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the case that they are the big club in this league and, you know, maybe they do warrant being in a title race.

Maybe they should be competing with Castellon and Almeria towards the top.

This kind of form at the minute really is demonstrating that they've got the credentials to do that, haven't they?

Yeah, they're absolutely flying.

Like you say, it's a very open division.

You've got the likes of Oviedo that are a big club, Mallorca are a big club, but they haven't had the greatest of starts to this season.

Castellon are right up there.

Almeria always seem to be the big spenders of the division.

Listen, before we go, here is what happened in the Segunda.

Castellón are top on 27 points.

They drew 1-1 at Burgos.

And Almería are just a point behind them after they also drew 1-1 at Eibar, who are third.

Albacete climbed off bottom spot.

Granada made it five wins in a row and Castellon could only draw away in El Planteo.

We'll discuss all that and much more in this week's show.

Liam, how are you? Recording Sunday night.

Aldense took on Granada in El Nuevo Pepico and Matt Pachetta's men, making it five wins in a row, six if you include the cup, in a 2-0 victory.

Ceuta had gone bottom earlier in the weekend after Albacete's win and they remain there after losing 2-0 at home to Sporting, who moved back into the top six.

Castellon went ahead early in El Planteo against Burgos, but were pegged back just before half-time by a Luengo header.

Orozco was sent off for Castellon at the start of the second half, and it ended 1-1.

Yeah, five games without a win for New York and now they've got a crucial period of four, in inverted commas, in second division terms, winnable games.

before they then host Club Deportivo Castellon in Sommar.

So let's see where they are in four or five matches.

Moving on to Las Palmas, Juan Manuel Rodriguez got his first win in charge, a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad B, not the most convincing of scorelines against a team who now have a run of 60 feats in a row.

I always love seeing a USL Championship player earn a move overseas.

We talked about Nick Markanek with Club Deportivo Castellon recently.

We talk about Margarita, Joel Margarita, playing in First Division Belgium.

at the moment, who actually, when he joined, I think it's Barith, I forget the team name off the top of my head, but nonetheless, he joined them when they were in the second division and then made him to the first division.

All right, that's, uh, just about all we've got time for.

Before we leave, um, in the Segunda, Almeria are top after they won 4-2 at Real Sociedad B. They're just a point ahead of Castellon who won 3-0 at Las Palmas, and they're at just a point ahead of Eibar who drew 1-1 with Real Mallorca, so it's tight at the top.

Oviedo won 2-1 at Ceuta and now they are-

A point off the playoffs.

And, It really is concerning.

And if rumours are to be believed, we don't like to indulge too much in rumours, but it is last chance saloon for Ruben de la Barrera against Club Deportivo Castellon at home next week, which you have to say, you don't expect there really to be any points for him there.

And I think perhaps what they're doing is clearing the way and giving a slightly more straightforward first fixture for whoever the new coach will be more than anything else.

Yeah, we've seen this happen before, haven't we? We don't really, as you say, expect Las Palmas, especially with Castellón, hurt, I imagine, by the fact that they lost last weekend and only got a point the weekend before.

And, you know, in amongst their matches, they've got a 0-0 draw against Andorra.

They had a draw in the beginning of the season.

Oh, Castellon, didn't they?

They drew a Castellon.

Both B teams clashed on Saturday night in Vigo with Celta Fortuna running out 4-1 winners in a game of attack, attack, attack.

On Sunday, Andorra scored early against Castellon and that is how it ended.

1-0 winners with hundreds of Castellon fans shut out of the ground in the cold.

Almeria made light work of Leganes on Sunday with three goals in nine second-half minutes to win 3-0 and make it six wins in a row.

Mallorca eased past Las Palmas 3-1.

That's really all they can do, isn't it? It's not the beginning of the end in terms of their excellent start to the season.

As far as I'm concerned, it's just hopefully for them a temporary setback.

Can I copy and paste those comments, Liam, and just repeat them now? Because the next team that we're going to be talking about is Club Deportivo Castellon, who have lost this weekend 1-0 in Andorra, their first defeat of the season.

Um, will Mallorca be promoted this season? If I had to give you an answer now, I would say no.

I- I- if, if you wanted to put your hat on one, I, I've got my thoughts and, and I'm, I'm firmly backing Castellón this season to go one m- better than last season.

Do you both agree with that they're the ones to look out for, or, uh, is it a, a matter of maybe a Girona or, or even somebody else? Who, who, who would you be betting right now, Alex, if I was to put you on the spot, is, uh, reaching La Liga next season as, as champions?

Um, champions, it's between Castellón and Almería, and I would probably say, probably say Castellón.

You gonna make it a clean sweep, Paulie? Are, are we, are we all Castellón, uh, this season?

I, I have been, um, caught out for trying to predict things before.

Um, if Alex says Castellón-

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I mean, we, we've always known they've got a supremely talented, uh, set of players, haven't they? They, they, they've had that ever since, uh, we started doing this show.

There's not been one season when we were looking at their squad and going, "Yeah, they're a bit thin." Um, and, you know, but the, the issue has been mentality, the digging out results when they're not at their best, um, getting overrun away from home by particularly offensive teams, uh, like Castellón.

A-a-and yeah, they seem, as you say, to be able to adapt to the situation, uh, much better now and, and, and, and look at each opponent and, and treat them, you know, a-as completely separate challenges and, and you know, th- it seems to be working very well for the moment.

And that's why we, we had them down to do very well, and at the moment they're living up to our expectations.

Ian, tell me, tell me then, and tell the listeners, uh, for, if they haven't seen much this match day, what are the three things that you think they should go and seek out?

Yeah.

Um, the first for me is, uh, just a brilliant team goal from Castellón.

We know that they're a disappointing result overall, but it all starts with Romantín.