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The Vicariates of Fhainnlannachaeran were administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Fhainnlannachaeran (modern [[Faneria]]), based largely on the old borders of the princedoms and free cities of pre-Royal Fhainnin homelands. Each was ruled by a Vicar; nominally a prince within his own lands, each reported to the King with various levels of loyalty depending on time, distance, and the individual kings and Vicars as well as local political considerations. The power of the Vicariates waxed and waned dramatically over the course of their existences, and several were folded into each other or created from whole cloth over the centuries.
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The Vicariates were generally organized based on the existing Fhainnin feudal system. Local mayors and lords (''Méarann'' and ''Tihernann'') ruled as vassals under regional lords (''Ardtihernann''), the greatest of which claimed the title of ''Prionsa Dòchas'', or 'Aspiring Prince'. This later became shortened to just ''Dòchas''. Among these princes, the greatest were recognized as electors following the establishment of the monarchy, with the status of elector at first being tied to their respective titles. A Vicar was a prince with recognized elector status; as a result, their titles carried great power, and were coveted as rewards for expansion of the kindgom, suppression of major rebellions, and other great services. Each Vicariate's respective Prince or Lord gained the additional title of Vicar. All of these responded to the King or Queen (''Rih'' and ''Banrih'' respectively), but had their own rights and freedoms. Although some polities were recognized as being Duchies in the southern Levantine fashion, they functionally remained identical to Vicariates and are collectively included in the classification.
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After the Second Princes' War, Vicarial status became a title conferred on a personal basis, as the new dynasty clamped down heavily on the independence of its feudal lords. This, along with other reforms, slowly drove the aristocratic class into the business sphere rather than the military-political one, though nobility retained privileges in the military and remained powerful political players, albeit subject to the Crown in both name and practice.
'''Fußball-Klub Frehmenwerther Kickers e.V. 1908''', commonly known as simply '''Frémenwerder Kickers''', '''EffKah''' or '''FKFK''', is a football club based in [[Frehmenwerth|Frémenwerd]], the capital city of [[Hendalarsk]], which competes in the [[Hendalarskaras Bundesliga]], the top domestic division in the country. Founded as ''Fussballspielgesellschaft „Frehmenwerther-Kickers-Klub“ e.V. 1908'', the club adopted its current name in 1929, with the substitution of "Fußball" for "Fussball" in 1973 the only change of note in that time. The club plays at the [[FK-FK-Arena]] in central Frémenwerd and has done so since 1929; this central location has historically made expansion of the ground difficult, but it is now one of the largest stadia in the country.
==Vicarial Powers==
Prior to Second Prince's War: levy taxes, knight people, elect the king, effectively had power to make laws, could judge cases unilaterally (check how this ties with the election of Barheln, Wydd-Martainns, and then Suthar-Martainns, the last of which defeated the elected antiking); essentially feudal elector vassals, with the capital vicariate being the King's direct property and usually run by an appointed Vicar-Regent


After Second War: lost rights to levy taxes directly, collected still until 1870 with centralized mint and bank; *effectively* became rubber stamp for kingly succession, could originally still judge cases unilaterally but later were restricted to overseeing civil disputes with a few checks; lost the power to raise their own vassal armies, had to get king to rubber-stamp appointment of their immediate vassal lords
Frémenwerder Kickers were a founder member of the Hendalarskaras Bundesliga and have never been relegated from the division, one of very few clubs to hold that distinction. They are also the most successful team in the division's history, having won the title on 26 occasions between 1931 and 2025 and dozens of cups. They retain a fierce rivalry with [[Rapid-Frehmenwerth]], perennial challengers for major honours, as well as with smaller Frémenwerd clubs such as [[Wiktoría Frémenwerd]] and [[Kunyeria Wremenverda]].


