lt;/strong&gt; (3rd, 13 pts) well-placed, fulfilling their predicted potential.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The remarkable story is &lt;strong&gt;Everton Luiz&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Dnipro&lt;/strong&gt; (5th, 11 pts, 81st historically). Tipped for relegation by Malcolm&#39;s Stats, their strong start suggests effective tactics or perhaps being underestimated. Fiorentina&#39;s D. Mota leads scoring (6 goals) but his team (15th) underwhelms. Predicted promotion candidates Anderlecht (&lt;strong&gt;Walter Gogh&lt;/strong&gt;, 27th) and PSG (&lt;strong&gt;Josh McMillan&lt;/strong&gt;, 21st) need improvement.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;How are last season&#39;s promoted teams settling into D3? &lt;strong&gt;Zenit Saint Petersburg&lt;/strong&gt; (4th), managed by &lt;strong&gt;Christian RC 1914&lt;/strong&gt; (82nd) after winning D4 last year, have adapted excellently. &lt;strong&gt;AS Saint-Etienne&lt;/strong&gt; (13th), under &lt;strong&gt;Carlos Miranda&lt;/strong&gt; (77th) and promoted via D4 play-off, showed their potential by beating Flamengo.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;This division completely contradicts the pre-season forecast. &lt;strong&gt;ruts66&lt;/strong&gt; (7th historically) leads with &lt;strong&gt;Feyenoord&lt;/strong&gt; (14 pts), alongside &lt;strong&gt;Stuart Monteith&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Montpellier&lt;/strong&gt; (14 pts, 56th historically). Dynamo Moskva (&lt;strong&gt;Paul Rimmer&lt;/strong&gt;, 59th) are 3rd, performing as predicted for a playoff spot. Córdoba, Salah, and Blanco share the goals lead (5).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The biggest head-scratchers are &lt;strong&gt;Mister TRX&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Sevilla&lt;/strong&gt; (8th historically, now 17th) and &lt;strong&gt;Hugo Costa&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Celtic&lt;/strong&gt; (50th historically, now 14th). Despite TRX crafting the very stats predicting his team for the title, he admits &#34;things haven&#39;t really gone to plan.&#34; Are the established managers/squads struggling tactically, or were they simply overrated? Conversely, &lt;strong&gt;Melvin Udall&#39;s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Werder Bremen&lt;/strong&gt; (5th, relatively new, 91st) are defying their relegation prediction admirably.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Two teams promoted from D5 last season are now competing here: Last season&#39;s D5 winners &lt;strong&gt;Beşiktaş JK&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;yamil Mc02&lt;/strong&gt;, 74th) are finding their feet in 15th. D5 play-off winners &lt;strong&gt;Olympiacos&lt;/strong&gt; (&lt;strong&gt;Ricardo Ferreira&lt;/strong&gt;, 66th) have started well and sit 7th after hitting four goals last night.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Relative newcomer &lt;strong&gt;Marc Ques&lt;/strong&gt; (79th historically) has &lt;strong&gt;Partizan&lt;/strong&gt; setting the early pace (15 pts), followed closely by &lt;strong&gt;Bruno Neto^^&lt;/strong&gt;&#39;s &lt;strong&gt;Lyon&lt;/strong&gt; (14 pts, 83rd). The managers predicted to dominate, &lt;strong&gt;Gianluca Ghio&lt;/strong&gt; (Independiente, 5th, 57th historically) and &lt;strong&gt;Ignazio Barraco&lt;/strong&gt; (Marseille, 7th, 34th), find themselves in the chasing pack but haven&#39;t asserted dominance yet. Independiente possess the division&#39;s top scorer in Trincão (7 goals). &lt;strong&gt;Nick Wheels&#39;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Spartak Moskva&lt;/strong&gt; (3rd, 48th) are meeting their playoff prediction, with João Mário leading assists (6).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Perhaps most interestingly, the relegation picture defies Malcolm&#39;s Stats. Predicted strugglers Atalanta (&lt;strong&gt;Chris Taylor&lt;/strong&gt;, 80th), Chievo (&lt;strong&gt;Carlos Azevedo&lt;/strong&gt;, 86th), and Athletic Club (&lt;strong&gt;Wayne Bullough&lt;/strong&gt;, 45th) are currently safe. Instead, Santos (&lt;strong&gt;Paolo Everland&lt;/strong&gt;, 84th), Bordeaux (&lt;strong&gt;Sheene Ralspunsky&lt;/strong&gt;, 81st - actively signing players), and PSV (&lt;strong&gt;Chris East&lt;/strong&gt;, 57th) find themselves unexpectedly in the bottom three.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;After just six games, Season 25 is proving highly competitive and often unpredictable, challenging many pre-season expectations based on Malcolm&#39;s Stats and even historical manager performance. While some favourites like Leverkusen are delivering, others like West Brom, Sevilla, Dortmund, and reigning D1 champions Hellas Verona are significantly underperforming. Standout individuals like Rodrygo (D1), Schick (D2), and Trincão (D5) are lighting up their divisions. Teams like Dnipro and Werder Bremen are providing early surprise packages. With 32 games still to play, there&#39;s ample time for fortunes to change, but the initial phase has certainly provided plenty of talking points and suggests that reputation and predictions count for little once the whistle blows.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2024/11/02/bayern-baseline/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 12:00:46 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2024/11/01/der-dino-dynasty/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:00:13 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2024/10/31/arsenal-aristocracy/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:13:32 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2024/10/30/espanyol-evolution/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:22:15 +0100</pubDate>
      