Vicariates were the primary administrative division, with Vicar-Princes ruling over lands directly or through minor Counties. Some cities were declared 'crown cities', or essentially directly ruled by the Crown; however, this was usually only achieved after a coup against the local lord or with the support of other local nobility. Over the course of the Royal era, most Vicariates became powerful fiefs in their own right, racing to centralize power in the hands of the Vicar before the Crown grabbed up too much of their historic lands directly.
==History==
 
==Playing squad==
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
general structure:
|+ Current Frémenwerder Kickers squad
 
méar - mayor, ruler of a town or city. sometimes elected, appointed, or hereditary
 
tihernann/tiherna - fief-lord/local ruler
ardtiherna - larger local lords, usually with vassals
dòchas/dòchann (expectants) - princes/aspiring kings, either made of ardtiherna or themselves ruling over other ardtiherna
(lay out as tree)
dòchas-bhiocair - vicar-prince/elector prince
Rih - local king
==List of Grand Vicariates and Independent Minor Vicariates==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+
!Checked? y/n
!Vicariate!!Capital City/Fort
!Formed
!Discontinued
!Fate
!Modern Province
!Notes
|-
|y
|[[Ceann a Haibne#Vicariate|Ceann a Haibne]]
|[[Port na Comhgall]]
|1702 (Conquered)
|1909 (Dismantled)
|
|Haibnelann
|Formerly Archduchy of Reothadt; Military Frontier 1691-1702
|-
|y
|[[Ceann a Rhydwel#Vicariate|Ceann a Rhydwel]]
|
|1365 (Submitted to Rih)
|1906 (Dismantled)
|
|
|
|-
|y
|[[Connsmonan#Vicariate|Connsmonan]]<nowiki/>n
|[[Connsmonandún]]
|1398 (Formed via fiat)
|1908 (Dismantled)
|
|Connsmonann
|
|-
|y
|[[Glean Bean#Vicariate|Glean Bean]]
|
|1434 (Conquered)
|1601 (Subsumed into Gleathan)
|
|Gleathan
|
|-
|y
|[[Glean Teilt#Vicariate|Glean Teilt]]
|
|1458 (Conquered)
|1601 (Subsumed into Gleathan)
|
|Gleathan
|
|-
|y
|[[Gleathan]]
|[[Mult Dúnbaile]]
|1601 (formed from Blean Bean and Glean Teilt)
|1908 (Dismantled)
|
|Gleathan
|
|-
|-
|y
! No. !! Pos. !! Player !! Nation
|Lyukquar Astaigh
|[[Cirit Torr]]
|1756 from Lyukquar Military Region
|1909
|
|Lyukquar
|Military Frontier 1711-1756
|-
|-
|y
| 1|| GK|| [[Íános Schmid]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|Lyukquar Oirthir
|[[Port na Habhainnsk]]
|1881 from Lyukquar Astaigh
|1909
|
|Lyukquar
|
|-
|-
|y
| 13|| GK|| [[Pierre Félix]]|| {{flag|Yonderre}}
|Lyukquar Searastaigh
|No Formal Capital
|1756 from Lyukquar Military Region
|1908
|
|Lyukquar
|Military Frontier 1711-1756
|-
|-
|
| 31|| GK|| [[Horst Salzmann]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|[[Ceann a Torr#Vicariate|Ceann a Torr]]
|[[Luidún]]
|1401
|1907
|Dismantled in 1906 Civil War
|Turlann
|
|-
|-
|
| 2|| DF|| [[Fearghal Ó Dochartaigh]]|| {{flag|Faneria}}
|[[Dunlann#Vicariate|Dunlann]]
|[[Lansgadh]]
|1847
|1907
|Dismantled in 1906 Civil War
|Dunlann
|Formed from parts of other, larger Vicariates which had been sketchy
|-
|-
|
| 3|| DF || [[Aonghus MacNéill]]|| {{flag|Faneria}}
|[[Fhainnholdt#Vicariate|Fhainnholdt]]
|[[Dúnfhainn]]
|1405
|1907
|Dismantled in 1906 Civil War
|Fhainnholdt, Connsmonann
|
|-
|-
|
| 4|| DF || [[Udó Nordwele]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|Itheachan
|[[Cirit Braigh]]
|1399
|1423
|Folded into Vicariate of Connsmonann
|Itheachan
|
|-
|-
|
| 5|| DF || [[Tőkász István]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|[[Mhartainnvail#Vicariate|Mhartainnvail]]
|[[Teindún]]
|1398
|1907
|Dismantled in 1906 Civil War
|Mhartainnvail
|Royal Capital; governed directly by the Rih or appointed governor rather than a Vicar
|-
|-
|y
| 22|| DF|| [[Uwe Bauer]]|| {{flag|Eldmora}}
|New Aenglia
|[[Ransford]]
|1823 (from Fiannria)
|1889 (to Fiannria)
|
|n/a
|
|-
|-
|
| 23|| DF || [[Símón Kálera]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|Northern Vrael
|No Formal Capital
|1595
|1913
|Dismantled in 1906 Civil War
|Vrael
|
|-
|-
|
| 24|| DF|| [[Gundemá Adamsón]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|Southern Vrael
|[[Cirit Mull]]
|1544
|1914
|Dismantled in 1906 Civil War
|Vrael
|
|-
|-
|
| 25|| DF || [[Park Moon-jae]]|| {{flag|Metzetta}}
|[[Srathlann#Vicariate|Srathlann]]
|[[Sethsport]]
|1475
|
|Dismantled in 1906 Civil War
|Srathlann
|
|-
|-
|
| 6||MF || [[Jürgen Somerhóf]] || {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
| 8||MF || [[Jérémie Daladier]]|| {{flag|Yonderre}}
|Cheatharnaich
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
| 10||MF || [[Ludwig Ámínsón]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|Cebhin
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
| 12||MF || [[Gustáv Kletscher]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|Askarata
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
| 16||MF || [[Séamus Ó Lorcán]]|| {{flag|Faneria}}
|Gwynmyr
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
| 20||MF || [[Sígmunt Golát]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|Luinn
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
| 7||MF || [[Mázel Fischer]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|Inghran
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
| 9||FW || [[Jamshid Tabishi]]|| {{flag|Rusana}}
|Shaergleann
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
| 11||FW || [[Stéphan Juste]]|| {{flag|Yonderre}}
|Meandhan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
| 19||FW || [[Jens Íuhó]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
| 61||FW || [[Grosics Mihály]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
| 77||FW || [[Stefan Weismann]]|| {{flag|Eldmora}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}
|}
==Notable Vicars==
==Club culture==
=History=
Derisively referred to as a "regime team" by their rivals due to a perceived cosiness with the Hendalarskara government, the Kickers have a history of success and a notably impatient fanbase which demands future success of its managers. The club's ultras, the ''Nordbrigáde'' (so-called because of their traditional position in the FK-FK-Arena's North Stand), are the most fanatical fan group, and during the era of widespread fan disorder that characterised Hendalarskara football in the 1970s were notorious for their conflicts with rival groups. An extremist offshoot of the group, the ''Sonenkämfer'' ("Warriors of the Sun"), were responsible for a string of murders in 1978 and 1979, and their activities have been used by rivals to denounce the team (often cynically) as in some sense existentially right-wing. Recent years have belied this; the club is at the forefront of efforts towards LGBTQ and ethnic minority inclusion in Hendalarskara football. The club's continued success has nevertheless led to a widespread perception that many of its modern fans are "elitist" and/or "plastic"<ref>Joining in order to be associated with success rather than out of any real emotional connection to the club.</ref>, an impression which is hardly helped by former manager and club legend Andréas Hofen's oft-quoted remark "We're not elitist, we treat all our equals with respect - it just so happens that we don't have any equals!"
===Foundation===
===Rivalries and alliances===
===First Princes' War===
The club's rivalry with [[Rapid-Frehmenwerth]], the [[Hauptstadsch Derby]], is among the most fiercely-contested fixtures in world football; many league seasons have hinged on the outcome of these games, with the momentum and bragging rights gained by the winner just as important as the swing in the standings. The most notorious instance of the rivalry remains the final game of the 1991-92 season, when Rapid arrived at the FK-FK-Arena two points behind the Kickers and thereby required a win at the ground of their hated rivals to clinch the league title. Rapid duly won through a 91st-minute free-kick struck by [[Lukas Horstenmeyer]], sparking delirious celebrations among the away contingent and a pitch invasion by the irate home fans which took thousands of security personnel to disperse. The Kickers have nevertheless dominated the 2020s in Hendalarskara football, whereas Rapid have undergone a decline over the same period. Other rivalries include smaller local derbies with lower-division teams [[Wiktoria Frémenwerd]] and [[Khunyeria Vremenverda]]. The Kickers also maintain a long-running competitive rivalry with [[Wiktoría Zalgisbeck]], [[Zalgisbeck|the northern metropolis]]' most successful team, although this is far friendlier than the rivalry with Rapid.
Main Article: [[First Prince's War]]
 