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&lt;p&gt;The rise and fall, and rise again of Espanyol, with a focus on two of their most esteemed managers, Doug Earle and current boss Glen Mullan.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;This podcast was created by AI (Google NotebookLM), based on &lt;a href=&#34;https://smtop100.blog/category/clubcall/espanyol/&#34;&gt;blog posts by Doug and Glen&lt;/a&gt; on their time at the club. AI makes mistakes, so it may not be wholly accurate.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:14:15 +0100</pubDate>
      
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&lt;p&gt;Another edition of the podcast, this time charting the story of Leicester City&#39;s rise from a club adrift in Division Four to the top ten in Division One and Youth Cup winners this season under tyro manager Doug Earle.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;If you&#39;ve ever been &#39;Douged&#39; in the market you&#39;ll want to listen to this. If you&#39;ve never been &#39;Douged&#39; you&#39;ll want to listen to this.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2024/10/28/levante-legacy/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:49:25 +0100</pubDate>
      
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&lt;p&gt;Drawing on the wealth of &lt;a href=&#34;https://smtop100.blog/category/clubcall/levante/&#34;&gt;blog posts&lt;/a&gt; provided by their three managers over 23 seasons of Top 100, here&#39;s a celebratory podcast discussing the club&#39;s (mostly) ups and downs, and how the team has transformed from Division Five no hopers alongside (then) Espanyol (who else?!) to a Division One team and powerhouse youth academy.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2024/10/27/s-sackings-and-reappointments/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 13:41:53 +0100</pubDate>
      
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&lt;p&gt;Here&#39;s the follow-up to &lt;a href=&#34;https://smtop100.blog/2024/10/27/top-100-talk-s23-end-of-season/&#34;&gt;this morning&#39;s episode&lt;/a&gt; on some possible end of season managerial moves according to gossip rags and the Top 100 WhatsApp group.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Remember, what&#39;s in this podcast is not the final decision of the Admin Team, and not based on all the available evidence and data. But it gives a pretty good idea of the process and what&#39;s involved. It&#39;s all AI generated (Google Notebook LM) and it gets some things wrong.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2024/10/27/top-talk-s-end-of/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 09:44:45 +0100</pubDate>
      
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&lt;p&gt;Rumours, rumours and outright tabloid nonsense from across the pond. Just a bit of fun. Don&#39;t take it too seriously, or personally.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2022/10/23/top-radio-s-t/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 22:34:08 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2022/01/20/season-preview-show/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:41:08 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <title>Top100 TV - Season 16 - Final Countdown to Games 37 and 38 - Division 2</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2022/01/02/193303/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2022 19:33:03 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <title>Top100 TV - Season 16 - Final Countdown to Games 37 and 38 - Division 3</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2022/01/02/top-tv-season-final-countdown/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2022 15:23:03 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <title>Top100 TV - Season 16 - Final Countdown Preview - Division 4</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2022/01/01/top-tv-season-final-countdown/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 19:46:42 +0100</pubDate>
      