1519-1545: First Princes' War: vicars end up victorious after a few kings (Caerls Màrtainn, Bronwyn Màrtainn, Rhys Wydd-Màrtainn) worth of fighting, and for their victory they end up with the authority to elect the King similar to the HLE's collegial electorate
 
the king who lost the war though continues on until 1557 and then he dies and his son presses hereditary claim, and while the vicars do elect him they say "shit let's not make a habit of this"
he reigns and the same thing happens on his (Cledwyn Wydd-Màrtainn) death maybe 1570 or so
except the vicars refuse and the second vicarial(?) war begins
===Second Prince's War===
Main Article: [[Second Prince's War]]
 
1571-1583: Second Prince's War:  this second one is very bloody and just an overall mess, whole dynastic noble local families are wiped out, at least one king (Conan Wydd-Màrtainn, Ruaridh Sutharlan, Banrih (Queen) Cailean Suthar-Màrtainn) of fhanrrenenoit4hlwtf is killed in battle; it ends in a brokered peace; the king's election will continue, but the vicars will also be elected by local nobles, and since so many local families died, the right to appoint new local nobility reverts to the King (Donan Sutharlan-Màrtainn), who begins to solely grant lifetime peerages, i.e., no hereditary succession for the local holdings. typically he will continue to appoint from one family, but they now remain local to the crown - while the king could appoint hereditary nobility, none do because that's a stupid move, and so the local nobles (appointed by the king) begin electing as vicar basically anyone the king wants to keep their power in the family - this allows titles to be sold by the crown, too
===Royal Era Proper===
this system continues until the 1690s when the kings (Sean Suthar-Màrtainn) begin to realize hey, we can just buy off the still remaining hereditary local lords
 
 
External conflicts and relative stability here
 
 
by 1760 or so something like, i don't know,  87% of eligible nobility voting for the vicar have been appointed by the king (Cywir Suthar-Màrtainn). so what you have in place is kind of a centralist monarchy with a nominal election system that is really just trading favors with prominent families
 
so the Vicariate, once a powerful institution, is basically a succession rubber stamp by that 1760 date - essentially reduced from local princes to appointed governors
 
This is all about on track with what I'm thinking, as by 1775 there should be no more direct ties between officers and their noble status, at least in terms of laws banning commoners or reserving positions. in practice most officers will still be educated nobles
 
 
in the 1850s or so there should be a pretty large reform movement saying yes, the monarchy is great, but we should expand who can vote for the vicar besides local royal appointees - every property owning male, perhaps. which obviously every royalist says no to, but this idea of a "Liberal Vicariate" basically becomes a major political fixation and for a couple years it's "yes, but what if the vicariate also had power to do X", "yes, but what if they could also do Y, have oversight of Z, etc" - The main rub being nobody could agree on exactly how to work out what the vicars or a theoretical representative government (at the time still a fringe movement) would work in particular, as you'd have constitutional monarchists mixing with radicals and even a few revanchist wanting the old vicar's crown electorate back, but the liberal vicariate idea remains the "respectable" liberal opposition idea
 
 
the 1860s and 70s saw a dramatic rise in lower class and middle class movements. i don't know if you're familiar with how the french revolution went down ca 1787/1788, but convening the estates general was viewed as a panacea, a solution to all problems, but consequently meant different things to different people
 