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&lt;p&gt;Short 15 minute video previewing gameday 37 and 38 in Division 4. Season 16. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Fixtures final day&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Top100TV - Season 16 - Final Countdown Preview - Division 5</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2022/01/01/toptv-season-final-countdown-preview/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 19:38:11 +0100</pubDate>
      
      <guid>http://smtop100.micro.blog/2022/01/01/toptv-season-final-countdown-preview/</guid>
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&lt;p&gt;League Table and Fixtures&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Top 100 TV - Admin Special</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2021/12/13/top-tv-admin-special/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 23:01:13 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <title>Top 100 TV - Season 16 - Episode 3</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2021/10/30/top-tv-season-episode/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2021 21:46:54 +0100</pubDate>
      
      <guid>http://smtop100.micro.blog/2021/10/30/top-tv-season-episode/</guid>
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&lt;p&gt;Watch as Beddows, Mclean and Walter Gogh discuss their seasons the youth cup, transfers and the merits of doing them or not and importantly their own picks for &#34;Thomas Tuchels&#34; and &#34;Ronald Koemans&#34; &lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Top 100 TV - Transfers Special</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2021/09/14/top-tv-transfers-special/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:30:07 +0100</pubDate>
      
      <guid>http://smtop100.micro.blog/2021/09/14/top-tv-transfers-special/</guid>
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&lt;p&gt;A Top 100 Transfers special this week as I was joined by Doug Earle &amp;amp; Nick Justice.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Brilliant guests for this episode, thanks to both for joining me! &lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Top 100 Leadership - A History, A Change and the Future...</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2021/08/21/top-leadership-a-history-a/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2021 18:14:08 +0100</pubDate>
      
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&lt;p&gt;Top 100 is arguably the longest living (current) interactive, large custom gameworld in Soccer Manager Worlds. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The gameworld began back in Summer 2015 - with 100 managed clubs and 6 years and 15 seasons later the gameworld is still full, still active and still very much competitive. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Each season on top of the usual competitions - the community also organise internal competitions - youth cups, world club cups - see all in the History page - [smtop100.blog/history/](https://smtop100.blog/history/) &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;So what of the original fathers of the gameworld and the future - current gameworld owner Sir Stephen Beddows explains all. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Beddows has thanked Mr Frank Hirst - the Godfather - and his lieutenant, the loyal David Marsden, recently unveiling a great honour to the pair in the middle of Top100 Towers for their hard work for Seasons 1-15. An honour which is set to draw thousands of SMW members to pay homage to their great sacrifices and work. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; Moving onto Season 16 - 6 years since Top100&#39;s inception a new dawn (for better or for worse) is dawning - with Beddows officially joined by Dan Payne and Dan Wallace in managing the world - including the creation of Top120 - an add on to the main gameworld - so what has changed? and what has stayed the same?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;David Marsden is taking a back seat and we wish him well and a massive thank you for his hard work. He is accepting SM Credits in payment for his hard work if anyone wishes to reward him? &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;World Club Cup&lt;/strong&gt; - will remain the same - and managed by Mark Deadman and Dan Wallace&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Youth Cup&lt;/strong&gt; - to be organised and managed by David Marsden but seeks a helper to help him? Please drop Beddows, Payne or Wallace a message if you are willing to step up?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contracts&lt;/strong&gt; - to introduce a level of realism all Division 1 managers have agreed to a 3 season contract with specific season by season targets. &lt;strong&gt;The reason for this&lt;/strong&gt; - simple - to keep it realistic and to keep the gameworld active. Could it have a negative impact - maybe? But an experiment we are willing to try. IF a manager thinks they have a club for live might it make them complacent and become a passenger to Top 100? &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Plus the managerial merry-go round at the end of each season always has been an exciting addition that most custom gameworlds do not have - it rejuvenates the market and gives a level of jeopardy due to the bottom 3 in each division (max 15 potentially losing their jobs)&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Please note all reappointed managers and new managers also have a contract. If a manager were to refuse could this could against them for future jobs? Or if they were to be sacked for finishing bottom 3 could they lose their job? Simple scenario really - if all managers agree bar 1 - would it be fair for that 1 to lose their job? I&#39;d say so. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top 120&lt;/strong&gt; - a stolen idea - but an add on league - the next 20 clubs who aren&#39;t in Top100 in a separate GW. Short seasons which for the first 4 seasons will more or less run alongside Top100. Achieve in Top120 and opportunities will arise in Top 100. It is a critical tool for us to be able to gauge if a manager is good enough to join the main world - will they contribute? will they be active in the market? On the newsfeed? On the blog and other platforms? Already in early September 2 will be promoted to Top100. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I think most will agree whilst not perfect Top100 is a model that many gameworlds have sought to learn from over the years and its longevity is testament to what hard work, drive and community shows. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;If you are reading this as a non Top 100 member but wish to join the waiting list then see the link below&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;[docs.google.com/forms/d/e...](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesRAcpJagiiN4aTv2wZaNP4SN5kIUAcAXKLfnXWEpm2PrOqw/viewform) &lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>SM Top 100 TV - End of Season 15 Show</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2021/08/13/sm-top-tv-end-of/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2021 21:41:24 +0100</pubDate>
      