As you'd have constitutional monarchists mixing with radicals and even a few revanchist wanting the old vicar's crown electorate back. here the liberal vicariate is that idea, and a lot of self interested rich locals could say "what if we just made it like how it was in the 1500s"
 
 
===Fhainnin Civil War and End of the Vicariates===
1906, one of the reformist factions finally managed to blow up the king (Ruaridh Sutharlan) and a couple key throne supporters at once, which kicked off a civil war between socialist, monarchist, and republican factions
 
with the republicans and socialist allying and said socialists immediately getting shanked in the back
 
 
maybe the direct reason for the bombing of the king in 1906 is
 
after a year and a half of major tumult, riots, etc, he finally decides to concede but only on the original point of landed male suffrage for the vicars
 
and when the vicars get together and say "we would like to also have authority over X, Y, and Z"
 
he says no


which is the breaking point for most radicals
The club retains a large international following, and its frequent presence in continental competition has sparked both rivalries and friendships abroad, among them a particularly close relationship with the fans of [Yonderian club] - the two clubs frequently host testimonial matches for each others' long-serving players, and competitive continental meetings are almost always an occasion for reunions and mutual respect regardless of results on the pitch.
{{Template:Faneria}}
==Honours==
[[Category:History]]
===Domestic===
'''[[Hendalarskaras Bundesliga|Bundeslíga]]: 26'''<br> 1930-31, 1933-34, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1973-74, 1978-79, 1982-83, 1986-87, 1990-91, 1992-1993, 1998-99, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2016-17, 2020-21, 2023-24, 2024-25
===Continental===
==Notes==
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[[Category:Football]]
[[Category:HDL]]
[[Category:Hendalarsk]]
[[Category:Sports]]
[[Category:IXWB]]

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Frehmenwerther Kickers
Full nameFußball-Klub Frehmenwerther Kickers e.V. 1908
Nickname(s)EffKah
Founded1908
GroundFK-FK-Arena
Capacity63,022 (56,000 seated)
OwnerFan-owned
PräsidentWaldemar Scholten
ManagerMikael Hennewar
LeagueBundeslíga
2018-192nd

Fußball-Klub Frehmenwerther Kickers e.V. 1908, commonly known as simply Frémenwerder Kickers, EffKah or FKFK, is a football club based in Frémenwerd, the capital city of Hendalarsk, which competes in the Hendalarskaras Bundesliga, the top domestic division in the country. Founded as Fussballspielgesellschaft „Frehmenwerther-Kickers-Klub“ e.V. 1908, the club adopted its current name in 1929, with the substitution of "Fußball" for "Fussball" in 1973 the only change of note in that time. The club plays at the FK-FK-Arena in central Frémenwerd and has done so since 1929; this central location has historically made expansion of the ground difficult, but it is now one of the largest stadia in the country.

Frémenwerder Kickers were a founder member of the Hendalarskaras Bundesliga and have never been relegated from the division, one of very few clubs to hold that distinction. They are also the most successful team in the division's history, having won the title on 26 occasions between 1931 and 2025 and dozens of cups. They retain a fierce rivalry with Rapid-Frehmenwerth, perennial challengers for major honours, as well as with smaller Frémenwerd clubs such as Wiktoría Frémenwerd and Kunyeria Wremenverda.

History

Playing squad

Current Frémenwerder Kickers squad
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Íános Schmid  Hendalarsk
13 GK Pierre Félix  Yonderre
31 GK Horst Salzmann  Hendalarsk
2 DF Fearghal Ó Dochartaigh  Faneria
3 DF Aonghus MacNéill  Faneria
4 DF Udó Nordwele  Hendalarsk
5 DF Tőkász István  Hendalarsk
22 DF Uwe Bauer  Eldmora
23 DF Símón Kálera  Hendalarsk
24 DF Gundemá Adamsón  Hendalarsk
25 DF Park Moon-jae  Metzetta
6 MF Jürgen Somerhóf  Hendalarsk
8 MF Jérémie Daladier  Yonderre
10 MF Ludwig Ámínsón  Hendalarsk
12 MF Gustáv Kletscher  Hendalarsk
16 MF Séamus Ó Lorcán  Faneria
20 MF Sígmunt Golát  Hendalarsk
7 MF Mázel Fischer  Hendalarsk
9 FW Jamshid Tabishi  Rusana
11 FW Stéphan Juste  Yonderre
19 FW Jens Íuhó  Hendalarsk
61 FW Grosics Mihály  Hendalarsk
77 FW Stefan Weismann  Eldmora

Club culture

Derisively referred to as a "regime team" by their rivals due to a perceived cosiness with the Hendalarskara government, the Kickers have a history of success and a notably impatient fanbase which demands future success of its managers. The club's ultras, the Nordbrigáde (so-called because of their traditional position in the FK-FK-Arena's North Stand), are the most fanatical fan group, and during the era of widespread fan disorder that characterised Hendalarskara football in the 1970s were notorious for their conflicts with rival groups. An extremist offshoot of the group, the Sonenkämfer ("Warriors of the Sun"), were responsible for a string of murders in 1978 and 1979, and their activities have been used by rivals to denounce the team (often cynically) as in some sense existentially right-wing. Recent years have belied this; the club is at the forefront of efforts towards LGBTQ and ethnic minority inclusion in Hendalarskara football. The club's continued success has nevertheless led to a widespread perception that many of its modern fans are "elitist" and/or "plastic"[1], an impression which is hardly helped by former manager and club legend Andréas Hofen's oft-quoted remark "We're not elitist, we treat all our equals with respect - it just so happens that we don't have any equals!"

Rivalries and alliances

The club's rivalry with Rapid-Frehmenwerth, the Hauptstadsch Derby, is among the most fiercely-contested fixtures in world football; many league seasons have hinged on the outcome of these games, with the momentum and bragging rights gained by the winner just as important as the swing in the standings. The most notorious instance of the rivalry remains the final game of the 1991-92 season, when Rapid arrived at the FK-FK-Arena two points behind the Kickers and thereby required a win at the ground of their hated rivals to clinch the league title. Rapid duly won through a 91st-minute free-kick struck by Lukas Horstenmeyer, sparking delirious celebrations among the away contingent and a pitch invasion by the irate home fans which took thousands of security personnel to disperse. The Kickers have nevertheless dominated the 2020s in Hendalarskara football, whereas Rapid have undergone a decline over the same period. Other rivalries include smaller local derbies with lower-division teams Wiktoria Frémenwerd and Khunyeria Vremenverda. The Kickers also maintain a long-running competitive rivalry with Wiktoría Zalgisbeck, the northern metropolis' most successful team, although this is far friendlier than the rivalry with Rapid.

The club retains a large international following, and its frequent presence in continental competition has sparked both rivalries and friendships abroad, among them a particularly close relationship with the fans of [Yonderian club] - the two clubs frequently host testimonial matches for each others' long-serving players, and competitive continental meetings are almost always an occasion for reunions and mutual respect regardless of results on the pitch.

Honours

Domestic

Bundeslíga: 26
1930-31, 1933-34, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1973-74, 1978-79, 1982-83, 1986-87, 1990-91, 1992-1993, 1998-99, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2016-17, 2020-21, 2023-24, 2024-25

Continental

Notes

  1. ↑ Joining in order to be associated with success rather than out of any real emotional connection to the club.
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