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&lt;p&gt;Join Beddows, Achiellos, Wheels and Lupton as they discuss the end of season in Top100 - review division by division - did you get a mention?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Who will win the play offs? What do they think of contracts? DP? Managerial Merry go round and the blog? &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;What are the plans for Top100 moving forwards?&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>SM Top100 TV</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2021/07/30/sm-top-tv/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 12:23:56 +0100</pubDate>
      
      <guid>http://smtop100.micro.blog/2021/07/30/sm-top-tv/</guid>
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&lt;p&gt;Find the new episode of Top100 TV here&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>SM Top 100 TV</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2021/07/23/sm-top-tv/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 22:14:44 +0100</pubDate>
      
      <guid>http://smtop100.micro.blog/2021/07/23/sm-top-tv/</guid>
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&lt;p&gt;Find the Youtube links for the Div 2 and Div 1 run in shows&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;figcaption&gt;Division 2 Show&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2021/07/21/sm-top-tv/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 21:27:11 +0100</pubDate>
      
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&lt;p&gt;Find below the youtube links to the divisional run in shows as we approach gameday 32 - who do the experts predict will succeed and who will struggle?&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2020/05/01/top-tv-s-friday-may/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 22:05:59 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <title>Top 100 TV - S12, Friday 24 April 2020: &#39;44 Minutes in Levante&#39;</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2020/04/24/top-tv-s-friday-april/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:54:36 +0100</pubDate>
      
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&lt;p&gt;Update on the recent managerial changes, and the chaos and confusion that ensued. With your host Sampdoria boss Stephen Beddows, and special guests Gregg Robinson (Spurs), and David Marsden (Hamburger).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Main questions answered - what is the manager selection process and how does it work? And how did Salvatore get Levante?!&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>TOP 100 TV Teaser 1</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2019/10/31/top-tv-teaser/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 21:38:13 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <title>SM Top 100 TV Season 4 Review - with Special Guests Galore</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2017/03/11/sm-top-tv-season-review/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2017 10:29:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SM Top 100 TV Season 4 -&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a name=&#34;more&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center;&#34;&gt;[youtube=&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rwdwfltmI4&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;h=266%5D&#34;&gt;www.youtube.com/watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2017/03/04/sm-top-tv-end-of/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2017 18:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center;&#34;&gt;Click Read More to listen live to SM Top 100 TV with Beddows and DP&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a name=&#34;more&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center;&#34;&gt;[youtube=[www.youtube.com/watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB0CrimoERs&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;h=266])&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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      <title>SM Top 100 TV - Milan Special</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2016/10/15/sm-top-tv-milan-special/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2016 00:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Beddows is quite clearly in dreamland, knighted by the Queen on the San Siro pitch at full time last night, promotion achieved against greater odds than Leicester winning the league, a marriage proposal made by Silvio to Beddows on behalf of his beautiful daughter Barbara which will unite two strong allied families and now a Gaelic speaking Manc clown being appointed as manager of Inter - could life be any sweeter?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For sure Malcolm could have gone extinct, Billington perhaps put in his place and given Augsburg or even better still to confuse everyone perhaps even further Nathan Prince could have been given a big job - as Parfitt says too many Princes, Dukes and Earl&amp;rsquo;s already in this world - only one person of importance matters and that is Sir Beddows!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a name=&#34;more&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;So back to our story Milan celebrated long and hard into the night at full time after being awarded the runners-up cup in SM T100 and the club have made a celebratory video to recognise the achievements of Beddows and the players this season and SM T100 TV did release a screenshot showing some of the antics of the Milan first team.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center&#34;&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://smtop100.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/e48cc-partytime2bmilan.png&#34; style=&#34;margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em&#34;&gt;&lt;img border=&#34;0&#34; height=&#34;221&#34; src=&#34;https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/384280/2026/7bfbfbd574.jpg&#34; width=&#34;400&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;And then the video that the world has craved&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;FORZA MILAN!!!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center&#34;&gt;[youtube=&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlCswi3a1oA&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;h=266%5D&#34;&gt;www.youtube.com/watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is believed that the Parkinson Interview will be published within the coming days&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2016/10/10/sm-top-tv-end-of/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2016 22:27:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;After a short sabbatical everyone&amp;rsquo;s favourite T100 couple are back together for SM Top 100 TV for an End of Season special.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a name=&#34;more&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center;&#34;&gt;[youtube=&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GggQ01ILUno&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;h=266%5D&#34;&gt;www.youtube.com/watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>SM Top 100 TV Episode 12</title>
      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2016/09/03/sm-top-tv-episode/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2016 15:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
      <guid>http://smtop100.micro.blog/2016/09/03/sm-top-tv-episode/</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Please click Read More to see the latest episode of SM T100 TV&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a name=&#34;more&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center;&#34;&gt;[youtube=&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ4lUKwPixI&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;h=266%5D&#34;&gt;www.youtube.com/watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2016/07/30/sm-top-tv-episode/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2016 17:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center;&#34;&gt;Click Read More to watch SM Top 100 TV Episode 12 as the expert pundits dig into the last 7 days in SM Top 100 - SM&#39;s Top Gameworld. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;a name=&#34;more&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center;&#34;&gt;[youtube=[www.youtube.com/watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GvBAqc4shU&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;h=266])&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2016/07/24/sm-top-tv-episode/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2016 00:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;After a decent break SM Top 100 TV has returned with Beddows and Payne discussing all 5 Divisions in brief and also a request for help in regard to a question and answer session with Steven Gore on Monday.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a name=&#34;more&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center;&#34;&gt;[youtube=&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B56oxe8eKRo&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;h=266%5D&#34;&gt;www.youtube.com/watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B56oxe8eKRo&amp;amp;edit=vd&#34;&gt;www.youtube.com/watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2016/05/21/sm-top-tv-episode/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2016 12:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
      <guid>http://smtop100.micro.blog/2016/05/21/sm-top-tv-episode/</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Click Read More to see the latest episode of SM Top 100 TV as Beddows and his latest co host discuss Managerial Sackings, Youth Player of the Season and the FA Cup Final and Libraries&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This co-host cost the earth to get on so lets listen carefully to what he has had to say.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4niIva1sYGU&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;h=266&#34;&gt;www.youtube.com/watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2016/05/19/sm-top-tv-episode/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 23:23:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;background-color:white;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;&#34;&gt;Top 100 TV Episode 9 or something - listen as Beddows is joined by a new co-host and a special pundit (not Senior) discussing his rundown on the WORST 5 MANAGERS in SM Top 100 this season. . . Are you named? And where is DP?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;background-color:white;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;&#34;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a name=&#34;more&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center;&#34;&gt;[youtube=&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYJaY3Jbnpc&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;h=266%5D&#34;&gt;www.youtube.com/watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&#34;background-color:white;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;&#34;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2016/05/19/sm-top-tv-episode-a/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 18:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
      <guid>http://smtop100.micro.blog/2016/05/19/sm-top-tv-episode-a/</guid>
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2016/05/19/002100/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 00:21:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2016/05/12/sm-top-tv-episode/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 00:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
      <guid>http://smtop100.micro.blog/2016/05/12/sm-top-tv-episode/</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Please click READ MORE to view episode 6 of SM Top 100 TV (Episode 5)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a name=&#34;more&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center;&#34;&gt;[youtube=&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLVVr3Btfkg&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;h=266%5D&#34;&gt;www.youtube.com/watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2016/05/05/sm-top-tv-episode/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2016 22:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
      <guid>http://smtop100.micro.blog/2016/05/05/sm-top-tv-episode/</guid>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Another episode of SM Top 100 TV hits your screens this evening as Mr Beddows is joined by a &amp;ldquo;new&amp;rdquo; co-host as DP91 is otherwise engaged&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Click Read More to listen&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a name=&#34;more&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center;&#34;&gt;[youtube=&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtNLskJidf4&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;h=266%5D&#34;&gt;www.youtube.com/watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2016/05/02/sm-top-tv-episode/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 22:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;SM Top 100 TV (Episode 4)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mr DP has put the video together but unfortunately is not able to post it up due to his disappointment with Leicester winning the League - what a spoilt sport&amp;hellip; :)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a name=&#34;more&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center;&#34;&gt;[youtube=&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNkWdlI5RIE&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;h=266%5D&#34;&gt;www.youtube.com/watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://smtop100.blog/2016/04/30/sm-top-tv-episode-short/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2016 10:27:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Stephen Beddows &amp;amp; DP91 host the 2nd edition of SM Top 100 TV where they discussed amongst other things, the Cup final, the Shield final, real life football, Division 3 and many other aspects of daily life in SM&amp;rsquo;s Premier Game World!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;post-body entry-content&#34; id=&#34;post-body-6072113749902818594&#34; style=&#34;color:#333333;font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:1.4;position:relative;width:706px;&#34;&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 22:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Two darlings of Top 100 converged this afternoon outside of a London train station to do their thing and entertain the fans.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a name=&#34;more&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, DP and PMW.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center;&#34;&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://smtop100.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/b4e7d-easter2bgoodwill.png&#34; style=&#34;margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;&#34;&gt;&lt;img border=&#34;0&#34; height=&#34;215&#34; src=&#34;https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/384280/2026/2fee156b77.jpg&#34; width=&#34;320&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Ice Tea Brothers displayed their tactical knowledge to the whole of London, or at least those who were willing to listen.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center;&#34;&gt;[youtube=&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxG79kNSZq0&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;h=266%5D&#34;&gt;www.youtube.com/watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2016 01:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Yesterday evening in Bournemouth following AC Milan&amp;rsquo;s 2nd leg tie in the SMFA Shield Stephen Beddows got together on the radio to host a special edition of the SM Top 100 TV where they discussed amongst other things, the Cup final, real life, Division 5 and many other aspects of daily life in SM&amp;rsquo;s Premier Gameworld.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;CLICK READ MORE TO WATCH THE EPISODE&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a name=&#34;more&#34;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center;&#34;&gt;[youtube=&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow7oiHAP_10&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;h=266%5D&#34;&gt;www.youtube.com/watch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2016 13:29:00 +0100</pubDate>
      
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&lt;span&gt;Top 100 TV caught up with &#39;Paul the Octopus&#39; today to ask him about the new arrivals in Turin.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;separator&#34; style=&#34;clear:both;text-align:center&#34;&gt;[youtube=[www.youtube.com/watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK3t1tuijJ4&amp;amp;w=320&amp;amp;h=266])&lt;/div&gt;
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